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Accommodation rates for 2005

Below are the regional accommodation rates for students at 1 January 2005. The subsidies they represent are:

Category

Subsidy

Students who are married and single students with no children (and students in a civil union from 26 April 2005)

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

Single 2005

Sole parent 2005

Arrowtown

$40.00

$60.00

Ashburton

$17.50

$26.00

Auckland

$40.00

$60.00

Balclutha - Blenheim

Region

Single 2005

Sole parent 2005

Balclutha

$7.00

$10.00

Blenheim

$21.50

$32.00

Cambridge - Cromwell

Region

Single 2005

Sole parent 2005

Cambridge

$23.50

$35.50

Carterton

$16.50

$25.00

Christchurch

$30.00

$44.50

Cromwell

$22.00

$33.00

Dannevirke - Dunedin

Region

Single 2005

Sole parent 2005

Dannevirke

$7.00

$8.50

Dargaville

$14.00

$21.00

Dunedin

$24.00

$36.00

Featherston - Foxton

Region

Single 2005

Sole parent 2005

Featherston

$8.50

$13.00

Feilding

$13.50

$20.50

Foxton

$15.50

$23.50

Gisborne - Greytown

Region

Single 2005

Sole parent 2005

Gisborne

$15.00

$22.50

Gore

$5.50

$8.50

Greymouth

$10.00

$14.50

Greytown

$17.00

$25.00

Hamilton - Huntly

Region

Single 2005

Sole parent 2005

Hamilton

$26.00

$39.00

Hastings

$21.00

$31.50

Havelock North

$20.50

$30.50

Hawera

$9.50

$14.00

Hawkes Bay

$20.50

$30.50

Hokitika

$12.50

$19.00

Huntly

$8.00

$10.50

Invercargill

Region

Single 2005

Sole parent 2005

Invercargill

$13.50

$20.00

Kaikoura - Kerikeri

Region

Single 2005

Sole parent 2005

Kaikoura

$17.50

$26.00

Kaitaia

$14.50

$21.00

Kapiti

$26.00

$38.50

Katikati

$18.50

$28.00

Kerikeri

$26.00

$39.00

Levin

Region

Single 2005

Sole parent 2005

Levin

$13.00

$19.50

Marton - Mount Maunganui

Region

Single 2005

Sole parent 2005

Marton

$5.50

$7.00

Masterton

$11.50

$17.00

Matamata

$18.00

$26.50

Morrinsville

$15.00

$22.50

Motueka

$28.50

$42.50

Mount Maunganui

$29.00

$43.50

Napier - Northland

Region

Single 2005

Sole parent 2005

Napier

$24.00

$35.50

Nelson

$29.00

$43.50

New Plymouth

$23.00

$34.00

Northland

$20.50

$30.50

Oamaru - Otorohanga

Region

Single 2005

Sole parent 2005

Oamaru

$8.50

$12.50

Opotiki

$12.00

$17.50

Otaki

$17.50

$26.00

Otorohanga

$15.50

$23.00

Paeroa - Putaruru

Region

Single 2005

Sole parent 2005

Paeroa

$16.50

$24.50

Palmerston North

$19.50

$29.00

Paparoa

$20.50

$30.50

Picton

$21.00

$31.50

Putaruru

$8.50

$9.50

Queenstown

Region

Single 2005

Sole parent 2005

Queenstown

$40.00

$60.00

Rawene - Rotorua and Rural rate

Region

Single 2005

Sole parent 2005

Rawene

$20.50

$30.50

Rotorua

$18.50

$27.50

Rural rate

$20.50

$30.50

Stratford

Region

Single 2005

Sole parent 2005

Stratford

$5.00

$7.50

Taumarunui - Turangi

Region

Single 2005

Sole parent 2005

Taumarunui

$8.50

$8.50

Taupo

$23.50

$35.00

Tauranga

$29.00

$43.50

Te Aroha

$10.50

$14.50

Te Awamutu

$17.00

$25.00

Te Kuiti

$10.00

$15.00

Te Puke

$18.00

$26.00

Thames

$19.00

$28.50

Timaru

$10.50

$15.50

Tokoroa

$5.00

$6.00

Turangi

$11.00

$16.00

Waihi - Woodville

Region

Single 2005

Sole parent 2005

Waihi

$18.50

$28.00

Waimate

$10.00

$15.00

Waipawa

$12.50

$16.00

Waipukurau

$11.00

$16.00

Wairoa

$6.00

$9.00

Waitara

$12.00

$18.00

Wakefield

$34.00

$51.00

Wanaka

$37.00

$55.50

Whanganui

$9.00

$13.50

Warkworth (Puhoi)

$34.50

$50.00

Wellington

$40.00

$60.00

Wellsford

$27.50

$41.00

West Coast

$20.50

$30.50

Westport

$10.00

$15.00

Whakatane

$21.00

$31.50

Whangarei

$19.00

$28.50

Whitianga

$28.50

$42.50

Woodville

$11.00

$17.00

Current rates

For the current rates see: