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Cost$434 per week$434per week
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FurnitureFully furnishedFully furnished
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Ideal for17-23 year olds17-23year olds
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CateringTwo meals per dayTwo meals per day
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Walking time0 minutes to campus0 minutesto campus
Contact us
Couldn’t find what you need? The Accommodation Team can help.
Accommodation office contactsColombo Hall is centrally located in a park-like setting within Massey’s Manawatū campus, close to student facilities and the bus stop to Palmerston North.
Overview
- A non-alcohol environment.
- Spacious, fully furnished single rooms in a community living environment for 67 students aged 17 to 23 years.
- Shared bathrooms on each floor, two kitchens, laundry, and a large common space with TV and recreational activities.
- Two meal plan catering – lunch and dinner on weekdays, and brunch and dinner on weekends.
- Internet/wifi in all rooms and common areas.
- Massey gym membership,
- Close to all student facilities including lecture theatres, the library and the dining hall, and the Colombo Road public bus stop.
- Accommodation is available for students with accessibility requirements.
Rooms and furniture
All bedrooms in Colombo Hall are fully-furnished large single private rooms. Each has a window that can be opened, and a secure lockable door.
Each room includes:
- a king single bed and mattress
- drawers
- wardrobe
- desk, chair and desk lamp
- shelf, mirror and rubbish bin
- carpet and curtains
- heater.
Items you should bring
Along with clothing and personal items, you should also bring:
- bedding and towels (or you can purchase a bedding pack when you accept your offer of place)
- toiletries and toiletry bag
- coat hangers
- laundry basket
- laundry detergent
- cleaning products
- 3M hooks/tape or white tac, if you wish to hang anything on your wall (no tape, nails, screws or blu tac allowed).
You may also choose to bring a small fridge, no larger than 45L, which must be put on a waterproof mat.
Bathrooms
The hall has a shared bathroom with showers, toilets and sinks on each floor, as well as female-only bathrooms in two wings. Bathrooms have shower cubicles with lockable doors.
Catering
Residents living in Colombo Hall are on a catered meal plan, which offers you two meals daily – lunch and dinner Monday to Friday, and brunch and dinner on weekends. The dining hall is situated at the Student Centre on Concourse. It offers a diverse range of food choices that change daily. You use your student ID card to receive meals.
Our Time2Eat App provides access to view the menu. You can also allow a friend to collect your meal if you are sick, order a takeaway meal and give feedback.
Communal spaces and shared facilities
Colombo Hall has a common lounge with TV, sofas, games and two kitchens.
Residents share a laundry with washing machines and dryers, at a cost of $3 per wash and $3 per dry.
There is also plenty of communal outdoor space in a park-like setting.
Alcohol-free
Colombo Hall is alcohol-free. Students cannot store or consume alcohol in this hall but may drink in moderation within designated areas outside the hall, on set days and times.
2024 pricing
The pricing for Colombo Hall is as follows:
Week | Full year | Semester One | Semester Two |
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$434 | $17,360 | $8,246 | $8,680 |
Room rates include:
- two meals per day – lunch and dinner on weekdays, and brunch and dinner on weekends
- Internet/wifi
- power and water
- gym membership at the Massey Recreation Centre.
All students can prepay by semester or full year. Domestic students are also able to pay by direct debit on a weekly basis.
Deposit
After you have applied for accommodation and your application has been successful, you will need to pay a deposit by the offer expiry date stated in your letter of offer to secure your place.
The deposit is $762 for a full year or $722 for one semester.
Deposit break down of the accommodation at the Manawatū campus
Deposit break down | Full year | One semester |
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Processing fee | $120 | $120 |
Bond (refundable when contract ends if no damage or arrears) | $500 | $500 |
Activity fee | $120 | $80 |
Mattress protector | $22 | $22 |
Total | $762 | $722 |
To secure a refund of fees (the processing fee is non-refundable) cancellations must be received by:
- 1 December 2023 for returning halls residents
- 22 January 2024 for new hall residents.
The processing fee is non-refundable.
Payment plans
2024 occupancy dates
Your accommodation contract term must reflect your study programme – if your programme of study is for the full year you must apply for full year accommodation.
The following table gives the contracted term dates when you will be living at Massey Halls Manawatū.
Term | Start date | End date | Duration |
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Full Year |
18 February 2024 |
24 November 2024 |
40 Weeks |
Semester One |
18 February 2024 |
30 June 2024 | 19 Weeks |
Semester Two | 7 July 2024 |
24 November 2024 |
20 Weeks |
Aviation Full Year |
21 January 2024 |
24 November 2024 |
44 Weeks |
Location
Colombo Hall, Manawatu-Wanganui 4410, New Zealand
Manawatū accommodation office
- Hours
Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm
- Office phone
- After-hours emergency
0800 234 563 (calls Residential Assistant on duty)
- Location
Physical address
Massey University
Accommodation Services Office
Tennent Drive
Palmerston North 4410
Located on the corner of University Avenue and Rehab Road.
Postal addressMassey University
Student Accommodation Manawatū
Private Bag 11222
Palmerston North 4442
Apply now for accommodation at Massey.