Contact us
General enquiries
Phone: 0800 827 748 (within NZ) or +64 3 369 3999
8am - 6pm, Monday to Friday (except NZ public and UC holidays)
International enquiries
Phone: +64 3 364 3443
Ask a question (online form)
Directories
Emergency contacts
In an emergency, call 111 for police, ambulance, and the fire service.
Campus emergencies
- Phone: 0800 823 637
- or dial 92111 from any campus phone.
Campus security (non-urgent enquiries)
- Phone 0800 823 637 (freephone within NZ)
- or +64 3 369 2888
- or dial 92888 from any campus phone
Visit the UC Security Office at 114 Ilam Road.
Media enquiries
The UC Communications and Events team handles all news media interviews and requests.
For more information about media enquiries can be found here.
IT support and enquiries
Requests for IT support can be logged via the UC Services Portal.
- Phone: 0508 824 843 (freephone within NZ)
- or +64 3 369 5000
Visit the Student IT Service Desk on Level 2 of the Puaka-James Hight building
Web support and enquiries
To log broken links or page issues submit a ticket in the UC Services Portal (UC IT account holders only) or email us.
OIA enquiries
Requests for official information should be made in writing (email).
Find out more information.
Postal address
[Name of person/department]
University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch 8140
New Zealand
Courier address
[Name of person/department]
UC Warehouse
20 Kirkwood Ave
Ilam
Christchurch 8041
