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Tupuārangi

31 July 2025

Planned for completion in 2026, Tupuārangi will offer catered ensuite rooms for first year students.  Facility provided by the University of Canterbury, and operated by UniLodge.

HOW TO APPLY

UC's brand-new purpose-built facility, Tupuārangi, will provide catered accommodation to 283 students, featuring single ensuite rooms, study spaces, and shared lounges, all designed to enable the transition to independence while promoting socialisation, friendship, safety and well-being. Students can request to be co-located with other Māori or Pacific students.

Tupuārangi has been gifted its name by the local iwi Ngāi Tūāhuriri.  The building will be located next to Tupuānuku on the border of the Ilam heritage garden. The design will bring the gardens into the building to provide a safe, peaceful retreat that supports the health and wellbeing of students. It will also have a cultural narrative embedded into the design features of the building, creating design that celebrates the weaving together of the Ngāi Tūāhuriri aesthetic and local stories.

Tupuārangi is one of the nine stars associated with Matariki. Tupuārangi (Atlas) has a connection to food and growth. ‘Tupu’ or ‘tipu’ means ‘to grow’ and rangi is taken from Rangi – the Sky, representing sustenance received from the upper canopies of Aotearoa New Zealand’s native forests providing both nourishment and resources for growth.

Further considerations of the design include optimising the structure with a highly efficient spatial configuration, minimising construction-related impacts on the operation of the student living precinct at Homestead Lane, and enabling a fast-track construction methodology, ensuring the project opens in time for Semester 1, 2026.

Types of rooms available (NZ$)

 

Ensuite room, catered

$25,085 (41 weeks) - 2026 Fees

 

Facilities
  • King single bed
  • Bookshelves
  • Wardrobe
  • Desk
  • Centrally heated
  • Dining hall
  • Shared kitchenettes
  • Shared common spaces
  • Individual and group study spaces
  • Shared bathrooms or ensuites (own bathroom)
  • Shared washing machines and dryers
  • Wifi throughout
  • Secure bike storage

 

Internet

Unlimited for UC students - an internet account is activated on acceptance of formal enrolment offer.

 

Contract dates

Saturday 7 February - Saturday 21 November 2026 (includes catering during term and semester breaks)

Your residential contract is directly between you and UniLodge.  UC is working in partnership with UniLodge on pastoral care services.

 

Costs (NZ$)

Residential fee
$23,985 - Ensuite room

Contingency fee (refundable)
$400

Administration fee (non-refundable)
$350

Residential life fee
$350

UC student car parking (optional)
No parking on site - on road parking

Laundry
Free

 

Payments and instalment dates (NZ$)

Payment 1 (on acceptance of place)
$1,100 ($400 contingency fee, $350 administration fee, $350 residential life fee)

Payment 2 (15 January)
$2,925 (5 weeks' rent) - Ensuite room

Fortnightly thereafter
$1,170 - Ensuite room

More information

Contact us

Tupuārangi
1 Homestead Lane Upper Riccarton
Christchurch 8041
T: +64 (03) 266 0400
E: tupuarangi@unilodge.co.nz

 
Statement of intent

"Live the UniLodge Life."

UniLodge has been providing pastoral care for students for over 20 years and our Residential Life Programme aims to foster inclusive communities through a diverse range of events and initiatives to support residents to achieve academic success.

We understand that university is a transformative time in a student’s life, and we build our program around this to inspire development, build lifelong friendships, and support students through any challenges they may encounter.

All of our staff receive training and resources to be able to assist students to access the right support for them, ranging from helping residents adapt to living away from home, accessing financial support, or helping them find a counsellor to talk things through.

UniLodge has strong industry partnerships with universities and other institutions to help students navigate their options, as well as inform them of community-based resources.

Each resident is a unique individual and can expect from UniLodge, an environment that has clear, reasonable and effective practices, and that aligns with the Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of Domestic Tertiary and International Learners.

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