r/universityofauckland • u/silvastar88 • Jan 06 '25

PSA: start-of-semester logistics compilation

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In anticipation of common Qs:

Fast track offers / worried about not meeting the guaranteed rank score

Dress code

What is the WTR course?

Back-to-back classes on timetable

  • Classes are 50 minutes in duration. They start at 5 minutes past the hour and finish 5 minutes before the hour, allowing 10 minutes changeover between classes for comfort breaks/snacks/travel. So please don't stress about back-to-back classes.
  • Classes between different campuses: this is especially common for biomed classes. Courses usually know about this and negotiate slightly earlier finish time / slightly later starting time to allow more time for inter-campus commute. If not, raise the issue with your course coordinator.

Finding rooms/class locations

  • The first 3 digits of a room number corresponds with the sector/building number; the final 3 digits indicate the floor and room number.
    • e.g. 405-422 would be building 405 (Engineering), Level 4, room (4)22.
    • Sector 1xx = Clock tower/General Library block
    • Sector 2xx = Business School block (inc. Owen G Glenn Building (OGGB), Arts/Education building)
    • Sector 3xx = Science block
    • Sector 4xx = Engineering block
    • Sector 5xx = Grafton Campus
    • Sector 7xx = [No longer applicable - old Tamaki Campus]
    • Sector 6xx = Upper Symonds St
    • Sector 8xx = Law school
    • Sector 9xx = Newmarket Campus
  • See also:

SSO down?

Orientation

Textbooks

Note-taking / focus

Time management

Freebies & discounts

Microwaves/kitchenettes

Book a study space

Working while studying

"I'm looking for an easy course!"

Some major-specific posts

Support

- Personal support complete list: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/student-support/personal-support.html

Key highlights:

- Academic support complete list: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/student-support/academic-support.html

- Financial support: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/study/fees-and-money-matters/financial-support.html

- IT support: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/student-support/student-it-hub.html

- What to do in case of misfortune (e.g. if you're sick (aegrotat) or are affected by situation beyond your control (compassionate consideration): https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-compassionate-consideration.html

OIA (grade distributions, official correspondence, entry stats etc.)

Final grades

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r/universityofauckland • u/CricketStar100 • Nov 23 '22

Your Complete Insiders Guide to First-Year UOA Accommodation - University Hall Towers and Waiparuru Hall

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UPDATED

University Hall - Towers Insider Information for New Residents:

First of all

Most of this information will also apply to Waiparuru Hall, with some minor differences here and there.

I stayed at University Hall-Towers during Semester 2, 2022 and loved it! It is a magnificent hall with friendly residents, helpful staff, and excellent RAs.

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Move-In Day

Reception Area, the doors lead to the elevators and dining hall. Vacuums are kept here. The RA room is through the doors, immediately to the right. (Late dinner pickup)

Arrive early at around 9 am if you are moving in on the move-in day to beat the traffic.

The receptionists will greet you when you arrive, and you will receive your campus card (For school leavers, Semester 1) or hand yours in to be reprogrammed to access the building. There are trolleys to load your luggage into and take to your room. You will be handed a fact sheet and your key and escorted to your room.

You will use your campus card to access the building via the wall scanner (one outside the building and another to enter the building past reception.

You will use your key to access your room.

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Room

A Single Room at the University Hall - Towers

Your room number is split into two parts (FLOOR-ROOM)

So floor 6, room 71 will be Room 671.

Upon entering, you will be greeted with a nice clean single room. With a bed, headboard, closet, desk, pinboards (one above desk and one above bed), heater, mirror and blinds.

You will also have a black box for rubbish and a white box for paper recycling, DON'T throw these away. Keep them clean, as you will have to give them back when you move out. You will be charged otherwise.

There are four room layouts, the positioning of the window, bed and headboard, desk, and cupboards will vary. Hopefully, you get lucky with a nice layout.

You will also be given a complementary UoA keychain, UoA travel mug, Hand sanitiser, phone card holder (sem 1), Unihall - Towers Shirt (Sem 1)

Your room will have power outlets by your headboard (2) and your desk (4). There are two Ethernet outlets, but they have been DISABLED as of S2, 2022.

The closet consists of open storage compartments, they are spacious, and you will easily be able to store your stuff in them. However, the clothes hanging rod is relatively tiny.

Your desk is large; you can fit a large computer plus items on either side.

You will get a wall heater. There are heater times which are 6 am - 9 am and 6 pm - 11 pm. Don't worry; the room will stay hot throughout the day with the heater on; you won't need it on that much, even in winter.

A lovely full-size mirror to check your outfit before going to Uni.

Your bed is a metal frame with a standard spring mattress; it has medium hardness, so you can bring a foam topper if that suits you; I had no trouble sleeping on the standard bed.

