The Law and Society Association of Australia and New Zealand (LSAANZ) is excited to announce that the University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha will host the 2025 LSAANZ Conference, bringing the conference to Aotearoa for the first time in eight years.

A University of Canterbury law and commerce student has scooped a trifecta of academic prizes and capped it off by being offered a graduate role at a prestigious law firm.

UC has announced its first donor-funded International Law PhD Scholarship, enabled by a generous gift from distinguished alumna Christine, Lady Brownlie.

University of Canterbury Law has entered THE subject rankings for the first time and taken a prominent position in global legal education. 

Congratulations to all Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury alumni who have been recognised in the New Year Honours List for 2025.

This obituary is posted on behalf of and with permission of Brian McLay’s son, Geoff McLay.

New Zealand’s small businesses are encouraged to trade internationally but may be unknowingly taking huge legal risks, a UC human rights expert says. 

Once uncertain about her future due to an autoimmune disease, Zakkaia Waipouri is now among the first to graduate with a Criminal Justice certificate through UC Online.

Growing up in Germany in the 1980s meant Professor Petra Butler witnessed first-hand the impact of inequality and loss of personal freedom.