Plan your Orientation week

Orientation week is your welcome to the University, an introduction to how key systems and services work, and an opportunity to make friends and have fun.

Nau mai, haere mai, welcome! Join us from Tuesday 10 to Thursday 12 November (the week before Trimester 3 classes start) for heaps of activities, events, workshops, and tours to help you get settled in and have a smooth transition to university life and study.

Online timetable tips

You can build your own Orientation schedule using the online timetable. Set filters to narrow down the types of session you want to attend, the programme or programmes that are relevant to you, and your preferred campus. You'll then see a list of matching sessions for each day of the Orientation week.

You can add sessions to a list that will be saved in your web browser. Use the calendar view to identify clashing sessions. Print the email if you want a hard copy of your saved sessions.

You can also add individual sessions directly to your own calendar.

View timetable

What to do

Get started with campus tours, get some advice on managing your time and money, come along to the UNI101 session, and brush up on your academic and study skills at sessions run by our Te Taiako—Student Learning team.

Orientation week is also a great opportunity to get involved in your student community, meet new people, and have some fun. Throughout the week, our friendly student ambassadors will be on hand to show you around, share handy tips and tricks, and answer any questions you may have.

New Students’ Orientation is for all new students, and everybody is invited to attend the sessions in the all students' programme. There are also additional sessions for international students (all days) and postgraduate students (Tuesday and Thursday), and drop-in sessions for Māori and Pasifika students (Wednesday).

Where to go

Most Orientation sessions take place on our Kelburn campus. Visit the find your way page for a list of key locations, such as the Hub mezzanine level (Level 2), you'll find a Get Sorted hub and an info table staffed by student ambassadors. It's also the meeting point for campus tours led by student ambassadors.

Get Sorted hub

Not sure where to start? Come along to our Get Sorted hub at Kelburn campus—located at on the mezzanine (Level 2) of the Hub, just outside the Library entrance.

You'll find student services, maps, and student ambassadors ready to help you get sorted during Orientation week. The services will include Digital Solutions (for IT support), Justices of the Peace (for document verification), members of our Careers and Employment team, and advisers from Student Learning, Student Finance, and StudyLink. They'll be able to help you get settled in and answer your questions.

Student ambassadors

Student ambassadors are current students who are on hand to help you transition into university life. You'll find them at Get Sorted hubs during Orientation week, and stationed around campus. They can help you decide which sessions to attend, supply you with a campus map, and answer your questions.

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