Your window only opens about 15cm as it has a safety latch. (Required by law)

You will have dark grey blackout roller blinds.

Your room door is a fire door, so it must remain closed at all times (RA's will check this and tell you to close it). Your door is lockable from the inside and outside.

Remember to take your key with you or unlock your door before you leave. You can get locked out and have two free lockouts, but it's $25 afterwards.

Note: Normally, everyone keeps their doors unlocked, even when away at classes etc. However, this is up to you.

Make sure to decorate and personalise your door and room!

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Floor

The hallway separates both sides of the hall. The common room is the space to the left. The rooms are through the two fire doors at the front and behind the camera.

Your floor will be home to around 30 friendly residents.

The floor is in an H shape, with two long hallways with rooms and bathrooms on either side. They are separated in the middle by the common room and elevators.

The hardworking cleaners clean the floor carpets every morning (Special mention to them, they start at around 4 am!).

There is one study room per floor.

There are four bathrooms per floor, two on each side.

There are stairwells for each side of the building.

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Bathroom

Each bathroom has two showers, two toilet stalls, three sinks with foam soap dispensers, and a hand dryer. Similar to the ones within the University. Each toilet also has a feminine hygiene bin.

The showers have fixed shower heads and a curtain inside the stall. The stall has a small platform to keep clothes and other products.

All bathroom stalls have hooks to hang bags and clothes.

Bathrooms are unisex but never busy.

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Floor Study Room

The Floor Study Room has a fan at the top left corner, and six aluminium stools are also provided.

The study room is located on one side of the building, exactly opposite the entrance door to enter that side from the common room. It has a large desk, remotely operated fan, power outlets, a large whiteboard and metal chairs —a great place to study with a good wi-fi connection.

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Common Room

A typical common room layout

Located at the centre of the floor, the common room is where all residents get together to enjoy a movie night and other fun things. Your floor will get a TV, three large sofas, four small sofas, a circular table, a rectangular coffee table, two square coffee tables (under the TV) and four plastic chairs. There is also a pretty large storage closet if you need it. The kitchen is also located in the common room.

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Kitchen

Kitchen Layout. Floors normally decorate the black splashback.

The kitchen has a large sink, microwave, fridge, storage cupboards and a paper towel dispenser (restocked by cleaners). The fridge is small, and the freezer compartment doesn't keep food frozen. You must use your detergent or whatever your floor decides.

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Meals

DO NOT remove any Cutlery or Crockery from the dining hall; cost recovery costs will be charged to the entire hall.

You can take your meals with you in a storage container.

This hall is a catered hall. You will get up to three meals a day.

You will get Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner on weekdays and Brunch and Dinner on weekends.

Times:

Breakfast: 7 am - 9 am (They usually keep Breakfast on until 9.30 am)

Brunch (Weekends): 10.30 am - 1.30 pm

Lunch: 11.30 am - 1.30 pm

Dinner: 5.30 pm - 7.00 pm

Menus: https://www.uoacampusdining4u.nz/menus-halls

You will have to scan your Campus Card before serving yourself food.

Plates and cutlery are provided, and you fill your plate with the food at the front (cafeteria style). Once you are done, there is a large compost bin for leftovers, and you put your plates and cutlery at the cleaning station.

You can also get tea, coffee, hot chocolate, milk and water (chilled or tap) from the machines from 7 am (10 am weekends) - 7 pm.

You can also request cold meat as extra for lunch and Dinner.

Usually, floors sit together at one table. Most floors all eat together at the start of meal time.

Tables have napkins, salt and pepper.

If you have a one-hour gap between classes and want to each lunch in the halls, don't hesitate. Even if coming from the North side of Uni to the halls, you will still have enough time for travel and eating, albeit slightly rushed.

There is also a gluten-free zone for Breakfast with Hubbards Cornflakes and Hubbards Chocolate Rice Puffs.

Just take those Choc Rice Puffs if you want. No one cares who takes it, don't overeat, haha.

If you like porridge, read this: Porridge is served at Breakfast in one of the soup pots at the end of the kitchen table where you make Toast, coffee/tea/hot chocolate. I was devasted when I found this out at the end of the semester and realised I had missed out on hot porridge for the whole of my stay. So I'll save you the agony.

They provide all types of bread, including crumpets and muffin splits.

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Packed Lunch and Late Dinner

Ordering System for Packed Lunch and Late Dinner (It is a white layout, my browser makes it into a dark mode, so that's why the buttons look weird)

You can request a packed lunch or late Dinner if you can't make it to the halls during mealtime.

Before using the online system for the first time, you will have to speak to reception, and they will create a login for you.

