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The Gym is opposite E.I.T., and is open: Monday to Thursday - 6am to 8.30pm
Friday - 6am to 7.30pm
Saturday and Sunday - 8am to 1pm
There are many exercise programmes:
Health and Fitness Appraisals - this program includes a six week reassessment within your membership
Group exercises
Spin cycling
Health and Wellness programs
Yoga exercises
The Gym can give personal training, for extra money. They have netball, basketball, volleyball, and squash courts for hire. And there is a play area for you to leave your children while you are exercising. Take advantage of the suspension service that allows you to hold your membership time from two weeks up to three months.

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E.I.T. Information Centre

When you start study in EIT, you will find the Information Centre in EIT. It is positioned in front of the Hetley Building, by the EIT entrance. You can get relevant information about EIT from here. Their main work is reception & enrolments, payment of course fees, student loans & allowances, career & course advice, student job searching, the Massey regional advisor, chaplain services, etc.
Students mainly use the Information Centre to get advice about careers and all the courses that are available at E.I.T. If you want more information about EIT programmes, you can call the EIT infoline on 0800 22 55 348 or check out the E.I.T. website at: http://www.eit.ac.nz/.
The Information Centre is open from 08:00am to 05:00pm on Mondays to Fridays. It is closed on Public Holidays.

E.I.T. Twist Library

The newly-extended and refurbished E.I.T. Twist Library has a friendly atmosphere and the librarians are highly-qualified and experienced. There are many resources there that support study in all E.I.T programmes. Everything can be borrowed, except reference material. The library is a very good place to study because it has a very quiet atmosphere, which enables students to concentrate.
You can borrow books for 3 weeks (some high-demand book are two weeks).
Journals -7 days (Nursing and wine journals are reference only, though their faculty can have overnight loans). Cassettes, videos are for two weeks. . However, if you return material to the library after the due date, you must pay a 50 cent fine each day.
From February to November the library hours are: Monday - Thursday 8:00am~9:00pm, Friday 8:00am~5:00pm, Saturday-Sunday 10:00am~4:00pm. The library hours in December-January are Monday-Friday 8:30am~4:30pm.

E.I.T. Health Centre

Consultations with a doctor cost from $5-50, depending on the medical condition. The Medical Centre opening times are: Mon-Fri from 8am - 4.30pm. It is necessary to make an appointment. The Health Centre is closed during the EIT mainstream holidays.
E.I.T. staff can also use the Health Centre. Appointments are for 15 minutes only, and clients can only ask about one problem at a time. International students must have medical insurance and then they can have a refund of the fee. The doctor will also assist if there's an emergency on campus.

Otatara Bookshop

The Otatara Bookshop caters for staff and student stationery and textbook needs. Opening times are displayed on the door. It reads 8am~3:55pm. Students can send a fax for a small charge. The shop also sells stamps, phone cards, a range of greeting cards and small gift items.
The Otatara Bookshop is part of EIT. There are five staff in the Otatara Bookshop, and everybody has a different job. Audrey is the Manager of the bookshop; Bennye is the buyer for the bookshop; Penny's job is textbooks and customer service; Jadene and Shirley both do customer services.
If you need any help in the Otatara Bookshop, they are all happy to assist you.

E.I.T. Student Residential Village

The EIT student village has ten houses. If you are an EIT student you can stay there, but if you have finished studying, you must leave. Each house has five rooms and two toilets, two shower rooms, and one living room. The living room has a TV, one big table, some chairs. In the kitchen there is a fridge and a lot of cooking implements. You need to cook for yourself. Each bedroom has a bed, a wardrobe, a desk and some chairs. There is also a washing machine and a dryer in each house. The washing machine can be used for free but you must pay for the dryer. The cost of all rooms each week is $110. There is a house inspection every week to check how people in the house use bathrooms, kitchen, and the living room, so it is important to try to keep the whole living area tidy for the inspection, but also so that all the flatmates can live well together and feel good.

Otatara Children´s Centre

The Otatara Children's Centre is open from 7.45 am to 5.15 pm Monday to Friday the whole year, including term breaks. Children from 6 months old are accepted on an hourly, daily or weekly basis. The centre is available to children of EIT students, staff and the wider community. Bookings are essential.
It costs $33 per child, per day, but less if there is a financial difficulty. The centre provides food for the children, and also raincoats when they are playing with water. There are up 45 children there, with most coming on a Monday. The children really enjoy their time at the centre.

Te Marae o Te Whare Takiura

The E.I.T. marae complex is a teaching facility for Maori language and culture courses. The complex includes a whare wananga, kitchen complex for large or small functions, dining room, computer suite, research facility, and language laboratory. The Whare Matoro can seat up to 300 people and is used for hui, conferences, lectures, competitions and prize-givings. Liaison staff work with Maori and Pacifika organisations, Iwi, schools and communities, hapu and whanau, to advise on study options. All students are assisted with their academic challenges, pastoral care, and also their social, spiritual and emotional support and well-being.

E.I.T International Office/Hetley Building

The International Office is situated on the third floor of E.I.T’s Hetley Building, and is run by helpful staff all experienced in dealing with people from other countries. This is the liaison centre for all International students, including permanent residents, migrants, and refugees, whether the students are studying English or are doing mainstream E.I.T. courses. Staff help with immigration and course information, enrolments, payment of fees, accommodation needs, translation services, medical and spiritual support, health issues, orientation of new students, and organize regular social events for all International students.
The English Language Centre provides small class tuition in a variety of programmes ranging from 4 weeks – 12 months or more. Students can enter at any time of the year, and study can be full-time or part-time. Teachers are highly-trained, with specialist qualifications in English Language teaching. Morning lessons concentrate on preparation for future academic studies, and afternoon lessons focus on the communication skills of speaking and listening. Students have free access to the Twist Library, to several computer suites, and to a Language Laboratory.

E.I.T. Learning Centre

The study centre is open from
Monday to Thursday 8am to 9pm.
Friday 8am to 5pm.
Saturday and Sunday 10am to 4pm.
The Learning Centre is located inside the E.I.T. Twist Library. There are lots of computers, so students can use a computer each. All the computers are connected to a printer. There is a person on duty at the Help Desk, so if you have any problems you can get help. There are study rooms in the Learning Centre that you can book at the Help Desk. These can be used by groups, like classes when you are working on special projects. If you are having any difficulties with your study and you want extra help they can arrange for someone to help you understand what you need to do.When you are in the Learning Centre they ask you to be quiet, because people are studying. You must talk quietly.