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New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
 university. For universities in Canterbury, England, see the University of Kent
University of Kent

The University of Kent is a plate glass university Campus university university in Kent, England....
 and Canterbury Christ Church University
Canterbury Christ Church University

Canterbury Christ Church University is a New Universities in Canterbury, Kent, England....
. For a similarly-named, unaccredited institution, see Canterbury University (Seychelles).


The University of Canterbury (; postnominal abbreviation Cantuar
Cantuar

Cantuar is a title that the Archbishop of Canterbury is legally permitted, in England, to use to sign his name as a substitute for the surname....
. or Cant. for Cantuariensis, the Latin name for Canterbury), New Zealand's second-oldest university, operates in the suburb
Suburb

Suburbs are commonly defined as the residential areas which surround the central area of the urban area of a town or city. In the United States, suburbs have a prevalence of usually detached single-family homes.....
 of Ilam
Ilam, New Zealand

Ilam is a leafy suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, about five kilometres west of the city centre. It is the location of the University of Canterbury....
 in the city of Christchurch
Christchurch

Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest Urban areas of New Zealand. It is midway down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of Christchurch....
, New Zealand
New Zealand

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.






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This page discusses the New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
 university. For universities in Canterbury, England, see the University of Kent
University of Kent

The University of Kent is a plate glass university Campus university university in Kent, England....
 and Canterbury Christ Church University
Canterbury Christ Church University

Canterbury Christ Church University is a New Universities in Canterbury, Kent, England....
. For a similarly-named, unaccredited institution, see Canterbury University (Seychelles).


The University of Canterbury (; postnominal abbreviation Cantuar
Cantuar

Cantuar is a title that the Archbishop of Canterbury is legally permitted, in England, to use to sign his name as a substitute for the surname....
. or Cant. for Cantuariensis, the Latin name for Canterbury), New Zealand's second-oldest university, operates in the suburb
Suburb

Suburbs are commonly defined as the residential areas which surround the central area of the urban area of a town or city. In the United States, suburbs have a prevalence of usually detached single-family homes.....
 of Ilam
Ilam, New Zealand

Ilam is a leafy suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, about five kilometres west of the city centre. It is the location of the University of Canterbury....
 in the city of Christchurch
Christchurch

Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest Urban areas of New Zealand. It is midway down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of Christchurch....
, New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
. It offers degrees in Arts
Humanities

The humanities are academic disciplines which study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytic, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural science and social sciences....
, Commerce
Commerce

Commerce is a division of trade or production, costs, and pricing which deals with the Trade of goods and service from production, costs, and pricing to final consumer....
, Education
Education

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 (physical education
Physical education

In most educational systems, physical education class,Phys Ed, is a course that utilizes learning in the cognitive, affective and psychomotor domains in a play or movement exploration setting....
), Engineering
Engineering

Engineering is the discipline and profession of applying Technology and science knowledge and utilizing natural laws and physical resources in order to design and implement materials, structures, machines, devices, systems, and process that safely realize a desired objective and meet specified criteria....
, Fine Arts, Forestry
Forestry

Forestry is the art and science of managing forests, tree plantations, and related natural resources. Silviculture, a related science, involves the growing and tending of trees and forests....
, Law
LAW

LAW may refer to:* Anti-tank warfare, e.g. the US Army M72 LAW or the British Army LAW 80*Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights ...
, Music
Music

Music is an art form whose media is sound organized in time. Common elements of music are pitch , rhythm , dynamics , and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture ....
, Social Work
Social work

Social work is a discipline involving the application of social theory and research methods to study and improve the lives of people, groups, and societies....
, Speech and Language Therapy
Speech therapy

#redirect Speech and language pathology...
, Science
Science

In its broadest sense, science refers to any systematic knowledge or practice. In its more usual restricted sense, science refers to a system of acquiring knowledge based on scientific method, as well as to the organized body of knowledge gained through such research....
, Sports Coaching and Teaching.

Campus


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The University has a main campus of 76 hectares at Ilam
Ilam, New Zealand

Ilam is a leafy suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, about five kilometres west of the city centre. It is the location of the University of Canterbury....
, a suburb of Christchurch: about 5 km from the centre of the city. Adjacent to the main campus stands the University's College of Education, with its own sports-fields and grounds. The University maintains six libraries
Library

A library is a collection of information, sources, resources, books, and services, and the structure in which it is housed: it is organized for use and maintained by a public body, an institution, or a private individual....
, with the Central Library housed in the tallest building on campus, the 11-storey James Hight building.

