Massey’s Wellington campus is small and close to the city centre. Wellington is compact and hilly, known for culture, history and nature.
Take the bus to the suburb of Mount Cook, then walk around campus. Walking, cycling and bus are the easiest ways to travel round town.
Maps of Wellington campus
Use our handy maps to find your way around the Massey campus in the city centre.
Wallace Street, Mount Cook, Wellington 6021, New Zealand
Campus map
Get an overview with the Wellington campus map. See details of buildings, parking and bus stops, roads, entrances, accessible facilities and more.
Building map
This map of building locations helps you find your way around the Wellington campus. You can also see campus entrances, parking, bus stops and accessibility information. Look at the numbers and letters in the map legend to identify the building.
Download printable maps
Download a brochure of the Wellington campus maps.
Buses and trains
Stroll to one of the bus stops right across the road from our Wellington campus. Hop on one of the many buses that run across the city and connect the suburbs. You can also take the ferry across the harbour or the cable car up to the Botanic Garden.
If you’re travelling to Wellington, use the network of commuter trains in the Wellington region. The bus station is next to Wellington train station.
Check timetables and fares on Metlink.
Call Metlink on 0800 801 700
Use the Metrolink Commuter app for easy travel by bus and train in the Wellington region. With the app, you can check real-time information and get notifications for your favourite stops and transport services on your smartphone. Visit your app store to download the Metrolink Commuter app.
Student travel concessions
Buy a Snapper to get cheaper bus and cable car fares. And if you’re a full-time student, you can get discounted peak-time travel with your Snapper. Get money off Metlink bus fares and cable car travel by:
- registering your Snapper on the Snapper portal
- downloading the tertiary concession on to your Snapper
- showing your student ID if the bus driver asks you when you tag on.
You can get cheaper train fares and ferry tickets if you’re a full-time student. Get a tertiary concession on train and ferry travel by:
- getting a Tertiary Concession sticker for your student ID from the Campus Information team in Student Central
- buying a tertiary 10-trip ticket at the ticket office
- showing your student ID when you buy your ticket.
Top up your Snapper on campus. Make sure you always have enough credit by using the Snapper top-up machine in Pyramid Block 5.
Bicycles, scooters and motorcycles
Lock your bike, scooter and motorbike in dedicated parking spaces across the Wellington campus. Use showers and changing rooms after your ride.
Bicycles
Find bike racks on campus at the:
- south side of Block 10, Museum Building, Tokomaru
- south side of Block 1, College of Creative Arts
- north side of Block 5, Massey Business School
- Block 4, Entrance B (swipe card access required)
- Entrance A – covered cycle storage
- Building 2 – covered cycle storage
- Building 6 – covered cycle storage
- Building 11 – covered cycle storage.
Showers and changing rooms are usually near toilets. They have the same opening hours as the buildings they're in.
Check the table for details of showers and changing rooms on the Wellington campus.
Entrance | Building | Level and room |
---|---|---|
B | Block 4 | Level B (swipe card access required) |
C | Recreation Centre | Ground |
C | Block 3, Offenberger | Level 3, room 25, Exercise Science |
D | Block 10, Museum Building | Level A, room 97 |
A, E and F | Block 5 | Level D, room 5. Apply to access this area with your swipe card. |
A, E and F | Block 5 | Level F, room 3 – in men’s bathroom |
F | Block 7 | Level C, room 55 – staff office area |
F | Block 7 | Level D, room 24 |
F | Block 7 | Level D, room 29 – staff office area |
F | Block 7 | Level E, room 22 |
E | Building T21H | King Street K4, room 6 |
Find bike storage areas and showers on this map.
If you leave your bike anywhere else, campus security will remove it. You must not cycle on footpaths or other pedestrian areas.
Motorcycles and scooters
Find campus motorbike parking on the:
- west side of block 3, opposite the gym (Entrance C)
- west side of block 4 (between Entrances A and B)
- east side of the library, Hayward Terrace (Entrance E)
- south-eastern side of Block 10, Museum Building, Tokomaru (Entrance D).
Parking
Care Park New Zealand Limited, an External contractor, monitors our Wellington City Campuses daily. Failure to pay for parking and/or display a valid dash pass can result in an infringement notice being issued to the vehicle, clamping or towing.
