New accommodation for Tauranga university students The Selwyn Street accommodation for tertiary students who will be studying at the University of Waikato campus in Tauranga. Photo: Supplied. '); } else { // } A morning karakia held in Tauranga city earlier this week marks the beginning of safe and affordable accommodation for tertiary students in the Bay of Plenty. The new $20 million purpose-built facility on Selwyn Street, located across the road from the University of Waikato campus, will officially open in 2022. Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Alister Jones says having university-managed accommodation in the Tauranga CBD also brings Tauranga another step closer to being a “genuine university city”.