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Accommodation rates for 2008

Below are the regional accommodation rates for students at 1 January 2008. The subsidies they represent are:

Category

Subsidy

Other 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 2008

Sole parent 2008

Arrowtown

$40.00

$60.00

Ashburton

$25.50

$38.50

Auckland

$40.00

$60.00

Balclutha - Blenheim

Region

Single 2008

Sole parent 2008

Balclutha

$16.00

$23.50

Blenheim

$31.50

$47.00

Cambridge - Cromwell

Region

Single 2008

Sole parent 2008

Cambridge

$34.00

$51.00

Carterton

$20.00

$30.00

Christchurch

$37.50

$56.00

Cromwell

$31.50

$47.00

Dannevirke - Dunedin

Region

Single 2008

Sole parent 2008

Dannevirke

$17.00

$25.50

Dargaville

$16.50

$24.50

Dunedin

$32.00

$48.00

Featherston - Foxton

Region

Single 2008

Sole parent 2008

Featherston

$28.00

$42.00

Feilding

$23.50

$35.00

Foxton

$17.00

$25.50

Gisborne - Greytown

Region

Single 2008

Sole parent 2008

Gisborne

$28.00

$42.00

Gore

$10.50

$15.50

Greymouth

$24.50

$37.00

Greytown

$22.00

$33.00

Hamilton - Huntly

Region

Single 2008

Sole parent 2008

Hamilton

$34.50

$51.50

Hastings

$32.50

$48.50

Havelock North

$29.00

$43.50

Hawera

$24.50

$37.00

Hawke's Bay

$29.00

$43.50

Hokitika

$23.50

$35.50

Huntly

$23.00

$34.00

Invercargill

Region

Single 2008

Sole parent 2008

Invercargill

$16.00

$24.00

Kaikoura - Kerikeri

Region

Single 2008

Sole parent 2008

Kaikoura

$28.00

$42.00

Kaitaia

$23.00

$34.50

Kapiti

$35.00

$52.50

Katikati

$29.00

$43.50

Kerikeri

$40.00

$59.50

Levin

Region

Single 2008

Sole parent 2008

Levin

$21.50

$32.00

Marton - Mount Maunganui

Region

Single 2008

Sole parent 2008

Marton

$13.50

$20.50

Masterton

$18.00

$27.00

Matamata

$34.00

$51.00

Morrinsville

$26.00

$39.00

Motueka

$32.50

$48.50

Mount Maunganui

$38.00

$57.00

Napier - Northland

Region

Single 2008

Sole parent 2008

Napier

$35.00

$52.00

Nelson

$35.50

$53.00

New Plymouth

$33.50

$50.00

Northland

$29.00

$43.50

Oamaru - Otorohanga

Region

Single 2008

Sole parent 2008

Oamaru

$18.50

$27.50

Opotiki

$14.50

$21.50

Otaki

$22.50

$34.00

Otorohanga

$22.50

$33.50

Paeroa - Putaruru

Region

Single 2008

Sole parent 2008

Paeroa

$16.50

$24.50

Palmerston North

$28.00

$41.50

Paparoa

$29.00

$43.50

Picton

$36.00

$53.50

Putaruru

$14.00

$21.00

Queenstown

Region

Single 2008

Sole parent 2008

Queenstown

$40.00

$60.00

Rawene - Rotorua and Rural rate

Region

Single 2008

Sole parent 2008

Rawene

$29.00

$43.50

Rotorua

$24.50

$36.50

Rural rate

$29.00

$43.50

Stratford

Region

Single 2008

Sole parent 2008

Stratford

$14.00

$21.00

Taumarunui - Turangi

Region

Single 2008

Sole parent 2008

Taumarunui

$12.50

$19.00

Taupo

$30.50

$45.50

Tauranga

$38.00

$57.00

Te Aroha

$10.50

$14.50

Te Awamutu

$31.00

$46.50

Te Kuiti

$19.00

$28.50

Te Puke

$31.50

$47.50

Thames

$30.50

$45.50

Timaru

$20.00

$29.50

Tokoroa

$7.50

$11.50

Turangi

$11.00

$16.00

Waihi - Woodville

Region

Single 2008

Sole parent 2008

Waihi

$24.50

$36.50

Waimate

$10.00

$15.00

Waipawa

$24.50

$36.50

Waipukurau

$20.50

$30.50

Wairoa

$12.50

$18.50

Waitara

$20.50

$30.50

Wakefield

$34.00

$51.00

Wanaka

$40.00

$60.00

Whanganui

$17.00

$25.50

Warkworth (Puhoi)

$40.00

$60.00

Wellington

$40.00

$60.00

Wellsford

$29.00

$43.00

West Coast

$29.00

$43.50

Westport

$17.50

$26.00

Whakatane

$32.50

$48.50

Whangarei

$29.50

$44.00

Whitianga

$38.00

$56.50

Woodville

$11.00

$17.00

Current rates

For the current rates see: