u/Makai_6148

Aloha all, I'm starting a master's of marine conservation in 2027 and I'm wondering what sorts of places are the best/cheapest for your basic grocery or home items shopping. I'm talking like where you go to buy a laundry basket, clothes hangers, maybe a whiteboard to hang on the wall. When I look up shopping in Wellington all that comes up are all the fun artisan shops (which also sound fun) but I'm wondering where people do their day-to-day shopping. I have heard that there's farmers markets on Sundays, are they very expensive or worth going to regularly to get produce?

Edit: I should have mentioned I'm from Hawai'i and have never been to New Zealand

Aloha! I'm a U.S. citizen who will be attending Victoria University of Wellington starting in Jan 2027. Applications for housing don't open for another month, but I'm wondering where the best place among uni provided housing would be to live. Based on what I've read and been able to see on the website, I'm thinking that my current preference is in roughly this order:

• 222 Willis Apartments
• Kelburn Flats
• Waiteata Apartments
• Education House

Everything I've read has told me to apply for housing as early as possible. I'm wondering if anyone is living or has lived in any of those places can tell me what it's actually like living there, and how likely I am to get in. I am a 27 year old woman going for a master's degree, so I'd prefer to at least have my own room in a shared house if not a studio. However, I've also read that move-in day for these kinds of places would be Feb 14th, which a month after my first class starts. Not sure what to do about that.

Any advice would be amazing!