Palmerston North Campus

The ETC campus is in the centre of the city.  Shops, cafes and restaurants from different cultures, as well as the world's popular fast food outlets are nearby. Massey University is a five-minute bus ride away. Excellent student accommodation is available within 5 minutes walk of the campus.

The campus is in a spacious building, catering for 70 students.  There are 7 fully equipped classrooms, with tables, chairs, whiteboards, dictionaries and textbooks.  The student lounge has kitchen facilities so you can make hot drinks and prepare meals.  Drinks such as tea and coffee are also free. Students have access to computers and the Internet and self-study .

Within two blocks you can visit the Palmerston North library, art gallery and science museum.  The city council even provides free bicycles on loan if you want to go exploring.

View of the Square with our building on the other side (centre buidling)

Palmerston North City

Palmerston North, population 75,000, is 130 km from Wellington and is called the "Student City of New Zealand" because it has international quality educational, research and accommodation facilities for students. Massey University, UCOL, and IPC -International Pacific College are based in Palmerston North.  The city is home to 11,000 students from around New Zealand and around the world.

There are beaches, approximately a half-hour's drive from Palmerston North. Adventure trips involving a two hours' drive, can take you to ski fields and active volcanic parklands with geysers, boiling mud pools, and hot springs for spa swimming.  There is also go white water rafting, trout fishing and bungee jumping. Within three hours drive you can sample New Zealand wines on tours of the wine vineyards.

Palmerston North is within two hours drive to Wellington, our capital city, and the home to our other campus. Being in the lower central area of New Zealand, Palmerston North is within a days driving distance of all cities in the North Island, so the students can visit many places in the weekends and holiday breaks.timonials