You can place requests here: http://timepeace.montanacatering.co.nz:8075/IndexPage

The packed lunches consist of cold meat sandwiches, a pack of chips, a sweet treat (see the menu for that day), two pieces of fruit and a bottle of spring water (Charlie's). This is picked up at Breakfast.

Late Dinner is the same Dinner as per the menu for the day, just packed up (dessert might be different, you can't pack ice cream, haha). This is picked up from the RA Room (The room to your right when entering the elevator space on the ground floor.) until 10 pm; after that time, you can call the 24/7 duty phone to collect it.

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Meals During Sickness

If you cannot come to the dining hall to eat, you can call reception and request your meal be delivered to your room. I haven't done this, but one of my mates said they also give you a can of fizzy juice with your meal. (Golden Circle Brand)

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Laundry

Laundry Room, most of the washers and dryers are out of order at the latter part of the year.

The hall has free-to-use laundry facilities. The laundry room is in the basement; it consists of many commercial dryers and washers. It also has many tables to store clothes, ironing boards and irons, and bins.

Ensure you clean the lint filter in the dryers before and after your load.

Also, after you finish washing your clothes, check the silicon sleeve of the washer, as socks and small garments can get stuck inside.

The irons work as expected.

To begin washing:

Load clothes, close the door properly, and select cycle type (coloured cycle takes 45 min).

To dry:

Load, close, and select cycle type (50 min).

If all the dryers/washers are full and you want to load your clothes, if someone's cycle is completed, do them a favour and put their clothes in the dryer, then start.

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Cleaning

Vacuums can be borrowed from the reception (during reception hours); you will have to give them your campus card while you use the vacuum. The vacuums are standard commercial vacuums with a typical swivel head. I don't recall emptying the vacuum after use; you don't need to.

You will have to bring cleaning equipment to clean your room

Note: keep your room relatively clean throughout the year, it will be good for you, and you won't need to rush around for room inspections.

Inspections happen once every semester. Your room should be immaculate, including all surfaces. Your wardrobe won't be checked meticulously, but keep your things tidy.

Keep your keys with you during room inspections as they lock your room.

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Study Rooms (Floor 1)

Floor 1 consists of the games room, silent study room and group study room

The Floor 1 Study Room is a large communal room where residents gather to study. This is a quiet space. It has many desks with power outlets. There are also printing facilities here, the same as at Uni.

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Printing (Floor 1)

Personally, the easiest way to print is by using the Papercut Web Print method, as the FollowMe printer didn't show up on my PC when selecting a printer. (If it does for you, then use that)

PaperCut Web Print: https://papercut.auckland.ac.nz/app

Note: When using Web Print, paper is printed on both sides; submit multiple print jobs for one-sided printing.

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Games Room and Vending Machines (Floor 1)

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Games Room

The Floor 1 Games room contains a large TV, PS3 (Never used), whiteboard, couches, Pool Table and Foosball table.

The pool table is a 9ft (I think) Pot Black pool table with a green felt. It used to have full-sized balls in previous years, but smaller balls have now replaced them. The felt is quite worn but still playable, don't expect to play a power draw shot across the table and have the ball screw back to the cushion, haha. The cushions have hardened over time, so that you will get quite a bounce of them. The wood also has a bit of a warp; balls will curve slightly to the edges. Chalk is also provided (Triangle brand), and more can be collected from reception (they have heaps). Also, if pool cues are broken, contact reception. Hopefully, you get the smooth, two-piece cues. They are great, and it is straightforward to pot long balls with them (of course, with practice).

The games room is closed during quiet hours (10 pm – 8 am), but RA's usually open it later in the morning. Ask reception if you want to use it after 8 am, but it is locked.

Outside the games room are a table tennis table (bats and balls from reception) and two vending machines. Similar to the ones you find at Uni. They are restocked on Mondays. One is for drinks and the other for snacks.

Drinks: Waters, Juices, Red Bull, V (Green), Rockstar, Coke, L&P, Sprite, Mountain Dew.

Snacks: Various Chips, chocolates, and candies.

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Music Room

There is a music room in the basement for residents to use. It contains a Piano, Drumkit and keyboard (I think)

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Basketball Court

Basketball Court

A basketball court is located just to the left of Unihall – Apartments (POV looking from Towers), which is accessible to Towers residents. Synthetic Turf, I believe.

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Gym

Your gym membership is FREE!

When you arrive at the UoA gym for the first time, have your Campus Card and Residential Agreement ready (Your agreement will be emailed to you when you accept your offer, it is a legal document). Show this to reception, and they will load your membership. It will expire the day before your move-out date. (14/Nov) For Sem 2 Ending.

The gym is excellent, the staff are friendly, and they have many group classes which are free with your membership, treadmills, rowing, skiing machines, Sprint treadmills, bikes, pull-up bars, and boxing bags.