Call Care Park on 0800 2273 7275 or email reception@carepark.co.nz.
If you have a valid mobility card, you can park in any disability parking space. Payment is still required.
Student parking
To pay for parking, either:
- use the machines on site at Massey Entrance D and King Street
- download the PARKi app to pay for parking.
Ensure you have displayed your Massey Student Dash Pass.
Students may use the staff car parks after 6pm Monday to Friday and anytime on weekends. Payment is required unless you have a permit.
Student semester permits
You can apply for a permit which costs $120.00 per semester:
- January to June
- July to December.
With a permit you can park in:
- the Massey Entrance D car park
- the Massey King Street car parks
- any of the Massey carparks after 6pm and anytime on weekends.
If you have an active permit you do not need to pay for parking. You will need to display a Massey Student Dash Pass.
For a permit application please email estatesservicedeskwellington@massey.ac.nz or reception@carepark.co.nz.
Care Park will review your application and your vehicle will be registered to park once payment is confirmed.
Massey Student Dash Pass
A Massey Dash Pass is required when parking in the Massey campus car parks and must be displayed Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm.
If the Dash Pass is not clearly displayed in the vehicle you may be issued with a payment notice.
You can collect your Dash Pass from the Estates Services Desk located in Block 5 – Level C (5C10).
Paying for your parking
Each time you park, you need to pay by either:
- Downloading and using the Parki App (available in the App Store and Google Play)
- Using the parking machines in the casual/student parking areas (parking machines will print a receipt for each transaction, but these do not need to be displayed in your vehicle)
Student/Casual car parking is available at:
- King Street car park (lower level)
- Buckle Street, next to the Museum Building (Entrance D)
Care Park will check payments against your license plate. You will need to enter your vehicle's license plate number when you pay. You do not need to display the parking receipt on your dashboard.
Student parking after hours
If you have paid for semester parking, you will not be charged extra to park out of hours.
Public parking is not allowed
Public parking is not allowed on any Massey car park Monday to Friday – 8.00am to 6.00pm. Enforcement applies if you don’t have a staff or student dash pass displayed. Dash passes are issued from the Massey Estates Service Desk located Block 5, Level E (5E16).
After Hours Parking
Monday to Friday:
- $5 per hour – 6.00pm to 8.00pm
- $8 overnight – 8.00pm to 8.00am
Saturday to Sunday:
- $5 per hour – 8.00am to 8.00pm
- $8 overnight – 8.00pm to 8.00am
Visitor parking
If you drive to the Wellington campus, you need to use the pay-and-display parking. A reserved car park or temporary visitor parking permit is available too. Your Massey contact can arrange this for you through Care Park.
Pay-and-display or pay-by-app parking
Visitors to the Wellington campus can use the pay-and-display, pay-by-plate or pay-by-app parking located at:
- Massey A visitor bays
- King Street
- Buckle Street, next to the Museum Building (Entrance D)
The ticket from pay-and-display machine does need to be displayed on the dashboard.
Parking permits and reserved parking
Get a temporary parking permit in advance from the Operations Service Desk. Contact the Operations Service Desk by:
- going to Block 5, Level A (Entrance A)
- phone on +64 4 801 5799 extension 63333
- email on estatesservicedesk-wellington@massey.ac.nz.
With a valid visitor parking permit, you can park in empty staff car parking spaces in:
- Wallace Street (Entrances A, B and C)
- Buckle Street (Entrance D)
There are a few parking spaces reserved for day visitors at Entrance E in Tasman Street. Book a space in advance through the Operations Service Desk.
Parking penalties
You may get a payment notice if you:
- Fail to make a Valid Payment
- The payment you made expires.
- Fail to display a Valid Massey Dash Pass
- Park in a permit area without a Valid permit
- Are not parked in a marked bay.
A payment notice cost:
- $50.00 if paid within 21 days
- $66.00 if the notice is not paid by the due date.
If you are issued multiple notices for breaching the terms and conditions of the car park, your car may be clamped or towed. You may have to pay any outstanding payment notices and any fees for clamping or towage before you get your car back.
If your car's been clamped or you think it’s been towed, phone Care Park on 0800 2273 7275.
Campus Operations Service Desk, Wellington campus
- Hours
Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm (during semester)
- Phone
- Location
Level A of Block 5 (Entrance A)
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