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Cost$346 per week$346per 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 campus centre0 minutesto campus centre
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Accommodation office contactsWith 19 furnished single rooms, Kiwitea is suitable for students aged 17 to 23 years. The hall is near a community of four other halls and the bus stop to the city, and is situated in the centre of the Massey campus.
Overview
- Fully furnished, single rooms for 19 students aged 17 to 23 years.
- Shared bathrooms, common room and kitchenette, and communal laundry.
- Two meal plan catering - lunch and dinner weekdays, and brunch and dinner weekends.
- Wifi in all rooms and common areas, and communal computer lab.
- Close to all student facilities including lecture theatres, the library and the dining hall, and the Colombo Road public bus stop to Palmerston North.
- Near a community of four other halls of residence along with the YFC Building which houses the Fale Pasifika, Kaingarua and the Residential Life team.
Rooms and furniture
All bedrooms in Kiwitea Hall are fully furnished, single private rooms. Each has a window that can be opened, and a secure lockable door.
Each room includes:
- a single bed and mattress
- wardrobe
- drawers
- desk, lamp and chair
- shelves, mirror and rubbish bin
- carpet and curtains
- heater.
You will be supplied with a crockery and cutlery starter pack which includes:
- dinner plate, side plate and cereal bowl
- coffee mug and water tumbler
- knife, fork, spoon and teaspoon.
Items you should bring
Along with clothing and personal items, you should also bring:
- toiletries and toiletry bag
- your own bedding and towel (or you can buy a pack containing these items on arrival)
- coat hangers
- laundry detergent
- 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
Kiwitea Hall has two single gender bathrooms containing showers with lockable doors, toilets, mirrors and basins. There is one bathroom for every five students.
Catering
Kiwitea Hall is catered. The meal plan offers you two meals daily - lunch and dinner Monday to Friday, and brunch and dinner at weekends. Brunch 10am – 1pm, lunch 11am – 1.30pm and dinner 5pm – 7.30pm.
Students use their student ID card to receive meals, which are served at the communal Student Centre Dining Hall on the main concourse, or can be taken away.
The dining hall offers a diverse range of food choices that change daily.
Food4Me App
Our Food4Me App allows students to view the menu up to seven days in advance, see dietary and allergy information, make orders, leave feedback on meals and respond to polls.
Communal spaces and shared facilities
Kiwitea Hall has a common room with a TV and kitchen area.
Residents have access to a 24/7 laundry with washing machines and dryers that are free to use. These are free of charge to use — students supply their own detergent.
Alcohol
Students are allowed to store some forms of alcohol in this hall and drink it in moderation within designated areas on set days and times.
2021 pricing
The pricing for Kiwtea Hall is as follows.
| Room type | Week | Full year | Semester One | Semester Two |
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| Relaxed - smaller room with single bed | $346 | $13,840 | $6,574 | $6,920 |
Room rates include:
- two meals per day – lunch and dinner weekdays, and brunch and dinner weekends
- wifi
- laundry facilities
- electricity (residents who use more than a reasonable amount of electricity will be charged extra).
All students can pay by semester or full year. Domestic students are also able to pay by direct debit on a weekly basis.
Deposit
To secure your accommodation, you will need to pay a deposit by the date stated in your letter of offer. The deposit is $670 for a full year or $630 for one semester and includes an administration fee, a refundable bond and an activity fee.
If you need to cancel, there is a cut off date in order to secure a refund of the bond and activity fee – the administration fee is non-refundable.
2021 occupancy dates
These are the contract dates for 2021:
| Term | Duration | Start date | End date |
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| Full year | 40 weeks | 16 February 2021 | 23 November 2021 |
| Semester one | 19 weeks | 16 February 2021 | 29 June 2021 |
| Semester two | 20 weeks | 6 July 2021 | 23 November 2021 |
Your accommodation contract term must reflect your study programme - if your programme of study is full year you must apply for full year accommodation.
More information
For an overview of Massey University's accommodation at Manawatū (Palmerston North) including a comparison of halls, pricing, catering, services and support see:
Manawatū accommodation overview
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Location
University Avenue, Manawatu-Wanganui 4410, New Zealand
Contact the office
Manawatū accommodation office
Hours
Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm
Office phone
After-hours only
+64 27 246 2316 (calls Residential Assistant on duty)
Location
Physical address
The Manawatū (Palmerston North) accommodation office is located in the YFC Building on Rehab Road.
Postal address
Massey University
Student Accommodation Manawatū
Private Bag 11222
Palmerston North 4442
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