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Accommodation rates for 2006

Below are the regional accommodation rates for students at 1 January 2006. The subsidies they represent are:

Category

Subsidy

Students who are married or in a civil union 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

Single 2006

Sole parent 2006

Arrowtown

$40.00

$60.00

Ashburton

$20.00

$29.50

Auckland

$40.00

$60.00

Balclutha - Blenheim

Region

Single 2006

Sole parent 2006

Balclutha

$7.00

$10.00

Blenheim

$25.50

$38.00

Cambridge - Cromwell

Region

Single 2006

Sole parent 2006

Cambridge

$30.00

$45.00

Carterton

$16.50

$25.00

Christchurch

$33.00

$49.00

Cromwell

$28.00

$41.50

Dannevirke - Dunedin

Region

Single 2006

Sole parent 2006

Dannevirke

$14.50

$9.50

Dargaville

$14.50

$22.00

Dunedin

$30.50

$46.00

Featherston - Foxton

Region

Single 2006

Sole parent 2006

Featherston

$14.00

$21.00

Feilding

$15.50

$23.50

Foxton

$15.50

$23.50

Gisborne - Greytown

Region

Single 2006

Sole parent 2006

Gisborne

$18.00

$27.00

Gore

$8.50

$13.50

Greymouth

$12.50

$19.00

Greytown

$17.00

$25.00

Hamilton - Huntly

Region

Single 2006

Sole parent 2006

Hamilton

$29.00

$43.50

Hastings

$25.00

$37.00

Havelock North

$25.50

$38.00

Hawera

$15.50

$23.00

Hawkes Bay

$25.50

$38.00

Hokitika

$19.00

$28.50

Huntly

$18.50

$28.00

Invercargill

Region

Single 2006

Sole parent 2006

Invercargill

$14.00

$20.50

Kaikoura - Kerikeri

Region

Single 2006

Sole parent 2006

Kaikoura

$22.50

$34.00

Kaitaia

$19.00

$28.50

Kapiti

$28.50

$43.00

Katikati

$22.50

$34.00

Kerikeri

$33.00

$49.50

Levin

Region

Single 2006

Sole parent 2006

Levin

$13.50

$20.00

Marton - Mount Maunganui

Region

Single 2006

Sole parent 2006

Marton

$5.50

$7.00

Masterton

$12.50

$19.00

Matamata

$22.00

$33.00

Morrinsville

$15.00

$22.50

Motueka

$29.00

$43.50

Mount Maunganui

$32.50

$48.50

Napier - Northland

Region

Single 2006

Sole parent 2006

Napier

$28.50

$43.00

Nelson

$30.00

$44.50

New Plymouth

$25.00

$37.50

Northland

$25.50

$38.00

Oamaru - Otorohanga

Region

Single 2006

Sole parent 2006

Oamaru

$12.50

$18.50

Opotiki

$14.50

$21.50

Otaki

$17.50

$26.00

Otorohanga

$15.50

$23.00

Paeroa - Putaruru

Region

Single 2006

Sole parent 2006

Paeroa

$16.50

$24.50

Palmerston North

$23.00

$34.50

Paparoa

$25.50

$38.00

Picton

$27.50

$41.50

Putaruru

$8.50

$13.00

Queenstown

Region

Single 2006

Sole parent 2006

Queenstown

$40.00

$60.00

Rawene - Rotorua and Rural rate

Region

Single 2006

Sole parent 2006

Rawene

$25.50

$38.00

Rotorua

$20.50

$30.50

Rural rate

$25.50

$38.00

Stratford

Region

Single 2006

Sole parent 2006

Stratford

$10.00

$14.50

Taumarunui - Turangi

Region

Single 2006

Sole parent 2006

Taumarunui

$8.50

$10.50

Taupo

$25.50

$38.00

Tauranga

$32.50

$48.50

Te Aroha

$10.50

$14.50

Te Awamutu

$21.50

$32.50

Te Kuiti

$13.50

$20.00

Te Puke

$25.00

$37.50

Thames

$25.00

$37.50

Timaru

$12.50

$18.50

Tokoroa

$5.00

$7.00

Turangi

$11.00

$16.00

Waihi - Woodville

Region

Single 2006

Sole parent 2006

Waihi

$20.00

$30.00

Waimate

$10.00

$15.00

Waipawa

$24.50

$36.50

Waipukurau

$16.00

$23.50

Wairoa

$8.00

$12.00

Waitara

$12.00

$18.00

Wakefield

$34.00

$51.00

Wanaka

$40.00

$60.00

Whanganui

$11.50

$17.00

Warkworth (Puhoi)

$40.00

$60.00

Wellington

$40.00

$60.00

Wellsford

$29.00

$43.00

West Coast

$25.50

$38.00

Westport

$13.00

$19.50

Whakatane

$28.50

$43.00

Whangarei

$21.50

$32.00

Whitianga

$37.50

$56.00

Woodville

$11.00

$17.00

Current rates

For the current rates see: