The new and innovative Canterbury Cancer Centre will meet the community's changing needs for cancer care now and in the future.
The new Canterbury Cancer Centre has now opened at 74 Langdons Rd, Christchurch and is the first of its kind, providing integrated cancer support for patients from across the South Island Te Waipounamu.
The new and innovative building design includes the largest accommodation facility for South Island cancer patients and a new cancer hub for our local Canterbury patients to have a dedicated place of support, including:
- Spaces where local people with cancer can access free support, counselling and other services provided by the Cancer Society.
- A base for cancer organisations and their teams to provide critical cancer services to those staying in our accommodation and those living locally going through treatment.
- Spaces where people with cancer and whānau can attend support groups and programmes.
- A landscaped garden where patients, whānau and visitors can connect with nature.
How you can support the Centre
When you’re dealing with cancer, having a place to go for support, advice and information is more precious than you think.
With 1 out of 3 people receiving a cancer diagnosis in their lifetime, cancer is something that touches us all, whether through whānau, friends or workplaces. This year alone 26,000 New Zealanders will learn they have cancer. This number is set to double in the next decade.
We need help from our communities throughout the South Island Te Wai Pounamu to help maintain the building and key services so it continues to be a comfortable and welcoming place for people to come to during an extremely challenging time in their lives.
You can support the Canterbury Cancer Centre by joining us as a Partner or by visiting our More Precious Registry/Rārangi and donating the funds for us to provide precious services needed for our guests.
More Precious Registry/Rārangi
About the accommodation
- 46 hotel-style rooms with ensuite bathrooms, each containing a double bed or twin beds
- Accessible rooms downstairs for those with mobility issues
- 4 two-bedroom whānau apartments for families who need to stay together as a group
- Sheets and towels provided for your stay
- 6 kitchens and dining rooms for guests to prepare meals in
- BBQs available for use
- 3 communal lounge rooms
- A guest laundry
- Off-street parking
- Internet access
- Transport via shuttle service from the accommodation to Christchurch Hospital or St George's Cancer Care Centre
- Walking distance to public transport, Northlands Mall, supermarkets, shops and cafes, cinemas, library, and Graham Condon recreation centre
- Support from Cancer Society staff
How do I make a booking for accommodation in Christchurch?
- the Oncology Centre at Christchurch Hospital can arrange accommodation at your request
- referrals can also be made by other health professionals, and Cancer Society staff
- self-referrals are also accepted
Please download the form at the bottom of the page to make a referral for our accommodation.
- you will be eligible for accommodation if you are currently attending planning or treatment for a cancer diagnosis and:
- you live more than than 350km from the Christchurch Cancer Centre or St Georges Cancer Centre
- you live over 100km and have a Community Services Care
- you live over 100km away and likely to attend more than 6 appointments in a 6 month period
- due to space constraints, we are usually unable to provide accommodation for more than one support person
- due to space constraints, parking for only one vehicle is available for guests
- when our accommodation facilities are full, we try to find a suitable motel, however, this may not be possible at busy times of the year
- check-in time is no later than 4.30pm Monday to Friday, arrival outside of these times is by arrangement only
- check-out time is by 10.00am, unless prior arrangements have been made
- Daffodil House and Daffodil Lodge are not staffed outside of office hours (Monday to Friday 8.30 – 5.00pm) and provides no medical or nursing care, so people staying must be able to be self-sufficient and independent and able to get on and off our shuttle service unaided
- There are only stairs to the second floor, there are no elevators
- our building and premises are totally smokefree, if there is any smoking in our rooms there may be a charge for the room to be cleaned professionally.
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Contact details for the accommodation |
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| Canterbury Cancer Centre | Address |
74 Langdons Road, Christchurch |
| Accommodation Bookings | Phone | (03) 377 6415 |
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