The University's College of Education maintains additional small campuses in Nelson
Nelson, New Zealand

The city of Nelson is close to the centre of New Zealand. It lies at the shore of Tasman Bay, at the northern end of the South Island, and is the administrative centre of the Nelson region....
, Tauranga
Tauranga

Tauranga is a port city located in the western Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand, approximately south-east of Auckland. It has an urban population of ...
 and Timaru
Timaru

Timaru is a major port city in the southern Canterbury, New Zealand region of New Zealand, located 160 kilometres south of Christchurch, New Zealand and about 200 kilometres north of Dunedin on the eastern Pacific Ocean coast of the South Island....
, and "teaching centres" in Greymouth
Greymouth

Greymouth is the largest town in the West Coast, New Zealand List of regions in New Zealand on the South Island of New Zealand, and the seat of the Grey District Council....
, New Plymouth
New Plymouth

New Plymouth is the major city of the Taranaki region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after Plymouth, Devon, England, from where the first English settlers came....
, Rotorua
Rotorua

Rotorua is a city on the southern shore of Lake Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand, and Rotorua District is the encompassing local authority area....
 and Timaru. The University has staff in regional information offices in Nelson, Timaru, and Auckland
Auckland

The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban areas of New Zealand with over 1.3 million residents, percent of the country's population....
.

Canterbury University has six halls of residence: Bishop Julius Hall, College House
College House

College House is a Hall of Residence associated with the University of Canterbury. It is located in Ilam, New Zealand, Christchurch, New Zealand The hall provides accommodation for 152 undergraduate students....
, Rochester and Rutherford Hall
Rochester and Rutherford Hall

Rochester and Rutherford is a Hall of Residence associated with the University of Canterbury. It is located in the suburb of Ilam, New Zealand near the University....
, , and .

Uoc Science Lecture Theatres
The administers four field-stations:
  • - Provides a wide range of environments: montane grasslands, scrub, riverbed, scree, beech forest, swamp, bog, lake, stream and alpine habitats; all accessible by day-trips on foot
  • - Provides a wide range of environments: diverse marine habitats, alpine habitats, kanuka forests, rivers, lakes
  • - Access to native forests, streams
  • - for study of the West Coast
    West Coast, New Zealand

    The West Coast is one of the List of regions in New Zealand, located on the west coast of the South Island, and is one of the more remote and most sparsely populated areas of the country....
     of New Zealand, particularly mining


The University and its project-partners also operate an additional field-station in the - this field station stands on the Ngel Nyaki forest edge in Nigeria.

The Department of Physics and Astronomy runs its own field laboratories:

  • Mount John University Observatory
    Mount John University Observatory

    Mount John University Observatory , New Zealand's premier astronomical observatory, is situated at 1,031 meters Above mean sea level atop Mount John at the northern end of the Mackenzie Basin in the South Island of New Zealand....
     at Lake Tekapo
    Lake Tekapo (town)

    Lake Tekapo is a small town located at the southern end of the Lake Tekapo in the inland South Island of New Zealand. The lake is a popular tourist destination, and several resort hotels are located at the township....
     for optical astronomical research
  • Birdling's Flat
    Birdling's Flat

    Birdling's Flat, originally named Poranui, is a settlement in Canterbury, New Zealand, New Zealand, close to the shore of Lake Ellesmere.Birdling's Flat also commonly refers to the nearby pebble beach that is part of Kaitorete Spit....
     radar
    Radar

    Radar is a system that uses electromagnetic radiation waves to identify the range, altitude, direction, or speed of both moving and fixed objects such as aircraft, ships, motor vehicles, weather formations, and terrain....
     facility
  • Scott Base
    Scott Base

    Scott Base is a base located in Antarctica and is operated by New Zealand. It was named after Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Royal Navy, leader of two United Kingdom expeditions to the Ross Sea area of Antarctica....
     radar facility
  • Cracroft Caverns
    Cracroft Caverns

    Cracroft Caverns, also known as the Cashmere Caverns, are a series of large chambers in the hill of the Cashmere, New Zealand suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand....
     ring laser
    Laser

    A laser is a device that emits light through a process called stimulated emission. The term laser is an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation....
     facility


The Department of Physics and Astronomy also has involvement in the Southern African Large Telescope
Southern African Large Telescope

The Southern African Large Telescope is a ~10 metre diameter optical telescope, located close to the town of Sutherland, Northern Cape in the semi-desert region of the Karoo, South Africa....
.

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Organisation


Professor Roy Sharp assumed the position of Vice-Chancellor
Vice-Chancellor

A Vice-Chancellor of a university in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, India other Commonwealth of Nations countries, and some universities in Hong Kong, is the chief executive of the University....
 on 1 March 2003. he announced his imminent resignation from the position, following his acceptance of the chief executive position at the Tertiary Education Commission (), which he took up on 4 August 2008. The then current Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ian Town, assumed the role of acting Vice-Chancellor on 1 July 2008. On 15 October 2008 the University that Dr Rod Carr would begin a five-year appointment as Vice-Chancellor on 1 February 2009.