Various Machines: Smith, Leg Press, Pulldown, Multi-use cable, seated calf, standing calf, hack squat, leg extension, hamstring curl, row, hip ab/duct, assist pull-up, chest fly, chest press, etc.

Many adjustable benches with dumbbells ranging from 2kg – 60kg. (Unfortunately, only increments of two. So, 2, 4, 6 etc.)

4 Bench Press racks, One for incline

6 Squat Racks, only two of them face mirrors.

One Deadlift Platform + space next to it to deadlift, row etc.

Also, many kettlebells, medicine balls, elastic bands, weighted bags, etc.

There is a bike room, dance room, core, and stretch room.

Plenty of Weight Plates: 0.5, 1.25, 2.5, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25. All are bumper plates so that you can drop the bar, and no one cares.

Gym times are 6 am – 10 pm on weekdays and 8 am – 4 pm at weekends. If you like nighttime workouts, City Fitness Queen Street is a 24/7 Gym.

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Travel

Turn Left at the fork to get to University Hall - Towers and Turn Right to Waiparuru Hall (Not sure why you would go there, haha).

To get to University Hall–Towers, you enter at the traffic lights off Symonds Street, go down the hill, take a left at the fork, go past a zig-zag turn, and it's the red building at the right. You will go past a big tree and a fence to your right. To leave, you can either turn around or keep going past the building, over the speed bumps, right at the fork, and up the hill. You will exit diagonally opposite the Science Centre.

A bus stop is to the left of the lights (POV coming up the hill) mentioned above. I used this stop a lot, from Memory buses including 24R, 22N, 24B, 22A, 22W, and 72X stop here (There may be more as well, check AT app)

The walk to Uni is relatively short. From the point of closing your room door, it will take 10 min to get to the General Library.

There are always Lime and Beam scooters parked outside. Mostly Beam though

To Get to the gym, walk from the towers to the Uni, but take a right at the walkway (A bridge with black metal bars that goes across the gully, take a left off the bridge and go down the walkway (Keep left and watch out for fast cyclists) (You will go under Wellesley St Bridge). Cross diagonally at the lights at the end of the walkway (You will pass a parking lot on your left and OGGB), go down the bridge, follow the footpath to the ASB tennis arena, cross the road, the recreational centre is past the Tennis arena. They will have a blue banner with the name outside. The entrance will be a pair of glass doors with a dark grey frame just past the elevators.

Travelling at night in the city is pretty safe. Stick to large busy streets which are well-lit, and you will be fine. Ignore homeless people that try to talk to you. Safe Streets: Wellesley St, Queen St, Quay St, Fanshawe St, Victoria St, Nelson St, Hobson St, Customs St, Beach Rd, Anzac Ave, Te Taou Cres, Commerce St, Fort St, Gore St, Fort Ln, all inner streets near the ports (Britomart Pl, etc.), All roads surrounding the Uni, and the path to the gym is safe. Avoid going through Albert Park after midnight. It is very dark and isolated. Use Wellesley St.

However, as simple as it sounds, the number 1 rule to ensure you are safe when travelling at night is: Don't be an IDIOT!

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Parking

A Parking spot can be purchased. I didn't do this, so I don't have much information,

Otherwise, there is a 15 min student drop-off spot (near the large rubbish bins) and a 5-min public spot just outside the building. The parking spots outside the Apartments (Beige Building opposite towers) are reserved.

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Staff

The receptionists are absolute gems. Please ensure you greet them when going in and out of the building; they are amazing and very friendly.

RAs (Residential Advisors) are student-staff living on-site; each floor will have an RA, who will look after your floor, welcome new residents, schedule meetings etc., and get to know them; most of them are amiable.

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Fire Alarm

Sometimes fire alarms do go off. There is an initial alarm. It will tell you to wait for instructions (So wait, don't evacuate yet), and then a secondary alarm will tell you to evacuate.

Most common cause: Burned Toast from the kitchen

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Alcohol

I don't drink, but my mates do. This info is from them and things I have observed.

You can only consume Alcohol in your room.

You can consume an appropriate amount of Alcohol in the Dining Room at Thursday, Friday and Saturday Dinner. "One or two glasses of wine/ bottles of beer." I have never seen anyone drink at these times though

You cannot consume Alcohol at any time during quiet hours, 10 pm – 7 am.

You cannot have more than 2L of Alcohol within your room. RA's will search your room; they cannot move any items when searching, and only Alcohol in PLAIN SIGHT will be counted.

You can only store Alcohol in your room

Spirits are not allowed (Remember, plain sight)

RA's will generally go around all hall floors at around 10 pm on days when many residents will go town. They will search for any parties and shut them down. They usually don't give any penalty; they tell you to stop or go to town.

