University of Otago

The University of Otago (Māori: Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka) is a public research collegiate university based in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, established by ordinance of the Otago Provincial Council in 1869 and opened for teaching in 1871 as New Zealand's oldest university.奥塔哥大学（毛利语名 Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka）是位于新西兰奥塔哥大区达尼丁的公立研究型书院联邦制大学，1869 年依奥塔哥省委员会法令设立，1871 年开学，是新西兰最古老的大学。

Between 1874 and 1961 it was a college of the federal University of New Zealand, and it now teaches across four academic divisions from its Dunedin base with satellite campuses in Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland, enrolling 21,295 students as of 2025 and ranking 198th in the 2027 QS World University Rankings.1874 年至 1961 年间，学校是联邦制新西兰大学的附属学院，现以达尼丁本部为基础、在基督城、惠灵顿与奥克兰设分校区，设四个学部，2025 年在校学生 21,295 人，在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中位列第 198。

History

• The Otago Association's plan for the European settlement of southern New Zealand, conceived under the principles of Edward Gibbon Wakefield in the 1840s, envisaged a university for the new Dunedin settlement.19 世纪 40 年代，奥塔哥协会在 Edward Gibbon Wakefield 的原则下规划新西兰南部的欧洲移民定居时，便设想在新的达尼丁镇建立一所大学。
• During the 1860s the Dunedin leaders Thomas Burns and James Macandrew urged the Otago Provincial Council to set aside a land endowment for an institute of higher education.19 世纪 60 年代，达尼丁领袖 Thomas Burns 与 James Macandrew 敦促奥塔哥省委员会划出土地捐赠，用于兴办高等教育机构。
• An ordinance of the council established the university in 1869, giving it 100,000 acres, about 400 square kilometres, of land and the power to grant degrees in Arts, Medicine, Law and Music.1869 年，省委员会法令设立奥塔哥大学，授予其 10 万英亩（约 400 平方公里）土地及授予艺术、医学、法律与音乐学位的权力。
• Thomas Burns was named the first chancellor but he did not live to see the university open on 5 July 1871.Thomas Burns 获任首任校监，但在 1871 年 7 月 5 日大学开学前去世。
• The university conferred just one degree, to Alexander Watt Williamson, before becoming an affiliated college of the federal University of New Zealand in 1874.1874 年并入联邦制新西兰大学前，学校仅向 Alexander Watt Williamson 授予过一个学位。
• With the dissolution of the University of New Zealand in 1961 and the passage of the University of Otago Amendment Act 1961, the university resumed its power to confer degrees.1961 年新西兰大学解散，同年《奥塔哥大学修正法案》通过，学校恢复学位授予权。
• Originally operating from William Mason's Post Office building on Princes Street, the university relocated to Maxwell Bury's Clocktower and Geology buildings in 1878 and 1879, which evolved into a Gothic revival complex inspired by the then-new main building of the University of Glasgow.学校最初在王子街 William Mason 设计的邮局大楼办学，1878 年与 1879 年先后迁入 Maxwell Bury 设计的钟楼与地质系大楼，后发展为受格拉斯哥大学当时新建主楼启发的哥特复兴建筑群。
• Otago was the first university in Australasia to permit women to take a law degree, and Ethel Benjamin graduated LLB in 1897 before becoming the first woman in the British Empire to appear as counsel in court later that year.奥塔哥大学是澳大拉西亚第一所允许女性攻读法律学位的大学，Ethel Benjamin 于 1897 年获法学学士学位，同年成为大英帝国首位出庭辩护的女律师。
• During the First World War the Otago University Medical Corps supplied or trained most of the doctors and dentists of the New Zealand Army.第一次世界大战期间，奥塔哥大学军医队为新西兰军队输送或培训了绝大多数军医与牙医。
