How to get a Canterbury Card

Once you have officially accepted your enrolment offer and paid your fees (or suitable arrangements have been made, i.e. Student Loan approval has been received by the University) you will receive a "You are enrolled" notification. You can then get a Canterbury Card.

The Canterbury Card Office is located in Level 2, James Hight building (left hand side as you enter). Office hours are Monday – Friday, 9.00am–12.30pm and 1.00pm–4.30pm.

To get a Canterbury Card, students must produce ONE of the following as photo ID:

• previous student ID
• driver's licence
• passport
• passport photo*

• the statement, "certified as a true and correct likeness of [the student's full name]"
• the date, signature and designation of a Justice of the Peace, school principal or solicitor, along with this authoriser’s official stamp if available

Card information may take up to 24 hours to load.

First-year distance and regional campus students who are unable to come to the Card Office must supply a certified passport photo and a four-digit PIN to the Card Coordinator, Peter Street.

• the statement, "certified as a true and correct likeness of (the student's full name)"
• the date, signature and designation of a Justice of the Peace, school principal or solicitor, along with this authoriser’s official stamp if available

Photos cannot be sent electronically.

Advancing distance and regional campus students who are unable to come to the Card Office simply need to request a card from card@canterbury.ac.nz, including a four-digit PIN.

If you want an updated photo you must supply this as above.