The Chancellor chairs the governing body of the University, the Council. Council member and former Pro-Chancellor, Mr Rex Williams, became chancellor in 2008. Council Member John Wood became the new Pro-Chancellor.

The Council includes representatives from the faculties, students and general staff, as well as local industry, employer and trade union representatives (for more details see pp. 14-15 of the ).

In 2004 the University underwent restructuring into four Colleges and a School of Law, administering a number of schools and departments (though a number of departments have involvement in cross-teaching in numerous academic faculties). 2007 saw the addition of a fifth College with the merging of the Christchurch College of Education into the University. The main constituents of the university include:

University structure

  • , administering:
    • the School of Humanities
    • the School of Social and Political Sciences
    • the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
    • the Centre of Fine Arts, Music and Theatre
    • Aotahi: The School of Maori and Indigenous Studies
    • the School of Social Work and Human Services
    • the MacMillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies
  • , administering:
    • Accounting and Information Systems
    • Economics and Finance
    • Management
    • the National Centre for Research on Europe
      National Centre for Research on Europe

      The National Centre for Research on Europe is a multi-disciplinary research centre that brings together undergraduates, graduates, post-doctoral fellows and academics from a wide range of academic disciplines to research and study the European Union and Europe-related issues and topics....
  • , administering:
    • Civil and Natural Resources Engineering
    • Chemical and Process Engineering
    • Computer Science and Software Engineering
    • Electrical and Computer Engineering
    • Mathematics and Statistics
    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Mechatronics Engineering
    • the School of Forestry
  • , administering:
    • the School of Biological Sciences
    • Chemistry
    • Communication Disorders (formerly Speech and Language Therapy)
    • Geography
    • Geological Sciences
    • Physics and Astronomy
    • Psychology
  • , administering:
    • the School of Educational Studies and Human Development
    • the School of Maori, Social and Cultural Studies in Education
    • the School of Literacies and Arts in Education
    • the School of Sciences and Physical Education


Structure administration


The units listed above constitute administrative groups. Each College and the School of Law has as its head a Pro-Vice-Chancellor
Pro-Vice-Chancellor

In a university, an assistant to a Vice-Chancellor is called a Pro-Vice-Chancellor . These are sometimes teaching academics who take on additional responsibilities....
 (PVC), who answers to the Vice-Chancellor
Vice-Chancellor

A Vice-Chancellor of a university in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, India other Commonwealth of Nations countries, and some universities in Hong Kong, is the chief executive of the University....
 for all activities of the College/School. College Offices support the PVCs, providing financial, administrative, academic, and human-resources advice to each PVC. Each College also has a College Manager, who acts as the day-to-day manager of the College.

In addition to the administrative structure, the University has seven faculties:

  1. Humanities and Social Sciences
  2. Commerce
  3. Engineering and Forestry
  4. Education
  5. Science
  6. Visual and Performing Arts
  7. Law


Each faculty consists of the teaching-staff of the departments and schools who offer courses that may form part of the particular degree from that faculty. Student representatives participate in governing the various faculties.

The University receives funding from student fees, the New Zealand government (in partial support of domestic students, and via various research funding mechanisms), non-government research funding agencies, bequests and so on.

Together with the New Zealand government, the University formed the UCi3 ICT Innovation Institute in 2006 to commercialize research and to encourage local high-tech industry
Industry

An industry is the manufacturing of a Good or Service within a category. Although industry is a broad term for any kind of economic production, in economics and urban planning industry is a synonym for the secondary sector, which is a type of economic activity involved in the manufacturing of raw materials into goods and products....
. The cluster of technology-companies around Christchurch has led to the name "Silicon Plains" for the area.

Personnel


, the University had a total of 16,539 students, 1,605 of them post-graduates and 1,644 international students (students apart from New Zealand citizens or residents). The University employed 599 academic staff and 1,011 general staff.

Student Association and traditions


The University of Canterbury Students' Association
University of Canterbury Students' Association

Established in 1894, the University of Canterbury Students Association, more commonly known as the UCSA, is a student organisation associated with the University of Canterbury....
 () operates on campus with its own radio station (RDU
RDU-FM

RDU 98.5FM is a college radio radio station operating from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. It broadcasts on a frequency of 98.5 MHz, and is a member of the b.net group of stations, all of which are run from New Zealand University campuses....
) and magazine (Canta
Canta (magazine)

Established in 1930, Canta is the official magazine of the University of Canterbury Students' Association of the University of Canterbury. It is freely available around campus every Wednesday during term time....
). The Association also runs two bars, the 430-seat Ngaio Marsh
Ngaio Marsh

Dame Ngaio Marsh British honours system , born Edith Ngaio Marsh, was a crime writer and theatre director from New Zealand. There is some uncertainty over her birth date as her father neglected to register her birth until 1900....
 Theatre, and several cafes around campus. The popular on-campus bar, "The Foundry", known as "The Common Room" from 2005, has reverted to its former name as promised by 2008 USCA president, Michael Goldstein.

