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Accommodation rates for 2007

Below are the regional accommodation rates for students at 1 January 2007. The subsidies they represent are:

Category

Subsidy

Students who are married or in a civil union and single students with no children (and students in a de facto relationship from 1 April 2007)

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 2007

Sole parent 2007

Arrowtown

$40.00

$60.00

Ashburton

$22.00

$33.00

Auckland

$40.00

$60.00

Balclutha - Blenheim

Region

Single 2007

Sole parent 2007

Balclutha

$13.00

$19.50

Blenheim

$29.00

$43.50

Cambridge - Cromwell

Region

Single 2007

Sole parent 2007

Cambridge

$30.00

$45.00

Carterton

$18.00

$27.00

Christchurch

$34.00

$51.00

Cromwell

$28.00

$41.50

Dannevirke - Dunedin

Region

Single 2007

Sole parent 2007

Dannevirke

$9.50

$14.50

Dargaville

$16.00

$23.50

Dunedin

$32.00

$47.50

Featherston - Foxton

Region

Single 2007

Sole parent 2007

Featherston

$15.00

$22.00

Feilding

$18.00

$26.50

Foxton

$16.50

$24.50

Gisborne - Greytown

Region

Single 2007

Sole parent 2007

Gisborne

$21.00

$31.50

Gore

$9.00

$13.50

Greymouth

$16.50

$24.50

Greytown

$17.00

$25.00

Hamilton - Huntly

Region

Single 2007

Sole parent 2007

Hamilton

$31.50

$47.00

Hastings

$29.50

$44.00

Havelock North

$27.00

$40.00

Hawera

$15.50

$23.00

Hawkes Bay

$27.00

$40.00

Hokitika

$23.50

$35.00

Huntly

$20.00

$30.00

Invercargill

Region

Single 2007

Sole parent 2007

Invercargill

$14.00

$20.50

Kaikoura - Kerikeri

Region

Single 2007

Sole parent 2007

Kaikoura

$24.50

$36.50

Kaitaia

$21.50

$32.00

Kapiti

$31.50

$47.50

Katikati

$25.00

$37.00

Kerikeri

$38.50

$58.00

Levin

Region

Single 2007

Sole parent 2007

Levin

$18.00

$26.50

Marton - Mount Maunganui

Region

Single 2007

Sole parent 2007

Marton

$10.50

$16.00

Masterton

$15.50

$23.50

Matamata

$23.50

$35.50

Morrinsville

$16.00

$24.00

Motueka

$29.00

$43.50

Mount Maunganui

$32.50

$48.50

Napier - Northland

Region

Single 2007

Sole parent 2007

Napier

$31.50

$47.00

Nelson

$32.00

$48.00

New Plymouth

$29.00

$43.00

Northland

$27.00

$40.00

Oamaru - Otorohanga

Region

Single 2007

Sole parent 2007

Oamaru

$13.50

$20.00

Opotiki

$14.50

$21.50

Otaki

$19.00

$28.50

Otorohanga

$15.50

$23.00

Paeroa - Putaruru

Region

Single 2007

Sole parent 2007

Paeroa

$16.50

$24.50

Palmerston North

$24.50

$36.50

Paparoa

$27.00

$40.00

Picton

$31.00

$46.50

Putaruru

$11.00

$16.00

Queenstown

Region

Single 2007

Sole parent 2007

Queenstown

$40.00

$60.00

Rawene - Rotorua and Rural rate

Region

Single 2007

Sole parent 2007

Rawene

$27.00

$40.00

Rotorua

$22.00

$32.50

Rural rate

$27.00

$40.00

Stratford

Region

Single 2007

Sole parent 2007

Stratford

$12.50

$18.50

Taumarunui - Turangi

Region

Single 2007

Sole parent 2007

Taumarunui

$9.50

$14.50

Taupo

$27.50

$41.50

Tauranga

$34.50

$52.00

Te Aroha

$10.50

$14.50

Te Awamutu

$27.50

$41.00

Te Kuiti

$13.50

$20.50

Te Puke

$31.50

$47.50

Thames

$28.50

$42.50

Timaru

$15.50

$23.50

Tokoroa

$6.50

$9.50

Turangi

$11.00

$16.00

Waihi - Woodville

Region

Single 2007

Sole parent 2007

Waihi

$21.50

$32.50

Waimate

$10.00

$15.00

Waipawa

$24.50

$36.50

Waipukurau

$20.50

$30.50

Wairoa

$10.00

$15.00

Waitara

$17.50

$26.00

Wakefield

$34.00

$51.00

Wanaka

$40.00

$60.00

Whanganui

$14.00

$21.00

Warkworth (Puhoi)

$40.00

$60.00

Wellington

$40.00

$60.00

Wellsford

$29.00

$43.00

West Coast

$27.00

$40.00

Westport

$16.50

$25.00

Whakatane

$30.50

$46.00

Whangarei

$25.00

$37.50

Whitianga

$37.50

$56.00

Woodville

$11.00

$17.00

Current rates

For the current rates see: