Tupuānuku

As the largest new accommodation build at UC to date, Tupuānuku will offer 504 fully-furnished rooms for first year students in 2021.  Located amongst other halls of residence, the location on Homestead Lane (adjacent to the Ilam Homestead and gardens) is a short 5 minute walk to main campus facilities.  

Offering fully-catered and self-catered options, single rooms and single ensuite rooms, accessible rooms, and with multiple study and common spaces, Tupuānuku offers flexibility, diversity and a community environment inspired by Papatūānuku, one of nine stars in the constellation of Matariki associated with both cultivated and uncultivated food and resources harvested from the soil, which is reflected in the colours and the names of the kāhui or neighbourhoods on each floor.

The name Tupuānuku can be translated as tupu or tipu, meaning to grow, and nuku, a shortened version of Papatūānuku or mother earth. In addition to its association with harvested food and resources, Tupuānuku is also connected to the creatures found on the forest floor, and rongoā, traditional medicines.