Rainbow Leads
Our team of Rainbow Leads can help support you throughout your time at UC.
We can help with:
- Settling into University
- Wellbeing Support including if your academic studies are being impacted
- Support finding and joining rainbow groups
- Navigating rainbow communities and understanding your rights in Aotearoa
- Supporting you with family, whānau and relationships around rainbow identity
- Name changes
- Support navigating Gender Affirmation
- Rainbow related enquiries, concerns and complaints
No issue or concern is too small or insignificant, so please reach out. If we aren't the right support team, we'll connect with a support service that can help.
You can book an appointment with a Rainbow Lead below or email the shared mailbox with your query (rainbow@canterbury.ac.nz).
Key information
Counselling
Free counselling services are available to any UC student who has paid the student levy. You can find out more about this service on the UC Health Centre website.
Community support services
Information for whānau
UC Rainbow supports Rainbow students.
If you are wondering how to best support your Rainbow whānau, check out the links below.
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Name changes at UC
It’s important to us that our kaimahi (staff) get your name, pronouns and gender right. By following these steps, you can change these details whenever you need to.
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Name changes at UC
It’s important to us that our kaimahi (staff) get your name, pronouns and gender right. By following these steps, you can change these details whenever you need to.
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Name changes at UC
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Gender Affirmation
Check out the information below about how to access gender affiirming health care in Waitaha | Canterbury.
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Gender Affirmation
Check out the information below about how to access gender affiirming health care in Waitaha | Canterbury.
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Gender Affirmation
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Gender neutral facilities
At the University of Canterbury, you can use the wharepaku | toilet and changing room that align with your gender or whichever you feel most comfortable in.
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Gender neutral facilities
At the University of Canterbury, you can use the wharepaku | toilet and changing room that align with your gender or whichever you feel most comfortable in.
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Gender neutral facilities