The University has over 100 academic, sporting, recreational and cultural societies and clubs. The most prominent of these include the University of Canterbury Engineering Society (ENSOC)
University of Canterbury Engineering Society Inc. (ENSOC)

The University of Canterbury Engineering Society Inc. or ENSOC was founded by Professor Robert Julian Scott in the reign of Queen Victoria on May 19, 1897....
, the Law Society (LAWSOC), the Commerce Society (UCom), as well as the largest non-faculty clubs such as CUBA (Canterbury University Boardriders' Association), CurrySoc, The Gentlemen's Club, and KAOS
Assassin (game)

Assassin is a live-action roleplaying game. Players try to eliminate each other from the game using mock weapons in an effort to become the last surviving player....
 (Killing As Organised Sport). The University of Canterbury Drama Society
University of Canterbury Drama Society

The University of Canterbury Drama Society Inc is a student performing arts club at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.The Canterbury University College Drama Society began in 1921 under the leadership of Professor Sir James Shelley....
 (Dramasoc) achieved fame for its 1942-1969 Shakespeare productions under Dame Ngaio Marsh
Ngaio Marsh

Dame Ngaio Marsh British honours system , born Edith Ngaio Marsh, was a crime writer and theatre director from New Zealand. There is some uncertainty over her birth date as her father neglected to register her birth until 1900....
, but regularly performs as an active student- and alumni-run arts fixture in the small Christchurch theatre-scene. The , MuSoc, engages in comparable activities.

One major student tradition, the Undie 500
Undie 500 Car Rally

The Undie 500 is an annual student-run car rally between Christchurch and Dunedin, New Zealand. The event is held on the last Friday of the third term and was organised by the University of Canterbury Engineering Society Inc....
, involves an annual car-rally from Christchurch to Dunedin
Dunedin

Dunedin , Otepoti in Maori, is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the region of Otago. It is New Zealand's fifth largest city in population, the largest in size of council boundary area, and the hub of the sixth-largest urban area....
 run by ENSOC
University of Canterbury Engineering Society Inc. (ENSOC)

The University of Canterbury Engineering Society Inc. or ENSOC was founded by Professor Robert Julian Scott in the reign of Queen Victoria on May 19, 1897....
. The rules require only the use of a road-legal car costing under $
New Zealand dollar

The New Zealand dollar is the currency of New Zealand. It also circulates in the Cook Islands , Niue, Tokelau, and the Pitcairn Islands. The New Zealand Dollar is divided into 100 cent s....
500 with a sober driver. The 2007 event gained international news coverage (including on CNN
CNN

Cable News Network, almost always referred to by its initialism CNN, is a major US Cable News Network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first station to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television network in the United States....
 and BBC World
BBC World

BBC World News is the BBC's international news and current affairs television channel. It has the largest audience of any BBC channel and any news channel in the world....
) when it ended in rioting in the student quarter of Dunedin
Dunedin

Dunedin , Otepoti in Maori, is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the region of Otago. It is New Zealand's fifth largest city in population, the largest in size of council boundary area, and the hub of the sixth-largest urban area....
 and in North East Valley. ENSOC cancelled the planned 2008 event: its future now seems murky.

History


The University originated in 1873 in the centre of Christchurch as Canterbury College, the first constituent college
College

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 of the University of New Zealand
University of New Zealand

The University of New Zealand was the New Zealand university from 1870 to 1961. It was the sole New Zealand university, having a federal structure embracing several constituent colleges at various locations around New Zealand....
. It became the second institution in New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
 providing tertiary-level education
Education

File:Inukshuk Monterrey 1.jpgEducation can be seen as a product or a process and considered in a broad sense or a technical sense. According to philosophy of education George F....
 (following the University of Otago
University of Otago

The University of Otago in Dunedin is New Zealand's List of oldest universities in continuous operation#Oldest Universities by Region .28post 1500.29 with over 20,000 students enrolled during 2006....
, established in 1869), and the fourth in Australasia
Australasia

Australasia is a region of Oceania: New Zealand, Australia, Papua New Guinea, and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term was coined by Charles de Brosses in Histoire des navigations aux terres australes ....
.

The Canterbury Museum and Library and Christ's College
Christ's College, Canterbury

Christ's College, Canterbury is an Independent school, Anglican, Secondary school, Day school and boarding school for boys, located in Christchurch, New Zealand....
, dissatisfied with the state of higher education in Canterbury, had both worked towards setting up Canterbury College. In 1933, the name changed from Canterbury College to Canterbury University College. In 1957 the name changed again to the present University of Canterbury.