• On 17 November 1921 Robert Jack made the first radio broadcast in New Zealand from the Department of Physics.1921 年 11 月 17 日，Robert Jack 在物理系完成新西兰首次无线电广播。
• Queen Elizabeth II visited the university library with the Duke of Edinburgh on 18 March 1970, the first informal royal walkabout to meet the public and the first visit to the country by Prince Charles, then 21, and Princess Anne, then 19.1970 年 3 月 18 日，伊丽莎白二世女王与爱丁堡公爵参观大学图书馆，这是王室首次以非正式方式与公众会面，也是时年 21 岁的查尔斯王子与时年 19 岁的安妮公主首次访问新西兰。
• The university's coat of arms was granted by the Lord Lyon King of Arms on 21 January 1948, based on arms used on its seal since 1870.学校盾徽于 1948 年 1 月 21 日由苏格兰里昂纹章院授予，设计沿用自 1870 年以来校印上的图案。
• The university merged with the Dunedin College of Education, a specialist teacher training institution, on 1 January 2007, and the resulting University of Otago College of Education also took in the college's campuses in Invercargill and Alexandra.2007 年 1 月 1 日，学校与专科教师培训机构但尼丁教育学院合并，组建的奥塔哥大学教育学院同时接收该院在因弗卡吉尔与亚历山德拉的校区。
• In May 2010 the university joined the Matariki Network of Universities together with Dartmouth College, Durham University, Queen's University, the University of Tübingen, the University of Western Australia and Uppsala University.2010 年 5 月，学校与达特茅斯学院、杜伦大学、女王大学、图宾根大学、西澳大学及乌普萨拉大学共同加入昴宿星大学联盟（Matariki Network of Universities）。
• From 2015 vice-chancellor Harlene Hayne and pro-vice-chancellor Tony Ballantyne implemented cuts in academic and support staff which generated enduring controversy, and in 2020 the university announced Hayne's departure and a new external engagement role for Ballantyne.2015 年起，校长 Harlene Hayne 与副校长 Tony Ballantyne 推行学术与支持岗位裁员，引发持久争议；2020 年，学校宣布 Hayne 离任，并为 Ballantyne 新设对外联络职务。
• In December 2020 threats against graduation ceremonies led to the cancellation of eight ceremonies that month, costing the university 1.3 million New Zealand dollars according to its chancellor.2020 年 12 月，针对毕业典礼的安全威胁导致当月八场典礼取消，据校监称给学校造成 130 万新西兰元损失。
• In April 2023 the university reported a 60 million New Zealand dollar deficit amid declining enrolments and a government funding shortfall, and in June 2023 the government announced a 128 million dollar funding injection for degree-level and postgraduate programmes.2023 年 4 月，学校因入学人数下降与政府拨款不足报告 6,000 万新西兰元赤字；同年 6 月，政府宣布为学位与研究生课程注入 1.28 亿新西兰元资金。
• In March 2024 the former finance minister Grant Robertson was designated the next vice-chancellor from July 2024, accompanied by an almost wholesale replacement of the university leadership.2024 年 3 月，前财政部长 Grant Robertson 获定于同年 7 月出任校长，学校领导层同期几近全面换血。
• In July 2023 the university adopted the Māori identity Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka as part of a major rebrand, with the changes taking effect from May 2024 while the coat of arms was retained for ceremonial settings.2023 年 7 月，学校在重大品牌重塑中采用毛利语名 Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka，新标识自 2024 年 5 月起生效，盾徽则保留于毕业典礼等仪式场合。
• In March 2026 the university confirmed plans for a new campus in Queenstown, offering undergraduate and postgraduate courses and purpose-built student accommodation by 2030.2026 年 3 月，学校确认在皇后镇建设新校区的计划，到 2030 年将开设本科与研究生课程并建成专门的学生公寓。

