Homestay Accommodation

The dedicated homestay team can organise accommodation for all students attending AUT International House. Homestay accommodation provides students with the opportunity to live with a New Zealand family and to speak English everyday in a friendly supportive environment.
It select host families to make sure all accommodation is clean and comfortable and that the families will be welcoming to international students. It places the students in homes where they can become part of the family and enjoy the friendship and hospitality for which New Zealand people are known.

Homestay accommodation includes your own room, breakfast and evening meals on weekdays and all meals at weekends and Public Holidays.

Homestay Coordinator

Theresa Finlayson is the Homestay Coordinator. She is responsible for overseeing the selection of homestay families and student placements. Theresa, an experienced counsellor, joined AUT International House in 2001.


Airport Transfer

Students who request homestay accommodation will be met at Auckland International Airport by a representative from AUT International House and will be transferred to their homestay. There is no charge for this service. A free transfer from the homestay to the airport is also provided at the end of a student's course.