Until 1961, the University formed part of the University of New Zealand
University of New Zealand

The University of New Zealand was the New Zealand university from 1870 to 1961. It was the sole New Zealand university, having a federal structure embracing several constituent colleges at various locations around New Zealand....
 (UNZ), and issued degrees in its name. That year saw the dissolution of the federal system of tertiary education in New Zealand, and the University of Canterbury became an independent University awarding its own degrees. Upon the UNZ's demise, Canterbury Agricultural College became a constituent college of the University of Canterbury, as Lincoln College. Lincoln College became independent in 1990 as a full university in its own right.

Over the period from 1961 to 1974, the university campus relocated from the centre of the city to its much larger current site in the suburb of Ilam. The neo-gothic buildings of the old campus became the site of the Christchurch Arts Centre
Christchurch Arts Centre

The Christchurch Arts Centre is a hub for arts, crafts and entertainment in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located in the Gothic revival former University of Canterbury buildings, the majority of which were designed by Benjamin Mountfort....
, a hub for arts, crafts and entertainment in Christchurch.

Coat of arms and motto


With the dissolution of the University of New Zealand, the newly independent University of Canterbury devised its own coat of arms, blazoned, "murrey a fleece argent, in base a plough or, and on a chief wavy or an open book proper bound murrey, edged and clasped or between a pall azure charged with four crosses formy fitchy or and a cross flory azure." This replaced the arms formerly used by Canterbury College — an unofficial, simplified version of the Canterbury Province
Canterbury Province

The Canterbury Province was a Provinces of New Zealand from 1853 until the abolition of provincial government in 1876. On the east coast the province was bounded by the Hurunui River in the north and the Waitaki River in the south....
 coat of arms.

The "dead sheep" (actually a fleece) symbolises the pastoral pursuits of the former province of Canterbury
Canterbury Province

The Canterbury Province was a Provinces of New Zealand from 1853 until the abolition of provincial government in 1876. On the east coast the province was bounded by the Hurunui River in the north and the Waitaki River in the south....
, while the plough on the base of the shield symbolises agriculture. The symbols include a Bishop's pall
Pall

Pall may refer to:* Pall , a casket covering* Pall , a Y-shaped heraldic charge* Pall , a piece of stiffened linen used to cover the chalice at the Eucharist...
, an open book and a cross flory. The pall and cross represent Canterbury's ecclesiastical connections. As it relates to an institution of learning, the University's coat of arms does not have a helmet, crest or mantling on its bearings.

A more detailed history of the arms, including their formal heraldic description, appears on the University .

Notable alumni and staff

  • Rita Angus
    Rita Angus

    Rita Angus was a New Zealand painter. Along with Colin McCahon and Toss Woollaston she is credited with introducing modern styles to New Zealand art....
     - painter
  • Rosemary Banks
    Rosemary Banks

    Rosemary Banks is a New Zealand diplomat, currently New Zealand's Permanent Representative to the List of Permanent Representatives from New Zealand to the United Nations in New York since 8 June 2005....
     - Ambassador to the United Nations
    United Nations

    The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, Social change, human rights and achieving world peace....
  • Alexander Bickerton - 1st Professor of Chemistry, teacher of Ernest Rutherford
  • Don Brash
    Don Brash

    Donald Thomas Brash , a former New Zealand politician, was Leader of the Opposition and parliamentary leader of the New Zealand National Party from 28 October 2003 to 27 November 2006....
     - former Leader of the Opposition
    Leader of the Opposition (New Zealand)

    The Leader of the Opposition in New Zealand is the politician who, at least in theory, commands the support of the non-government bloc of members in the New Zealand Parliament....
     (2003-2006) and former Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand
    Reserve Bank of New Zealand

    The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is the central bank of New Zealand and is constituted under the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 1989. The Governor of the Reserve Bank is responsible for New Zealand's currency and operating monetary policy....
     (1988-2002)
  • John Burrows QC
    QC

    QC can stand for:* QualiEd College, a famous secondary school in Hong Kong* Queens College, City University of New York, a college* Quartz Composer, a node based visual programming language...
     - member of the New Zealand Law Commission
    Law Commission

    A Law Commission or Law Reform Commission is an independent body set up by a government to conduct law reform; that is, to consider the state of laws in a jurisdiction and make recommendations or proposals for legal changes or restructuring....
  • Neil Cherry
    Neil Cherry

    Neil Cherry ONZM was a New Zealand environmental science.Cherry specialised most recently in the effects of electromagnetic radiation on human health, following his earlier work in meteorology and wind energy....
     - environmental scientist
  • Michael P. Collins
    Michael P. Collins

    Michael P. Collins is a structural engineer whose research is concerned with the design and evaluation of reinforced and prestressed concrete buildings, bridges, nuclear containment structures and offshore oil platforms....
     - structural engineer and professor at the University of Toronto
    University of Toronto

    The University of Toronto is a public university research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated a mile north of the city's Financial District, Toronto on grounds that surround Queen's Park ....
  • Jack Copeland
    Jack Copeland

    B. Jack Copeland is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, New Zealand.Copeland received a BPhil and DPhil from the University of Oxford in philosophy, where he undertook research on modal logic and non-classical logic....
     - philosopher
  • Michael Cullen
    Michael Cullen

    Michael John Cullen is a New Zealand politician. He served as Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand, also Minister of Finance , Minister of Tertiary Education, and Attorney-General ....
     - Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand (2002-2008), Leader of the House of Representatives, Minister of Finance (1999-2008), Minister of Tertiary Education (2005-2007)
  • Rhys Darby
    Rhys Darby

    Rhys Darby is a stand-up comedian from New Zealand, known for his energetic physical comedy routines, telling stories accompanied with mime and sound effects of things such as machinery and animals....
     - comedian
  • G. F. J. Dart
    G. F. J. Dart

    Gerald Francis John "Jack" Dart Order of the British Empire was a teacher, educational philosopher and playwright who was Headmaster of Ballarat Grammar School in Victoria , Australia from 1942 until 1970....
     - Headmaster of Ballarat Grammar School
    Ballarat Grammar School

    Ballarat Grammar School is an independent, Anglican Church school located at Wendouree , Victoria, 123km west of Melbourne....
     1942-1970
  • Denis Dutton
    Denis Dutton

    Denis Dutton is an academic, web entrepreneur and libertarian media commentator/activist. He is a professor of philosophy at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand....
     - philosopher
  • Brian Easton
    Brian Easton

    Brian Easton is an economist from New Zealand. He has been economics columnist for the New Zealand Listener magazine for more than 20 years, giving him a high public profile....
     - economist
  • Stevan Eldred-Grigg
    Stevan Eldred-Grigg

    Stevan Treleaven Eldred-Grigg Born 1952 is the New Zealand literature of nine novels, five history books and several short stories.Born in Greymouth, New Zealand, he was one of nine children of a mining official and a housewife living in the small mining town of Blackball, New Zealand....
     - historian and novelist
  • Ian Foster
    Ian Foster

    Ian Foster is a Distinguished Fellow and the Associate Division Director in the Mathematics and Computer Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory, where he leads the Distributed Systems Laboratory, and he is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Chicago....
     - computer scientist
  • Rhona Haszard
    Rhona Haszard

    Rhona Haszard was a New Zealand artist.She was born in Thames, New Zealand, one of five children of a devoted mother, Alice, and a father who worked for the Lands and Survey Department, becoming a Commissioner of Crown Lands in 1910....
     - artist
  • Ken Henry
    Ken Henry (Australian public servant)

    Kenneth Ross "Ken" Henry, Order of Australia is an Australian economist and public servant. He has been the Secretary of the Department of the Treasury since April 2001....
     - Secretary to the Treasury (Australia)
  • Rodney Hide
    Rodney Hide

    Rodney Hide is a New Zealand politician who became leader of the political party ACT New Zealand in 2004. Since 2005, he has represented the electorate of Epsom as its Member of Parliament....
     - leader of the ACT Party
    ACT New Zealand

    The New Zealand centre-right political party ACT New Zealand espouses free market liberal parties points of view in the New Zealand Parliament....
  • Jock Hobbs
    Jock Hobbs

    Michael James Bowie Hobbs, New Zealand Order of Merit in Christchurch is a former New Zealand rugby union player who was an All Blacks Rugby union positions#6....
     - New Zealand Rugby Union Chair and former All Black Captain
  • Marian Hobbs
    Marian Hobbs

    Marian Leslie Hobbs , a New Zealand politician, was a New Zealand Labour Party Member of Parliament from 1996 to 2008. She was initially a list MP and then represented the Wellington Central ....
     - Minister for the Environment (1999-2005)
  • Bruce Jesson
    Bruce Jesson

    Bruce Jesson was a left wing journalist, author and political figure in New Zealand....
     - political writer (graduated Bachelor of Laws
    Bachelor of Laws

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    , but refused to swear allegiance to the Queen and thus never gained admittance to the Bar
    Bar

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    )
  • Catherine Judd
    Catherine Judd

    Catherine Judd is the former president of ACT New Zealand and managing director of Awaroa Partners . She was formerly director of JM Communications....
     - former president of the ACT Party
    ACT New Zealand

    The New Zealand centre-right political party ACT New Zealand espouses free market liberal parties points of view in the New Zealand Parliament....
  • Roy Kerr
    Roy Kerr

    Roy Patrick Kerr is a New Zealand mathematician who is best known for discovering the Kerr metric, an exact solutions in general relativity to the Einstein field equation of general relativity....
     - Mathematician
    Mathematics