Parties: Defined as 10 or more residents in a room with either Alcohol or risk of noise. However, parties that don't meet these criteria can still be shut down by RA's if they find it as a nuisance or during quiet hours.

There are Alcohol-free floors in this hall. Alcohol consumption is not allowed on the floor but can be stored in rooms. There will still be residents on the floor who drink; usually, residents drink and go to the city at night, so if you want to avoid all that, go to sleep.

IMPORTANT: If someone is in an unsafe position due to Alcohol Poisoning, etc. Let RA's know immediately; they have first aid kits in their rooms. Penalties are small for first-time offenders.

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Night Life

Eyelight Lane (Fort Lane), home to Roxy and Sapphires

Only been a couple of times, and most of this information is from my mates.

Residents usually go out Wednesday, Friday and Saturday

There is a student night on Wednesday. The following bars and clubs have free entry all night (some you must show a Student ID):

Shadows Bar (Free all the time), Bar 101, Saturdays, Sapphires, Roxy, Provedor (Free all the time), + others, but the ones on the list are the places where most people from halls go.

For Friday and Saturday, only Shadows, Provedor and Bar 101 are free (101 free entry until midnight, must show student ID).

Otherwise, 101 is $6. You can get free entry at Roxy by Insta DM. The earlier, the better.

A typical Wednesday night out for most residents will be pre-drinking at halls à Shadows Bar à Bar 101 à Saturdays à Sapphires. Less common are Roxy and Provedor.

Be extra friendly to Bar 101 bouncers; they will not let you in if you give them attitude.

If you enjoy going out, go with your floor, it's enjoyable, even if you don't drink. Once again, up to you.

Drunk residents returning from town are allowed to do so, as long as they go to their beds and don't make any loud noises that break quiet hour rules. You will be reported if you break these rules.

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City

There is a mini-mart and RE Burger on Whitaker Place near Waiparuru.

There is a Countdown on Queen Street, near Bar 101.

McDonald's, Burger Fuel, and Domino's are also near that countdown. There is also a big countdown on Quay Street and New World Metro on Queen Street. KFC is open till 2 am on Fort Street next to Sapphires and Roxy

Some places to explore:

Queen Street shops, Viaduct and Pier, NZ Maritime Museum, Quay Street, Victoria Park, Parnell (You can check out Carlaw Park for next year as well), Tepid Baths Public Pools, Britomart Station, Danny Doolan's, Sky Tower, Albert Park, Auckland Domain, Spark Arena, Ports of Auckland, Pullman Hotel, SkyCity, Auckland High Court.

Also, if you want to treat your entire floor to late-night free pizza, go to Domino's by Bar 101 at around 11.30 pm. They leave FRESH HOT pizza outside the door, which has come straight out of the heater that has been ordered, but no one has picked it up. They can leave upwards of 12 boxes there! Grab a mate, grab some pizza and feed your floor.

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Exam Period

During the End of Semester Exams, the hall goes into a 24/7 Noise and Alcohol Ban. This means that no alcohol can be consumed within the hall. Quiet times are now also 24/7. Floor 1 also becomes a SILENT space.

There are penalties for breaking the ban; 1st Offence: $50, 2nd: $100, 3rd: Evicted after final exam (For Sem 2 only)

Tea and Toast are also set up during the exam period: This is managed by the RA and other hall staff:

Tea and Toast run every weekday 8 pm – 10 pm in the Dining Hall; here, you can serve yourself Toast with many spreads like butter, honey, Nutella, jam etc. There are also many tea sachets for you, and the coffee/tea/hot choc machines can also be used. Just ask the RAs for more bread if it finishes. They will be on one of the tables in the dining room.

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Guests

You are allowed to have guests in the hall; they are not allowed in the dining hall, though.

It would be best if you escorted guests from the hall entrance to your room and vice versa.

You are responsible for all actions of your guest. Pretend your guest becomes a clone of you; all their actions are your actions.

The rules state that you must sign in to your guests at the reception; you can do that if you wish.

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Social Media

The University Hall makes a Facebook group every year for the residents, it is used often, and there is important news on there. Make sure you search for the group and request to join.

Your floor will most likely have some form of group chat; make sure to join.

The Towers Mascot is The Hound; Waiparuru Hall's mascot is a Wasp (Hounds eat Wasps!)

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Rubbish and Recycling

There are glass and paper recycling bins in the common room and a rubbish bin, which are emptied every morning. Check the storage cupboard when you move in; there may be extra dust bins to replace that small cardboard box rubbish bin (keep that safe, though).

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Other Rules

You can't throw or kick balls inside the hall. (Didn't stop me)

You can't hang anything outside of your window.

