Tauranga is the smallest and most affordable of New Zealand's three main cities, and has been the country's fastest growing for years. It runs on the port, kiwi exports and tourism along the sunny Bay of Plenty coast. Buses cover the city and the Mount, winters are mild, summers warm, and Tauranga gets more sunshine than anywhere else in the country.
Year-round temperature range
Weekly housing + food
WHERE TO LIVE
Tauranga has three broad zones for international students, split by the harbour bridge and the southward stretch of beach. Where you land depends on your budget and how close to the surf you want to wake up.
Tauranga CBD · Greerton · Bethlehem. From NZ$270/week. Walking distance to most language schools, the waterfront, and the bus hub for the port and the Mount.
Mount Maunganui · Bayfair · Pilot Bay. From NZ$320/week. Across the harbour bridge - beach community, surf at the door, the Mount climb on your morning run.
Papamoa · Pāpāmoa East. From NZ$240/week. Further south along the beach: newer neighborhoods, lower rents, 20 minutes by bus to the Mount, and 30 to the center.
Call us. 15 minutes is enough to know if this is right for you, and what it'd take to get you here.
WHAT THEY SAY
Sentí que no estaba comprando un trámite. Estaba armando una experiencia real para estudiar, trabajar y empezar una nueva etapa en Australia.
Martín Ruiz
Melbourne · Student + Work
Sentí que no estaba comprando un trámite. Estaba armando una experiencia real para estudiar, trabajar y empezar una nueva etapa en Australia.
Martín Ruiz
Melbourne · Student + Work
Work
Tauranga is the most affordable of New Zealand's three major cities: rent and food cost less than in Auckland or Queenstown. Cafés, shops, and the port hire year-round, and the kiwi harvest (March to May) is the peak season.
LIFESTYLE
Mount Maunganui is part of the daily routine: locals climb it in the morning and at sunset. The beach below is a year-round surf spot. Coromandel an hour to the north, Rotorua and its hot pools to the south. Over 2,400 hours of sunshine a year, more than anywhere else in the country.
Community
The international student community is smaller than Auckland's but growing fast: Tauranga has been New Zealand's fastest growing city for years. The Latin community is young, but plans come together quickly: within a week you'll be surfing with your crew.
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Now what?
On the call we'll work through the visa, the school, the city, the costs, and a timeline. By the time you hang up, you'll know what to do next.
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