    Mathematics is the study of quantity, structure, space, change, and related topics of pattern and form. Mathematicians seek out patterns whether found in numbers, space, natural science, computers, imaginary abstractions, or elsewhere....
    , solved Einstein
    Albert Einstein

    Albert Einstein was a Germany-born theoretical physics. He is best known for his theory of relativity and specifically mass?energy equivalence, expressed by the equation E = mc2....
    's equations for a rotating black hole
    Black hole

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  • Roger Kerr
    Roger Kerr

    Roger Kerr is the executive director of the New Zealand Business Roundtable, a fart-market think-tank based in Wellington, New Zealand. He is widely regarded as having been one of Australias leading commentators on economic policy over the past 20 years....
     - executive director of the New Zealand Business Roundtable
    New Zealand Business Roundtable

    The New Zealand Business Roundtable , a market-oriented thinktank, operates from Wellington, New Zealand. Businessman Robert McLeod chairs the organisation, with Bill Gallagher MBE, Nick Calavrias and Bill Day as Vice-Chairs....
  • John Key
    John Key

    John Phillip Key is the 38th and current Prime Minister of New Zealand of New Zealand and leader of the New Zealand National Party, New Zealand....
     - Leader of the National Party
    New Zealand National Party

    The New Zealand National Party is the largest party in the New Zealand House of Representatives and in November 2008 formed a minority government with support from three minor parties....
     (2006- ), Leader of the Opposition
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     (2006-2008), Member of Parliament for the electorate of Helensville (2002- ), Prime Minister of New Zealand
    Prime Minister of New Zealand

    The Prime Minister of New Zealand is New Zealand's head of government consequent on being the leader of the party or coalition with majority support in the Parliament of New Zealand....
     (2008- )
  • Sir Howard Kippenberger
    Howard Kippenberger

    Major-General Sir Howard Karl Kippenberger, Order of the British Empire, Order of the Bath, Distinguished Service Order, Efficiency Decoration, , known as Kip, served as a New Zealand soldier in both World Wars....
    , military leader
  • Jordan Luck
    Jordan Luck

    Jordan Luck was the lead singer and songwriter for the New Zealand rock band The Exponents. He was born in Vanderhoof in the province of British Columbia but his family moved to Tokarahi and later moved to Geraldine where he grew up....
     - musician
  • Euan MacLeod
    Euan MacLeod

    Euan MacLeod , New Zealand artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1999. He was born in Christchurch in New Zealand and moved to Sydney in 1981. He has a Diploma of Fine Arts from Canterbury University in Christchurch....
     - painter
  • Margaret Mahy
    Margaret Mahy

    Margaret Mahy Order of New Zealand is a well-known New Zealand author of children's and young adult books. While the plots of many of her books have strong supernatural elements, her writing concentrates on the themes of human relationships and growing up....
     - children's author
  • Ngaio Marsh
    Ngaio Marsh

    Dame Ngaio Marsh British honours system , born Edith Ngaio Marsh, was a crime writer and theatre director from New Zealand. There is some uncertainty over her birth date as her father neglected to register her birth until 1900....
     - author and thespian
  • Julie Maxton
    Julie Maxton

    Julie Maxton is a New Zealand lawyer and academic, now holding the position of the Registrar at the University of Oxford.Born in Scotland, she studied at University College London, Canterbury University, and the University of Auckland....
     - Registrar at Oxford University
  • John McMillan
    John McMillan (economist)

    John McMillan was the Jonathan B. Lovelace professor of economics in Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, and one of the world's leading economic theorists and applied microeconomists....
     - economist
  • Sam Neill
    Sam Neill

    Nigel John Dermot "Sam" Neill, New Zealand Order of Merit, Order of British Empire is a New Zealand actor.He has had a number of high-profile roles including: the lead in Reilly, Ace of Spies, the adult Damien in Omen III: The Final Conflict, Merlin in the miniseries Merlin , the executive officer, Capt 2nd Class Vasily Borodin...
     - actor
  • Craig Nevill-Manning
    Craig Nevill-Manning

    Craig Nevill-Manning is a New Zealand computer scientist who founded Google's first remote engineering center, located in midtown Manhattan, where he is an Engineering Director....
     - Engineering Director at Google
    Google

    Google Inc. is an United States public company, earning revenue from AdWords related to its Google search, Gmail, Google Maps, Google Apps, Orkut, and YouTube services as well as selling advertising-free versions of the Google Search Appliance....
     and founder of Google's New York
    New York City

    The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
     development centre
  • Sir Apirana Ngata
    Apirana Ngata

    Sir Apirana Turupa Ngata was a prominent New Zealand politician and lawyer. He has often been described as the foremost Maori politician to have ever served in New Zealand Parliament, and is also known for his work in promoting and protecting Maori culture and language....
     - Maori
    Maori