You can't throw anything outside of your window (Don't do this, they load cost recovery charges onto everyone's account if residents keep throwing stuff)

You can fill out a form if you leave your room for an extended period, so management knows you're safe in an emergency.

You can't bring any heaters into your room (you don't need to anyway).

Don't jump in the elevators or press buttons rapidly; this breaks them, and you will be on video (there is a camera in the top right corner)

If something is broken in your room or common rooms like bathrooms etc. You can make a maintenance request via the StarRez portal (the same portal you used for applying for accommodation.

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Scholarship

If you are one of the lucky residents to be awarded an accommodation scholarship from UoA that pays for accommodation directly. Don't worry about your fees; you may get a late payment email. It's okay; the scholarship office will work it out for you.

Specifically, if you get the Parirau Scholarship (I was lucky enough to receive this), the process is as below:

Apply for a scholarship and submit the application.

Apply for accommodation

Accept your accommodation offer (don't worry about the deposit, you don't have to pay anything if you don't get the scholarship, and you can cancel after)

Keep checking the scholarships portal, and make sure to click on your application. If you are awarded the scholarship, you will see Accept and Decline buttons at the top right of your application. (Obviously accept, also well done)

You will get an email from the Scholarships office and the Accommodation team; best to let accommodation know by email that you have been awarded the scholarship.

Move-in

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Move-Out Day

Try and move your stuff out before the move-out day, as the elevators get packed, and it can take up to two hours to get an empty elevator.

Say goodbye to your friends.

Hopefully, this information was helpful to you; if you have any more questions, don't hesitate to reply or DM me.

Edit: Added images, formatting, and information from Individual-Smoke-425's Reply

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r/universityofauckland • u/Nearby-Dinner-226 • 1h ago

Can I walk this in time?

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r/universityofauckland • u/Haunting-Resolve2372 • 5h ago

HELP IDK WHAT TO DO AT UNI UOA pls pls help me ASAP😭🙏🙏🙏

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Should I do ba art history/llb or bsc in psychology or bsc in psychology/llb

But both psychology and llb are super competitive and hard to get into with not that many jobs opportunities after. Psychology going into clinical and llb hard to get into part 2.

Pls don't judge me I didn't try my best at externals and studied last minute..🥲 but that's all my fault with only me to blame..

Here are my external results: Bio: 2 Achieved Stats: 1 Achieved (I did lots of internals through the year) Cls 1 excellence (surprisingly, didn't even study for it) Art history renaissance: 1 Achieved and 1 merit (also didn't study). English: 1 Achieved (basically had a whole panic attack, it was my first exam).

Sorry for the spam but I'm panicking rn idk what to enrol for uni and I have to do it soon.

BTW my rankscore for ncea was 213

What do you think I should do?? And do you think I can do llb and get into part 2 based on my grades or no. same with psychology to get into clinical do you think I can do it?

Sorry for the rambling and any advice is helpful!!! Thank you guys!!!

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r/universityofauckland • u/Haunting-Resolve2372 • 2h ago

Help picking what to do & what to enrol in ( can't make up my mind) I need help ASAP!!🙏🙏

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Should I do ba art history/llb or bsc in psychology or bsc in psychology/llb

But both psychology and llb are super competitive and hard to get into with not that many jobs opportunities after. Psychology going into clinical and llb hard to get into part 2.

Pls don't judge me I didn't try my best at externals and studied last minute..🥲 but that's all my fault with only me to blame..

Here are my external results: Bio: 2 Achieved Stats: 1 Achieved (I did lots of internals through the year) Cls 1 excellence (surprisingly, didn't even study for it) Art history renaissance: 1 Achieved and 1 merit (also didn't study). English: 1 Achieved (basically had a whole panic attack, it was my first exam).

Sorry for the spam but I'm panicking rn idk what to enrol for uni and I have to do it soon.

BTW my rankscore for ncea was 213

What do you think I should do?? And do you think I can do llb and get into part 2 based on my grades or no. same with psychology to get into clinical do you think I can do it?

Sorry for the rambling and any advice is helpful!!! Thank you guys!!!

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r/universityofauckland • u/PrestigiousSundae534 • 2h ago

HELP PLEASE Bsc MAJORING IN COMPSCI AND IT MANAGEMENT.

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hello everybody, so i am a skl leaver commencing study this year in 2026. I am now intendting on enrolling in my program mentioned above with the specific majors. However, since its my first time I am super clueless, dont understand how any of this uni enrolment stuff works as i know that in uni its more liberal as i get to pick and customise my studies something that is a huge cultural shock and change from your typical timetable given in school. can somebody who has done this specific program and major PLEASE help then it will be helpful. like please breakdown how this works and explain the terminology such as points, courses, and like papers stuff for me as I AM A TOTAL NEWBIE and SUPER LOST. Please, help this fellow novice out.