Academics

• The university is divided into four academic divisions, the Division of Humanities, the Division of Health Sciences, the Division of Sciences and the Division of Commerce, which is known externally as the Otago Business School in line with North American usage.学校设四个学部：人文学部、健康科学学部、理学部与商学部，其中商学部对外称奥塔哥商学院，与北美大学用法一致。
• The Division of Humanities ranges from anthropology and archaeology, classics, English, geography, history and art history, languages and cultures, media, film and communication, music, philosophy, politics, and sociology, gender and social work to theology and religion, and also includes the College of Education and the Faculty of Law.人文学部涵盖人类学与考古、古典学、英语、地理、历史与艺术史、语言与文化、传媒电影与传播、音乐、哲学、政治、社会学性别与社会工作以及神学与宗教等系，并辖教育学院与法学院。
• The Division of Health Sciences includes the Otago Medical School, founded in 1875 with component schools in Dunedin, Christchurch and Wellington, the Faculty of Dentistry, and schools of pharmacy, physiotherapy and medical laboratory science.健康科学学部辖 1875 年创办的奥塔哥医学院（在但尼丁、基督城与惠灵顿设分校）、牙科学院，以及药学、物理治疗与医学实验室科学等学院。
• The Otago Medical School is one of only two medical schools in New Zealand, and Otago is the only university in the country offering training in dentistry.奥塔哥医学院是新西兰仅有的两所医学院之一，奥塔哥大学也是全国唯一开设牙科训练的大学。
• The Division of Sciences covers botany, chemistry, computer science, food science, geology, marine science, mathematics and statistics, physics, psychology, human nutrition, surveying, and the School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Sciences.理学部涵盖植物学、化学、计算机科学、食品科学、地质学、海洋科学、数学与统计、物理学、心理学、人类营养学、测绘学，以及体育运动科学学院。
• The Otago Business School comprises departments of accountancy and finance, economics, information science, management, marketing and tourism.奥塔哥商学院设会计与财务、经济、信息科学、管理、营销与旅游等系。
• Other professional schools not found at all New Zealand universities include pharmacy, physical education, physiotherapy, medical laboratory science and surveying, while the former School of Mines was transferred to the University of Auckland in 1987.药学、体育、物理治疗、医学实验室科学与测绘等专业学院并非所有新西兰大学都有，原矿业学院则于 1987 年转入奥克兰大学。
• Theology is traditionally taught in conjunction with Knox College, Holy Cross College in Mosgiel and the School of Ministry.神学教学传统上与 Mosgiel 的 Knox 学院、圣十字学院及神学院合作开设。
• As of 2025 the university had 21,295 students, comprising 16,628 undergraduates, 3,661 postgraduates and 1,469 doctoral candidates.2025 年，学校共有学生 21,295 人，其中本科生 16,628 人、研究生 3,661 人、博士生 1,469 人。
• Administrative staff numbered 2,476 and academic staff 1,499 in 2025.2025 年，学校有行政人员 2,476 人、专任教师 1,499 人。
• Universities New Zealand reported a student headcount of 21,315 for 2024, equivalent to 18,564 full-time students.据新西兰大学协会统计，2024 年学校注册学生 21,315 人，折合全日制学生 18,564 人。
• In 2019 students of European or Pākehā descent made up 71.5 per cent of the student body, Māori 10.3 per cent, Asian 20.3 per cent and Pacific Islanders 5.0 per cent.2019 年，欧裔或 Pākehā 学生占 71.5%，毛利裔占 10.3%，亚裔占 20.3%，太平洋岛裔占 5.0%。
• The 2006 government investigation into research quality ranked Otago the top university in New Zealand overall, and first in clinical medicine, biomedical science, law, English literature and language, history and earth science, with the Department of Philosophy receiving the highest score of any nominated academic unit.2006 年政府科研质量调查将奥塔哥大学列为新西兰综合排名第一的大学，并在临床医学、生物医学、法律、英语文学与语言、历史与地球科学等类别居首，哲学系获所有参评单位的最高分。
• A 2006 report by the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology found Otago to be the most research intensive university in New Zealand, with 40 per cent of staff time devoted to research and development.2006 年新西兰研究科学与技术部报告称，奥塔哥大学是全国研究最密集的大学，40% 的员工时间投入研发。
• The biochemistry database Transterm, developed at Otago, has been recommended by the journal Science to science departments worldwide and holds genomic data on 40,000 species.学校开发的生物化学数据库 Transterm 获《科学》杂志向全球科学机构推荐，收录 4 万个物种的基因组数据。
• Research fellowships attached to the university include the Robert Burns Fellowship in literature, the Frances Hodgkins Fellowship in art, the Mozart Fellowship in music, the Charles Hercus Fellowship and the Hocken Fellowship.该校设立的研究奖学金包括文学领域的 Robert Burns 奖学金、艺术领域的 Frances Hodgkins 奖学金、音乐领域的 Mozart 奖学金、Charles Hercus 奖学金与 Hocken 奖学金。

