Colombo Hall , Te Hōro o Colombo

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.

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.

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.

The pricing for Colombo Hall is as follows:

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

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

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.