    The Maori are the indigenous people Polynesian people of Aotearoa . The group probably arrived in south-western Polynesia in several waves at some time before 1300....
     politician
  • Sir William Pickering
    William Hayward Pickering

    William Hayward Pickering Order of New Zealand Order of the British Empire was a New Zealand born rocket scientist who headed Pasadena, California's Jet Propulsion Laboratory for 22 years, retiring in 1976....
     - Director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a List of federally funded research and development centers and NASA field center located in the San Gabriel Valley area of Los Angeles County, California, California, United States....
     for 22 years
  • Sir Karl Popper
    Karl Popper

    Knight Bachelor Karl Raimund Popper Order of the Companions of Honour, Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the British Academy was an Austrian and British philosopher and a professor at the London School of Economics....
     - philosopher of science
    Philosophy of science

    The philosophy of science is concerned with the assumptions, foundations, and implications of science. The field is defined by an interest in one of a set of "traditional" problems or an interest in central or foundational concerns in science....
    , who lectured at Canterbury University College from 1937 to 1946
  • Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson
    Ernest Rutherford

    Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, Order of Merit , Royal Society was a New Zealand-born British chemist who became known as the father of nuclear physics....
     - Nuclear physicist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
    Nobel Prize in Chemistry

    The Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of chemistry. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895, awarded for outstanding contributions in chemistry, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Peace Pri...
    . (The basement laboratory where Rutherford worked, under the Great Hall of the Arts Centre
    Christchurch Arts Centre

    The Christchurch Arts Centre is a hub for arts, crafts and entertainment in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located in the Gothic revival former University of Canterbury buildings, the majority of which were designed by Benjamin Mountfort....
    , has a display devoted to him.)
  • Feleti Vaka?uta Sevele
    Feleti Sevele

    Feleti Vakauta Sevele is the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Tonga.He began his high school education at Apifoou College in Tonga, then went to school in Fiji at St John's College in Levuka on the island of Ovalau, and the Marist Brothers High School in Suva....
     -14th Prime Minister of Tonga
    Prime Minister of Tonga

    List of Prime Ministers of Tonga:* HRH Crown Prince Tevita 'Unga * Shirley Waldemar Baker * Hon. Siaosi U. Tuku'aho * Hon. Siosateki Veikune * Hon....
  • Nick Smith
    Nick Smith (New Zealand)

    Nick Smith is a New Zealand politician and a member of the New Zealand Parliament as a New Zealand National Party Member of Parliament. He is a New Zealand Cabinet minister holding the posts of Minister for the Environment, Minister for Climate Change Issues, Minister for ACC....
     - Minister for the Environment and Climate Change (2008- )
  • Kevin Smith - actor
  • Peter Spiller - Principal Disputes Referee of the New Zealand Disputes Tribunals; Law Professor at Waikato University and at Victoria University of Wellington
    Victoria University of Wellington

    Victoria University of Wellington, also known in Maori language as Te Whare Wananga o te Upoko o te Ika a Maui, was established in 1897 by Act of New Zealand Parliament, and was a former constituent college of the University of New Zealand....
  • Beatrice Tinsley
    Beatrice Tinsley

    Beatrice Muriel Hill Tinsley was a New Zealand astronomer and cosmologist whose research made fundamental contributions to our understanding of how galaxies evolve with time....
     - astronomer who conducted significant research on galaxies
    Galaxy

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  • Andrew Tipping - Judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand
    Supreme Court of New Zealand

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  • Anote Tong
    Anote Tong

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     - President of Kiribati
    Kiribati

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     (2003 - )
  • Vincent Ward
    Vincent Ward

    Vincent Ward, New Zealand Order of Merit is a film director and screenwriter....
     - film director, screen writer
  • Cal Wilson
    Cal Wilson

    Cal Wilson is a New Zealand stand-up comedian and radio and television personality. She currently lives in Melbourne, Australia, and is well known in Australia through her appearances on television and for a regular radio show....
     - comedian, television personality
  • Glenn Wilson
    Glenn Wilson (psychologist)

    Dr Glenn Daniel Wilson is a psychologist best known for his work on attitude and personality measurement, sexual attraction, deviation and dysfunction, partner compatibility, and psychology applied to performing arts....
     - psychologist


Office-holders


Chancellor

  • Dr Robin Mann ( -2008)
  • Rex Williams (2008- )


Pro-Chancellor

  • Rex Williams ( -2008)
  • John Wood (2008- )


Vice-Chancellor

  • Professor Roy Sharp (2003-2008)
  • Professor Ian Town (1 July 2008 - 31 January 2009) (acting)
  • Dr Rod Carr (1 February 2009 - )


See also


  • Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology
    Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology

    The Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology is an institute of technology in Christchurch, New Zealand. It provides full- and part-time education leading to certificates, diplomas, applied bachelor's degrees and applied master's degrees in technologies and trades....


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