Meeting dates and agendas

Find out when the University Council and the Committees of Council meet.

The following dates are scheduled for meetings of the Council and its principal committees for 2026. The dates, times, and venues may be changed on occasion.

  • Council meetings start at 11 am and conclude by 4.30 pm.
  • Academic Board meetings are held in various locations across the University's campuses, usually starting at 1 pm.
  • Audit and Risk Committee meetings are held in the Victoria Room, starting at 10 am  and concluding by 1 pm.
  • Finance Committee meetings are held in the Victoria Room, usually starting at 9 am.
  • Te Aka Matua Committee meetings are held in the Victoria Room, usually starting at 3 pm.
  • Victoria Honours Committee meetings are held in the Victoria Room, usually starting at 4.30 pm.

Both the Victoria Room and the Council Chamber are on Level 2 of the Hunter Building, Kelburn Parade.

The public session of the Council meeting will no longer be livestreamed effective 11 February 2025.

Meeting minutes

You can access minutes of previous Council meetings here.

University Council meeting dates

University Council Meeting

23/03/2026 from 11:00am to 4:30pm
Rutherford House, Level 12, Pipitea Campus

University Council Meeting

04/05/2026 from 11:00am to 4:30pm
Council Chamber, Level 2, Hunter Building, Kelburn Parade

University Council Meeting

15/06/2026 from 11:00am to 4:30pm
Ngā Mokopuna, Kelburn Parade, Kelburn Campus

University Council Meeting

27/07/2026 from 11:00am to 4:30pm
Alan McDiarmid Building, Room 103, Kelburn Campus

University Council Meeting

14/09/2026 from 11:00am to 4:30pm
Rutherford House, Level 12, Pipitea Campus

University Council Meeting

19/10/2026 from 11:00am to 4:30pm
Council Chamber, Level 2, Hunter Building, Kelburn Parade

University Council Meeting

30/11/2026 from 11:00am to 4:30pm
Rutherford House, Level 12, Pipitea Campus

Finance Committee meeting dates

Finance Committee Meeting

04/05/2026 from 9:00am to 10:30am

Finance Committee Meeting

15/06/2026 from 9:00am to 10:30am

Finance Committee Meeting

27/07/2026 from 9:00am to 10:00am

Finance Committee Meeting

14/09/2026 from 9:00am to 10:30am

Finance Committee Meeting

19/10/2026 from 9:00am to 10:30am

Finance Committee Meeting

30/11/2026 from 9:00am to 10:30am

Audit and Risk Committee meeting dates

Audit and Risk Committee Meeting

18/05/2026 from 10:00am to 1:00pm
Victoria Room, Level 2, Hunter Building, Kelburn Parade

Audit and Risk Committee Meeting

17/08/2026 from 10:00am to 1:00pm
Victoria Room, Level 2, Hunter Building, Kelburn Parade

Audit and Risk Committee Meeting

09/11/2026 from 10:00am to 1:00pm
Victoria Room, Level 2, Hunter Building, Kelburn Parade

Te Aka Matua Committee meeting dates

Te Aka Matua Committee Meeting

22/06/2026 from 3:00pm to 4:30pm
Victoria Room, Level 2, Hunter Building, Kelburn Parade

Te Aka Matua Committee Meeting

21/09/2026 from 3:00pm to 4:30pm
Victoria Room, Level 2, Hunter Building, Kelburn Parade

Te Aka Matua Committee Meeting

16/11/2026 from 3:00pm to 4:30pm
Victoria Room, Level 2, Hunter Building, Kelburn Parade

Victoria Honours Committee meeting dates

Meetings of this committee are held as and when required.

Victoria Honours Committee Meeting

22/06/2026 from 4:30pm to 5:30pm
Victoria Room, Level 2, Hunter Building, Kelburn Parade

Victoria Honours Committee Meeting

21/09/2026 from 4:30pm to 5:30pm
Victoria Room, Level 2, Hunter Building, Kelburn Parade

Victoria Honours Committee Meeting

16/11/2026 from 4:30pm to 5:30pm
Victoria Room, Level 2, Hunter Building, Kelburn Parade