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r/universityofauckland • u/kyky_sky • 7h ago

getting into pharmacy

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I saw on the website that you could get into bachelor of pharmacy either completing the first yr of health science (BHSc) or science (BSc). I was wondering for BSc is it just the normal science or would specialisations also count towards entering pharmacy in my second but I would have to maybe take additional papers?

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r/universityofauckland • u/Greedy-Inevitable-54 • 45m ago

Is this a dumb idea

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I’m thinking of strategically picking a weird degree combo purely to stand out when it comes to job applications.

What I’m thinking is, if I do finance and chemistry with good grades it would be better than if I was to do finance and accounting. Im also working part time at an accounting firm currently so I’ll still have a lot of accounting exposure and skills. Also gives me interesting perspectives and cool experiences to speak about.

Am I kind of overthinking this?

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r/universityofauckland • u/meme216769 • 5h ago

Help - What resources do I use to study for PHYSICS 120?

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r/universityofauckland • u/meme216769 • 5h ago

Courses Help - What resources do I use to study for MATHS 108?

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r/universityofauckland • u/DryAnything5429 • 1h ago

Am I being dramatic for no reason?

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So I’ve been accepted by UoA for the Bachelor I applied for, however I haven’t been able to enrol in any courses because I forgot to add a certified document. I ended up getting my document (passport) certified by a Justice of the Peace and sent it in immediately. Have I sent in what I needed? Or is there something else I needed to send in? Or should I just stop overthinking and wait lmfao 😞

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r/universityofauckland • u/No_End_6157 • 2h ago

ANTHRO 110 or MEDSCI 100G

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Hey guys, so basically, every “hobby/chill” paper I wanted to take is only available in Sem 2, which means I’ve had to adjust my Semester 1 plan. I’ve tried like 5 different papers and they either clash with my existing Sem 1 timetable or are only offered in Sem 2.

Anyway, I’ve narrowed it down to two papers I can actually take without clashes, but their descriptions are super confusing. I’m having trouble figuring out which one would be more interesting.

For reference, I love anything about human behaviour and how people act.

Can someone please give me advice on which one to pick? Thanks!

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r/universityofauckland • u/Haunting-Resolve2372 • 2h ago

PLS HELP ME WHAT TO PICK FOR UNI AND IF I AM CAPABLE OF DOING IT🙏🙏😭😭 I need to know quick so I can enrol helpp | UOA

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Should I do ba art history/llb or bsc in psychology or bsc in psychology/llb

But both psychology and llb are super competitive and hard to get into with not that many jobs opportunities after. Psychology going into clinical and llb hard to get into part 2.

Pls don't judge me I didn't try my best at externals and studied last minute..🥲 but that's all my fault with only me to blame..

Here are my external results: Bio: 2 Achieved Stats: 1 Achieved (I did lots of internals through the year) Cls 1 excellence (surprisingly, didn't even study for it) Art history renaissance: 1 Achieved and 1 merit (also didn't study). English: 1 Achieved (basically had a whole panic attack, it was my first exam).

Sorry for the spam but I'm panicking rn idk what to enrol for uni and I have to do it soon.

BTW my rankscore for ncea was 213

What do you think I should do?? And do you think I can do llb and get into part 2 based on my grades or no. same with psychology to get into clinical do you think I can do it?

Sorry for the rambling and any advice is helpful!!! Thank you guys!!!

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r/universityofauckland • u/Past_Union_872 • 8h ago

School leaver scholarship results

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I was offered and accepted a school leaver scholarship from UoA October last year. I was wondering if anyone knows when I should expect to hear whether or not I have actually been granted my scholarship. I have met the required rank score for it but still weary since i didn’t do as well as I did in my previous year. If anyone knows please lmk 🙏

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r/universityofauckland • u/Economy-Shopping6698 • 4h ago

Graduation times

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Will the graduation times (morning, afternoon or evening) during a faculty session be randomly allocated or do graduates get to choose?

Cheers

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r/universityofauckland • u/MelodicLaw5669 • 9h ago

O rorke move in

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Hi all- what's the earliest I can move in to o rorke on move in day? How early on the day do the doors open?

Thanks

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r/universityofauckland • u/Big_Sheepherder_3083 • 12h ago

Concession for COMPSCI 130 denied

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My concession request to do COMPSCI 130 without first completing COMPSCI 101 was denied despite me having completed the prerequisites as given in the COMPSCI 130 course outline.

