Membership
Hostels, savings and peace of mind
Join the world's first and largest independent travel community and access high quality, affordable hostels in over 4,000 locations worldwide. From modern inner city havens to castles, yachts, treehouses and ski resorts, each hostel offers a unique glimpse into local life and a relaxed place to meet other travellers.
Not only does YHA membership save you money on accommodation, it also entitles you to over 2,000 travel discounts worldwide on transport, activities, equipment and entertainment.
If you're a Kiwi heading overseas, we can hook you up with 20% off Lonely Planet guidebooks and a free Kathmandu Summit Club membership for big savings on all your backpacking necessities.
Join online now!
Alternatively you can join by calling our Customer Services Team on (NZ) 0800 278 299, email,, or visiting any YHA New Zealand hostel, AA Service Centre or i-SITE Visitor Centres nationwide.
Membership categories:
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1 year |
2 years* |
3 years* |
Permanent |
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18 years & Over |
$42 |
$62 |
$82 |
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Under 18 years |
Free* |
Free |
Free |
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$62 |
$92 |
$122 |
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$600 |
*Available to New Zealand Residents only
Please be advised that the Life Membership category has been discontinued and is no longer available for purchase. Any printed material referring to the Life Membership is now out of date and no longer accurate or valid. For current information on our membership categories, please refer to the Membership Options chart above.
What do I receive when I join?
YHA Membership pays for itself:
- Save 10% on accommodation at over 45 of the best hostels in New Zealand by booking direct on yha.co.nz, hihostels.com or at hostel reception
- *FREE WiFi to members staying overnight at selected hostels across New Zealand.
- Aussie $5 off Voucher - giving you $5 off your overnight rate at a selection of YHA Australia Hostels
- Access to over 100 travel & activity discounts throughout NZ – Saving you anything 10% - 25% off transport, activities and accessories
- Member deals on travel packages - via our bimonthly digital magazine Backpacker Essentials.
- New Zealand Backpacker Map - Full travel map of New Zealand including details on all YHA New Zealand hostels and discounts nationwide
- FREE Kathmandu Summit Club Membership - valued at $10 Giving you up to 20% off travel gear at Kathmandu nationwide
- Invitations to exclusive YHA member events - Find out about Upcoming events
Don't forget - your membership is valid worldwide, giving you access to member rates at over 4,200 hostels and thousands of discounts worldwide! So you can continue saving on your next adventure.
Joint Membership
Specially designed for couples and families, the joint membership is available to adults living together in a couple relationship at the same residential address. Each person must be a New Zealand resident.
For a family with children under 17 years of age, this means that a whole family could be members of the YHA network for the low price of just $62. (Youth membership is free, but each youth must have his or her own membership card, particularly if your family will be travelling overseas. Be sure to complete an application for them, too, before you leave!)
This offer is available to New Zealand residents and can only be purchased through our National Office - Join online now
Gold Membership
Permanent membership to the YHA network and available to New Zealand residents only - Join online now
YHA Endorsed Group - New Zealand based
Endorsed Group status is available to any bona-fide New Zealand based organisation; participants must be New Zealand residents. YHA Endorsed Group status is issued on an annual basis and is useful for groups wanting to travel overseas as some couyntries require Group membership status. New Zealand Hostels don't require this to stay at NZ YHA's. Use this form to gain Group Membership.
To be considered as a group, there must be 10 or more members travelling. All group members are covered by a single group membership.
Non-members
In New Zealand non-YHA members are welcome to stay at any of our hostels by paying the standard rate per night. YHA members save 10% on accommodation. Many countries have a similar system in place but some operate on a member-only basis.
Membership renewal
Available to New Zealand Residents only. Membership renewals are discounted by $10. You can renew up to one month after your membership expires.
The joint membership renewal rate is only available to members with a current joint membership - Renew now!
What does my membership fee support?
Through YHA New Zealand you are supporting both grass roots and national environmental protection and conservation programmes.YHA New Zealand has a strong relationship with the Department of Conservation (DOC), working on local programmes.
We are also committed to minimising our own impact on the environment we live in. We’ve embarked on a programme to make our hostels ‘Sustainable Living Centres’. We look for smart ways of reducing our energy consumption, minimising our waste and recycling everything from food scraps to plastic. See some of our initiatives.