Population
210.8K
Wellington City territorial authority · 2025-06-30
Cities
Wellington
Wellington · Wellington urban study scope
Student decision snapshot
Study destination evidence for Wellington
Wellington uses the approved Stats NZ urban-area study-destination scope for campus membership. Population evidence keeps its own source geography label visible where the latest official summary uses a different statistical boundary.
3 verified institutions3 verified teaching locations5 verified city metrics
Student living
~$2,128
Indicative monthly NZD reference · source methodology varies by institution
Student transport
$1.59 / single trip
Source-native fare period · fare-card or eligibility conditions may apply
Student visa work
25 h / week
National student-visa rule for eligible students; the conditions on the individual eVisa control
New Zealand programme delivery verification pending
The canonical New Zealand programme catalogue is not yet mature enough for city-level delivery claims. Institution or campus presence is never used to infer programme delivery; a programme will appear only after explicit offering-to-campus evidence is verified.
The catalogue gap is shown as verification pending rather than “0 programmes”.
Verified institutions in Wellington urban study scope
3 institutions · 3 locationsThis is an initial verified teaching-campus set, not a claim of complete national campus coverage. Each row requires a canonical NZ provider identity and explicit official teaching-location evidence.
Massey University
NZ provider 7003 · 1 verified location
Wellington Pukeahu Campus
University of Otago
NZ provider 7007 · 1 verified location
University of Otago, Wellington · 6021
Victoria University of Wellington
NZ provider 7004 · 1 verified location
Kelburn Campus
Career environment
Wellington sectors of strength These are context signals, not shortage rankings or employment guarantees.
ScienceClimate action and environmentTechnologyScreen
Student visa work context
The stored national reference is up to 25 hours per week during term for eligible student visas. Full-time work can be permitted during eligible scheduled breaks when the visa conditions allow it.
Check the eVisa conditions. Some visas granted before 3 November 2025 may retain a 20-hour condition unless varied or replaced.