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Accommodation rates for 2003

Below are the regional accommodation rates for students at 1 January 2003. The subsidies they represent are:

Category

Subsidy

Students who are married and single students with no children

50% on accommodation costs in excess of $40 for average rental costs, up to a maximum of $40

Sole parents

75% on accommodation costs in excess of $40 for average rental costs, up to a maximum of $60

Arrowtown - Auckland

Region

Rate per week 2003

Sole parent 2003

Arrowtown

$27.00

$40.00

Ashburton

$8.50

$12.50

Auckland

$40.00

$59.50

Balclutha - Blenheim

Region

Rate per week 2003

Sole parent 2003

Balclutha

$2.00

$2.00

Blenheim

$14.50

$20.50

Cambridge - Cromwell

Region

Rate per week 2003

Sole parent 2003

Cambridge

$18.50

$28.50

Carterton

$16.50

$25.00

Christchurch

$21.00

$31.00

Cromwell

$7.00

$9.00

Dannevirke - Dunedin

Region

Rate per week 2003

Sole parent 2003

Dannevirke

$7.00

$8.50

Dargaville

$14.00

$21.00

Dunedin

$15.50

$23.00

Featherston - Foxton

Region

Rate per week 2003

Sole parent 2003

Featherston

$5.00

$6.00

Feilding

$13.00

$19.50

Foxton

$9.50

$13.50

Gisborne - Greytown

Region

Rate per week 2003

Sole parent 2003

Gisborne

$12.00

$18.00

Gore

$4.00

$5.50

Greymouth

$7.00

$7.00

Greytown

$7.50

$11.00

Hamilton - Huntly

Region

Rate per week 2003

Sole parent 2003

Hamilton

$18.50

$28.00

Hastings

$15.50

$23.50

Havelock North

$14.50

$14.50

Hawera

$9.50

$9.50

Hawkes Bay

$14.50

$14.50

Hokitika

$8.00

$12.00

Huntly

$8.00

$10.50

Invercargill

Region

Rate per week 2003

Sole parent 2003

Invercargill

$5.00

$7.50

Kaikoura - Kerikeri

Region

Rate per week 2003

Sole parent 2003

Kaikoura

$9.50

$11.50

Kaitaia

$14.00

$20.50

Kapiti

$23.50

$35.00

Katikati

$15.00

$19.50

Kerikeri

$21.50

$30.00

Levin

Region

Rate per week 2003

Sole parent 2003

Levin

$13.00

$19.50

Marton - Motueka

Region

Rate per week 2003

Sole parent 2003

Marton

$5.50

$5.50

Masterton

$7.50

$11.00

Matamata

$14.00

$20.50

Morrinsville

$15.00

$22.00

Motueka

$16.50

$25.00

Napier - Northland

Region

Rate per week 2003

Sole parent 2003

Napier

$17.50

$26.00

Nelson

$20.50

$30.50

New Plymouth

$14.50

$21.50

Northland

$13.00

$13.00

Oamaru - Otorohanga

Region

Rate per week 2003

Sole parent 2003

Oamaru

$4.00

$4.00

Opotiki

$9.50

$9.50

Otaki

$14.00

$14.00

Otorohanga

$11.50

$11.50

Paeroa - Putaruru

Region

Rate per week 2003

Sole parent 2003

Paeroa

$15.50

$18.50

Palmerston North

$16.00

$23.50

Paparoa

$13.00

$13.00

Picton

$15.00

$22.50

Putaruru

$8.50

$8.50

Queenstown

Region

Rate per week 2003

Sole parent 2003

Queenstown

$31.50

$47.50

Rawene - Rotorua

Region

Rate per week 2003

Sole parent 2003

Rawene

$13.00

$13.00

Rural rate

$13.00

$19.50

Rotorua

$15.00

$22.50

Stratford

Region

Rate per week 2003

Sole parent 2003

Stratford

$4.50

$5.00

Taumarunui - Turangi

Region

Rate per week 2003

Sole parent 2003

Taumarunui

$8.50

$8.50

Taupo

$18.00

$27.00

Tauranga

$21.50

$32.00

Te Aroha

$10.50

$10.50

Te Awamutu

$14.50

$22.00

Te Kuiti

$10.00

$13.50

Te Puke

$18.00

$19.00

Thames

$16.50

$21.00

Timaru

$7.50

$8.50

Tokoroa

$5.00

$6.00

Turangi

$3.50

$3.50

Waihi - Woodville

Region

Rate per week 2003

Sole parent 2003

Waihi

$13.00

$15.50

Waimate

$4.00

$4.00

Waipawa

$12.50

$12.50

Waipukurau

$11.00

$16.50

Wairoa

$6.00

$9.00

Waitara

$7.50

$10.00

Wakefield

$21.00

$31.50

Wanaka

$28.00

$42.00

Whanganui

$7.00

$10.50

Warkworth (Puhoi)

$34.50

$34.50

Wellington

$27.50

$41.00

Wellsford

$12.50

$17.50

West Coast

$7.00

$7.00

Westport

$7.00

$7.00

Whakatane

$16.00

$24.00

Whangarei

$15.00

$22.50

Whitianga

$17.00

$25.00

Woodville

$4.00

$4.00

Current rates

For the current rates see: