Te ora ki ngā wharenoho

Life in the Halls

Nestled within the heart of our beloved halls and residences, our dedicated team passionately endeavours to create enduring and enriching moments for our cherished kainoho | residents.

In addition to our grand-scale hall and residence-wide gatherings, such as the Day at the Domain, Toga Party, Ball, and Inter-Residential tournament, we also wish to shine a light on the events specific to each hall, residence or floor. Be they grand or intimate, these events are vital to the essence of our Accommodation.

While you may occasionally come across these events on our Instagram page, we’d like to compile some images of them here to showcase the unwavering dedication of our staff in orchestrating these events throughout the year.

Carlaw Park Student Village

Large group of residents huddle together in front of blow up balloons that read “Ho Ho Ho”.
Group of five residents work together to decorate cakes with mini marshmallows, chocolate straws, sprinkles and coloured icing.
Group of eight residents pose for the camera. They are dressed up and most of them are wearing red sashes.
Two residents preparing to plant flowers and vegretables in the communal garden.
Two residents pose in front of gold coloured balloons.
One resident pets a visiting golden retriever visiting from St. John’s Therapy pets programme.
Two parents smile at the camera while their infant paints at a table.
A toddler holds an ice cream cup with sprinkles on top. A crowd of parents is behind them waiting to get their ice cream.
A Resident Adviser holds a toddler in front of the ice cream truck. The toddler is eating an ice cream cone.
A young child holds pink candy floss in the Stuart McCutcheon House courtyard.

University Hall – Towers

Group of residents who participated in STEPtember huddle for a photo. The back row holds signs detailing that as a group they took 6,569,367 steps.
A long table is filled with food while residents stand around to pose for a photograph.
Residents sit painting together at several long tables covered in black cloths.
Three residents performing on guitars and drums and singing.
Three residents stand in a crouched line smiling and posing for the camera. The table next to them show ingredients to make mocktails including fruit pulp, cans of kombucha, lemon concentrate and others.
Three drag queens pose with UHT residents.
Residents around a table concentrating on decorating cupcakes with icing, mini marshmallows, candy and chocolate straws.
Residents crowd around a chef teaching them how to make sushi. There are multiple trays of sushi ingredients including capsicum, cucumber, carrot and more.
Residents dressed in “Taylor Swift” outfits made from found objects (mostly bags) pose for a photo.
Two residents hold up their newly decorated tote bags. One has black line face drawing and the other pink and yellow flowers.

Waipārūrū Hall 

Three staff stand around and point to Easter chocolate on a table in front of them.
Two residents mix salads in large bowls.
One resident gives the camera a thumbs up while holding a plate of food.
One resident holds a small landscape painting featuring a mountain, river and trees.
View of the dining area during Pink Shirt Day. There are pink and silver streamers, pink tablecloths and pink and rainbow cookies.
Two residents in front of newly decorated plant pots.
One resident excitedly wearing their newly decorated University tote bag with painted red hearts on it.

Te Tirohanga o te Tōangaroa 

A collection of flowers and terracotta pots ready for pot painting.
Resident wearing a cap holding a paint brush and painting on a small canvas.
Group of residents crowding around six stoves cooking a meal.
Five residents doing yoga on a rooftop.
Five residents dressed up as Alice in Wonderland characters holding aloft a giant heart.

O’Rorke Hall 

Two residents smiling and holding bowls of ice cream and forming a heart shape with their hands
A group of joyful residents, with one person proudly raising a trophy and another person taking a selfie of the group with the trophy.
Two residents making a poi. One is smiling towards the camera.
Aerial shot of large group of residents crowding around two long tables painting on small, square canvases.
Open boxes filled with marshmallow eggs, mini chocolate eggs, chocolate rabbits and ducks and other easter confectionery.
Two individuals standing in front of a wall adorned with Easter-themed decorations and posters, each holding packets of marshmallow Easter eggs.
A group of students seated at a table with blank tote bags, paint, brushes, pens and other DIY materials.
Two students practicing calligraphy using calligraphy brush pens.
Three residents sitting on a gray carpet, surrounding a long wooden coffee table while playing with building blocks.
Three residents proudly displaying their painted pots, with one featuring Squidward from SpongeBob SquarePants.
Group of Residents from Pasifika Floor 10 sitting together, one resident and Resident Manager Melissa Leaupepe is holding a Samoan flag in front of the group

Grafton Hall & Student Flats 

Two residents proudly show their chocolate Easter bunnies.
Grafton Hall & Student Flats residents posing at the fashion show.
A student posing for a photograph holding his newly planted flower pot.
Three residents proudly showing the poi they have made.
Group of residents inside a sensory room, all focused on a projector playing a video about Matariki. The room is dimly lit.

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