where is backpackers place.its near to university??did we need to rent ar car there or we just use the public transport?

hey guys..i just found out about this forum and i;m heading to university of christchurch this coming feb...anyone going there also?

Was in U of Canty many years ago. what course are you taking?

This post has been edited by jphlau: Jan 14 2010, 10:49 AM

actually me and my fren are going together, i taking biochem and she is taking psycholgy....how bout u?

i know someone did chem, but graduated already

hey im going down there to sent my sis.
r u doing degree or foundation?
so u r staying in university accommodation right?

erm im doing degree transfer program...ur sis doing wat?..
yaya just choose my accommodation...i choose the ilam hall...how about ur sis?

There are alot Bpackers around uni..
if you want be convenience, rent a car. easier, but parking at uni gonna be nightmare.


Ilam is FFFing expensive..
plus the internet package bloody expensive too.

so. FFFing bloody expensive.
unless money is not your problem

bt shouldnt ilam be cheaper coz is not catered..??

if you just live near the uni, then walking is fine.

Ilam is more expensive than renting outside. But the good thing is that you will mix with people from different races compared if you are renting outside.

the internet is unlimited if i am mistaken.

I'm considering to study at NZ but I've not made my mind. I've a few questions:

1. Anyone from Uni of Auckland? I might do a degree with 2 majors or 1 major with 1 minor, so what would the tuition fees be? Will the fees be doubled? I just need a rough estimation.

2. How's the broadband there? Is it fast?

3. Can an undergraduate work part time?

4. How's the public transport there?

Thanks!

omaigod... 2 more weeks! omaigod omaigod omaigod! omaigod.

This post has been edited by sE_vIxEn: Feb 1 2010, 10:01 AM

1. Check the uni website - www.auckland.ac.nz

2. So-so, but better than Streamyx.

3. Yes - Up to 20 hours a week.

4. Lousy by the standards of a developed country. Expensive too. But better than Malaysia (with the exception of the LRT).

30++ thousand dollars? check website

fast in cbd with fibre optic connection. bloody expensive with data counting.
id still prefer streamyx any given day.

yeah... if you can cope

expensive. not a fan of public transport.

heading back welly for honours this 25th :/ i wanna stay in msia longer =(

anyone with a place to rent out at auckland cbd?

renting outside also can mix..
if you can afford, nothing wrong with ilam.


no unlimited.. internet rates went up last year compared to 2008, and i reckon it is going up again this year

reporting in from New Zealand! glad to be here. i feel healthier already.

spent 2 years in auckland studying and living the life.

studies there are in general A LOT more RELAXED than malaysia. heaps of breaks in between, small tutor to students ratio and of course, you dont have to go to lectures. i still remember going to Shadows for some piss with me mates before going to lecture, and turned up at lecture red-faced and smelling really bad!

outside of studies, it is advisable to try to continue your hobby, or pick a new one. join clubs or organizations at uni, or the community. i used to play snare for marching bands at school, and thus when i got there, i joined a pipe band. by 9 months, i was performing everywhere, wearing scottish kilt and having a lot of eyes gazing at me.

staying at a university residence also helps a lot. as all the residents are students, everybody parties, and socializes. and its a lot mroe easier to organize road trips too, since everybody will be keen!

niways, if any forumers here are keen to know more about studying in Auckland, do flick me a pm. we could chat over the MSN, and even over a cup of coffee if youre keen!

healthier? olol.
i feel sleepier and lazier everytime i land onto kiwi soil.