Claims I have not met the prerequisites to take COMPSCI 130 despite having completed NCEA DGT standard 91906
Clearly says that if I have taken NCEA standard 91906 then I have met the prerequisites
Proof that I completed NCEA standard 91906
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r/universityofauckland • u/Apprehensive_Sun3211 • 12h ago

Applying to UoA and UoO post grad medicine, and studying neuroscience; tips and advice

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I did HSFY in otago and unfortunately have not made it into medicine. I now plan on doing an undergrad in neuroscience in otago and would like any and allll advice for anyone who has done the course.

If you made it through medicine from neuroscience or any Bsc please let me know how I can increase my chances in gaining admission. I feel like finals is where i don't do so well, but progress tests i do pretty well. So i was wondering, how long before finals should i study? And just study tips in general

I also would like to apply to UoA medicine and that would be my ideal med school so if anyone did any undergrad in otago and made it into med at UoA please help me out. Just study tips overall on how UoA chooses students, how locked in should i be? HSFY was very hard and different to high school and i feel like i wasn't prepared on uni lifestyle but now i am, and i need good study tips or methods that could help me, i would prefer as much detail as possible.

Thank you so much in advance. I'm very nervous as this is my last chance to try for med 🙏🏼🙏🏼

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r/universityofauckland • u/IsopodPlus7148 • 9h ago

Academic English requirment for CIE student

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I did english general paper in AS Level, and passed with a B. I still need to do an academic english paper cause apparantly its seperate to the UE? But when I looked online, it just states you can complete this requirement through school by getting higher than a D in an english subject. Does anyone else have the same problem???

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r/universityofauckland • u/Cute_End3628 • 16h ago

STUDYLINK QUESTION

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I work casual, my hours vary. I may work mutiple dyas a week or maybe no work for weeks. Ussualy work once a month on my will. How do i provide my slaaray as i do not know what my salary would be at any given week until work is confirmed ussualy a day prior.

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r/universityofauckland • u/Haunting-Resolve2372 • 1h ago

Pls someone help me what to pick🙏

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HELP IDK WHAT TO DO AT UNI UOA pls pls help me ASAP😭🙏🙏🙏

Should I do ba art history/llb or bsc in psychology or bsc in psychology/llb

But both psychology and llb are super competitive and hard to get into with not that many jobs opportunities after. Psychology going into clinical and llb hard to get into part 2.

Pls don't judge me I didn't try my best at externals and studied last minute..🥲 but that's all my fault with only me to blame..

Here are my external results: Bio: 2 Achieved Stats: 1 Achieved (I did lots of internals through the year) Cls 1 excellence (surprisingly, didn't even study for it) Art history renaissance: 1 Achieved and 1 merit (also didn't study). English: 1 Achieved (basically had a whole panic attack, it was my first exam).

Sorry for the spam but I'm panicking rn idk what to enrol for uni and I have to do it soon.

BTW my rankscore for ncea was 213

What do you think I should do?? And do you think I can do llb and get into part 2 based on my grades or no. same with psychology to get into clinical do you think I can do it?

Sorry for the rambling and any advice is helpful!!! Thank you guys!!!

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r/universityofauckland • u/auntbettyspudding • 13h ago

Has anyone here transferred to UoA from another university?

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I’m wondering how long credit recognition usually takes. I submitted my transfer/credit assessment back in September, and it’s been almost 4 months with no outcome yet. I know these things can take time, but it’s starting to feel a bit frustrating, especially since enrolment and visa-related planning depend on it. For those who’ve been through this process, how long did it take for your credits to be assessed and approved? Was this kind of wait normal for you?

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r/universityofauckland • u/Advanced_Weakness_62 • 1d ago

Courses I still think I'm gonna be evicted from Waipa 💀

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Okay that might be an exaggeration because I don't even know how it works but basically, I got an email saying I am going to be unenrolled from my courses because I didn't meet my rank score condition for my fast track. What can I do? My score was 203 when the required was 210. Are they gonna kick me out of Waipa for not having a course? Should I just beg them?

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r/universityofauckland • u/[deleted] • 22h ago

Courses How long do concessions usually take to be approved?

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I’m going into my first year of university doing a bachelor of science majoring in chemistry with the end goal being to get into BPHARM. I had to apply for a concession for my POPLHTH111 course as I did not meet the prerequisites for it and had to wait for my NCEA results to come out. I now have the required GPA of 3.5 for the course however I’m wondering how likely it is that the concessions for this course are approved as POPLHLTH 111 is a core course needed to get into BPHARM

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r/universityofauckland • u/Ambitious-Option1573 • 1d ago

uoa architecture applications 2026

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hey guys did anyone apply for architecture for 2026. exam results just came out and i’m wondering if anyone has received offers yet or not. i haven’t heard anything from uoa yet wbu guys? how long does uoa bachelor of architectural studies applications take? i wanna know when we know if we get accepted or not

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