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WELCOME TO BACKPACKERBOARD!

Welcome to the biggest & longest established website dedicated to travellers in New Zealand.
So what have we got lined up? Well for starters we have our own dedicated NZ guide full of essential information. Then we have listings for hostels, activities and transport companies to help you organise your trip. When you arrive we have our noticeboard for buying and selling and also the biggest online jobs board for travellers with 100's of vacancies.
AWF Travel Cars NZ
Jobs

We have 419 job vacancies listed!

07/09 - Beekeeping Assistant
07/09 - Reception/housekeeping
07/09 - Holiday Park Builder/carpenter
07/09 - Onion Grading And Packing
07/09 - Picker Packer/cafe No Weekend Work
07/09 - Wanaka Stocktakers Required
07/09 - Summer Orchard Work With Sch
07/09 - Holiday Park Duty Manager Couple
07/09 - Skilled And General Labourers
07/09 - Holiday Park Assistant Couple

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Activity Listings

Transport Companies

KiwiQuest Camper Pre-Purchase KiwiQuest Camper Pre-Purchase
Limited Spaces: Pre-Order your Campervan today
Wild About New Zealand Wild About New Zealand
Grab your pack and we'll look after the rest
Kiwi Road Trips Kiwi Road Trips
Freedom Camping Vans with Buy-Back Guarantee
Transport: Tours, Bus & Coach, Campervan Rentals, Car Rentals, Flights, Ferries & Train, Ride Share
Noticeboard Listings
$23500
Auckland
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Van Mitsubishi L300 Lwb
Low mileage - New timing belt water pump
Added: 07/09/2026
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$14900
Christchurch
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2007 Mitsubishi L300 Long 256000 Km Petrol Manual S
2007 Mitsubishi L300 Long 256,000 km Petrol Manual Self-contained for 2 until 2030
Added: 07/09/2026
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$8000
Christchurch
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Toyota Ipsum Self Contained Green
General Information Mileage 229 XXX km Automatic Petrol 91 Green SelfContained
Added: 06/09/2026
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Travel Guide
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Best Bungee Jumps
Where better to try a bungee jump than where it all started back in the eighties.
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Converting overseas driving licence
Check out our guide to how you convert your driving licence to a NZ one.
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New Zealand's Best Festival & Events
Ahhh.....where to begin? There are hundred's to choose from but here are a few of our favourites...
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Best Beaches - South Island
With so much amazing coastline on the South Island its always going to be hard to choose what the best beaches are, but here is our pick of them.

What's new in the guide

Access All Areas
Landscapes to Make-You-Go-Oooo
Best Cycle Trails
Best Bungee Jumps

Your questions answered

How do you find cheap internal flights?
A Guide to Self-contained Campervans
Can I camp in New Zealand?
How do I get mail & post?
Backpacker Group Self Containment certificates
Jobs

North Island

South Island

Activity Listings

Popular Activities in NZ

AJ Hackett Nevis Bungy AJ Hackett Nevis Bungy
Highest bungy in NZ
Cathedral Cove Sea Kayaking Cathedral Cove Sea Kayaking
Rated as one of the best sea kayaking trips in NZ
Pohatu Penguins Pohatu Penguins
Regenerative tours supporting conservation work
Popular Activities: Skydiving, Kayaking, Dolphin Swimming, Bungy Jumping