Collecting tickets and academic dress

Find out where and when to pick up your graduation pack, including tickets for guests, and where and when to collect and return your academic dress.

Collecting your graduation pack

If you're attending a ceremony at the Michael Fowler Centre, you'll collect a graduation pack from the Graduation Desk on the ground floor of Hugh MacKenzie Building, Kelburn Parade. If you're attending Te Hui Whakapūmau, you don't need a graduation pack.

You should pick up your graduation pack before you collect your academic dress. Your pack is an envelope containing your marshalling letter, ceremony number, and allocated guest tickets.

We will email you an individual QR code that you'll use to collect your pack.

You can ask a friend or family member to pick up your graduation pack for you. They will need to sign for it, and our service will be much faster if you have forwarded them the email with your QR code or printed it out for them.

Keep your graduation pack safe. We will not be able to replace your guest tickets if you misplace your pack.

Collecting academic dress

Your academic dress depends on the qualification you're graduating with, but typically includes a robe, hood, and cap.

You'll collect the academic dress for graduation ceremonies from the ground floor of Murphy Building, Kelburn Parade. Bring your academic dress receipt or student ID card when collecting.

If you're attending a Michael Fowler Centre (MFC) ceremony, you need to be at the venue and wearing your academic dress at least 45 minutes before the ceremony starts.

Returning academic dress

If you’re attending a ceremony on 16 or 17 May, we ask that you return your academic dress immediately after the ceremony at the Michael Fowler Centre. More details are provided below.

When you return your academic dress, be sure to bring your receipt.

Michael Fowler Centre ceremonies

Parade and ceremonies on Tuesday 16 May

If you're attending the parade and ceremonies on Tuesday 16 May, you should collect your graduation pack and academic dress—and drop off your academic dress—at the following times.

Collect your graduation pack and academic dress during one of these time slots:

  • 12pm midday – 5pm, Friday 12 May
  • 10am – 2pm, Saturday 13 May
  • 9am – 6pm, Monday 15 May
  • 9am – 5.30pm, Tuesday 16 May

Return your academic dress immediately after your ceremony at the MFC.

Parade on Tuesday 16 May and ceremony at 2pm on Wednesday 17 May

If you're attending the parade on Tuesday 16 May and the ceremony at 2pm on Wednesday 17 May, you should collect your graduation pack and academic dress—and drop off your academic dress—at the following times.

Collect your graduation pack and academic dress during one of these time slots:

  • 12 noon – 5pm, Friday 12 May
  • 10am – 2pm, Saturday 13 May
  • 9am – 6pm, Monday 15 May
  • 9am – 8pm, Tuesday 16 May
  • 9am – 1pm, Wednesday 17 May

Return academic dress immediately after your ceremony at the MFC.

Parade on Thursday 18 May and ceremony at 6.30pm on Wednesday 17 May

If you're attending the parade on Thursday 18 May and the ceremony at 6.30pm on Wednesday 17 May, you should collect your graduation pack and academic dress—and drop off your academic dress—at the following times.

Collect your graduation pack and academic dress during one of these time slots:

  • 2pm – 8pm, Tuesday 16 May
  • 9am – 5.30pm, Wednesday 17 May

Return academic dress, either:

  • immediately after your ceremony at the MFC (if you don't intend to walk in the parade)
  • to the MFC after the parade on Thursday 18 May
  • to the ground floor of Murphy Building on one of these days and times:
    • 9am – 5pm, Thursday 18 May
    • 9am – 5pm, Friday 19 May.

Parade and ceremonies on Thursday 18 May

If you're attending the parade and either ceremony on Thursday 18 May, you should collect your graduation pack and academic dress—and drop off your academic dress—at the following times.

Collect your graduation pack and academic dress during one of these time slots:

  • 2pm – 8pm, Wednesday 17 May
  • 9am – 5.30pm, Thursday 18 May

Return academic dress, either:

  • immediately after your ceremony at the MFC
  • to the ground floor of Murphy Building on one of these days and times:
    • 9am – 5pm, Friday 19 May
    • 10am – 2pm, Saturday 20 May

Te Hui Whakapūmau

Ceremony at 9.30am Friday 19 May

If you're attending Te Hui Whakapūmau in the Hub, you should collect and drop off your academic dress at the following times. You don't need to collect a graduation pack.

Collect your academic dress during one of these time slots:

  • 2pm – 7.30pm, Wednesday 17 May
  • 9am – 5pm, Thursday 18 May
  • 8.30am, Friday 19 May

Return academic dress to the ground floor of Murphy Building on one of these days and times:

  • after your ceremony until 5pm, Friday 19 May
  • 10am – 2pm, Saturday 20 May

Academic dress collection

Graduation Desk