Campus

• The main campus is in Dunedin, an urban university town of about 45 hectares, hosting the Central Administration and the Health Sciences, Humanities, Business School and Sciences divisions, with the Water of Leith running through the centre of the campus.主校区位于达尼丁这座约 45 公顷的城市型大学城，中央行政机构与健康科学、人文、商学与理学各部均设于此，Leith 河穿校而过。
• The architectural grandeur and gardens of the Dunedin campus led to its being ranked among the world's most beautiful university campuses by the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph and the American website The Huffington Post.凭宏伟的建筑与园林，达尼丁校区被英国《每日电讯报》与美国网站《哈芬登邮报》列为全球最美大学校区之一。
• The Registry Building, a Gothic revival clocktower complex designed by Maxwell Bury and inspired by the University of Glasgow, forms the heart of the campus, while the Lindo Ferguson Building houses the departments of anatomy and physiology.由 Maxwell Bury 设计、受格拉斯哥大学启发的哥特复兴钟楼建筑群 Registry 大楼构成校园中心，Lindo Ferguson 大楼则设解剖系与生理系。
• The university has four satellite campuses, the Christchurch and Wellington campuses based at their schools of medicine and health science, the Auckland campus at the Auckland Centre on Queen, and the Southland Campus Ahuahu Te Mātauranga in Invercargill.学校设有四个分校区：基督城与惠灵顿校区各设医学院与健康科学院，奥克兰校区设于皇后街的奥克兰中心，南地校区 Ahuahu Te Mātauranga 位于因弗卡吉尔。
• The Department of Marine Science operates the Portobello Marine Laboratory on the Otago peninsula, and the university's research vessel Polaris II works out of Otago Harbour.海洋科学系在奥塔哥半岛运营波托贝洛海洋实验室，学校考察船 Polaris II 以奥塔哥港为基地。
• The university has nine libraries, six on the Dunedin campus, one education library in Southland and two medical libraries in Wellington and Christchurch, all with wireless access.学校共有九座图书馆：但尼丁校区六座、南地一座教育图书馆，惠灵顿与基督城各一座医学图书馆，全部覆盖无线网络。
• The Central Library, part of the Information Services Building, offers over 2,000 study spaces, 130 computer terminals and laptop connections at 500 desks, holds the Māori collection Te Aka a Tāwhaki and a special collection of about 9,000 books printed before 1801, and was designed by Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer and opened in 2001.中央图书馆隶属信息服务大楼，设 2,000 多个学习位、130 个计算机终端与 500 个笔记本接线口，藏有毛利语文献 Te Aka a Tāwhaki 及约 9,000 种 1801 年前印刷图书的特藏，由 Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer 设计、2001 年开放。
• The Hocken Collections, a research library, archive and art gallery of national significance administered by the university, was established in 1910 when the Dunedin philanthropist Thomas Hocken donated his private collection, and now houses over 8,000 linear metres of archives on Anzac Avenue.由学校管理的 Hocken 收藏是具有国家意义的研究图书馆、档案馆与美术馆，1910 年由达尼丁慈善家 Thomas Hocken 捐赠私人收藏而设立，现藏逾 8,000 线性米档案，馆址在 Anzac 大街。
• Other libraries include the Robert Stout Law Library in the Richardson Building, the Health Sciences Library in the Sayers Building opposite Dunedin Hospital with over 150,000 volumes, the Science Library in the Science III building with seating for about 500, and the Robertson Library jointly run with Otago Polytechnic.其他图书馆包括 Richardson 大楼内的 Robert Stout 法律图书馆、但尼丁医院对面 Sayers 大楼内的健康科学图书馆（藏书逾 15 万卷）、科学三号大楼内的科学图书馆（约 500 个座位），以及与奥塔哥理工学院共管的 Robertson 图书馆。

Reputation

• The University of Otago attained a tied position of 198th in the 2027 QS World University Rankings, the 351-375 band of the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, the 401-500 band of the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities and a tied 296th place in the 2025-2026 US News Best Global Universities.奥塔哥大学在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中并列第 198，在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中处于 351 至 375 区间，在 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名中处于 401 至 500 区间，在 2025 至 2026 年《美国新闻与世界报道》全球最佳大学中并列第 296。
• In the 2024 Aggregate Ranking of Top Universities, which measures aggregate performance across the QS, THE and ARWU rankings, the university attained 279th place, second nationally.在综合 QS、THE 与 ARWU 三大榜单表现的 2024 年顶尖大学综合排名中，学校列第 279，居全国第二。
• In the CWTS Leiden Ranking 2024 the university attained 390th place, again second nationally.在 2024 年 CWTS 莱顿排名中，学校列第 390，同样居全国第二。
• OpenAlex records 90,983 works by the university that have drawn 6,883,096 citations.OpenAlex 收录学校成果 90,983 项，被引 6,883,096 次。
• Sir John Carew Eccles, professor of physiology at Otago from 1944 to 1951, shared the 1963 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries concerning the ionic mechanisms involved in excitation and inhibition in nerve cells, research rooted in his Otago years.1944 至 1951 年任奥塔哥大学生理学教授的 John Carew Eccles 爵士，因发现神经细胞兴奋与抑制的离子机制与他人分享 1963 年诺贝尔生理学或医学奖，该研究根植于其在奥塔哥的岁月。
• Two Otago scientists have won the Marsden Medal of the New Zealand Association of Scientists, the zoologist Carolyn Burns in 2017 and the marine chemist Keith Hunter in 2014, an award that rivals the Rutherford Medal as the country's highest science honour but is not a Nobel.两位奥塔哥学者获新西兰科学家协会 Marsden 奖章：动物学家 Carolyn Burns 于 2017 年获奖，海洋化学家 Keith Hunter 于 2014 年获奖；该奖与 Rutherford 奖章并列新西兰最高科学荣誉，但并非诺贝尔奖。
• In 1998 the Department of Physics gained fame for making the first Bose–Einstein condensate in the Southern Hemisphere.1998 年，物理系因制成南半球首个玻色–爱因斯坦凝聚态而名声大噪。
• In 2015 the university's dentistry faculty became the first in New Zealand to enter the QS top ten in a subject, ranking eighth in the world.2015 年，学校牙科学部成为新西兰首个进入 QS 学科前十的学部，居世界第八。
• The university held endowments of 279.9 million New Zealand dollars at 31 December 2021 and a budget of 756.8 million New Zealand dollars for 2020.截至 2021 年 12 月 31 日，学校捐赠基金为 2.799 亿新西兰元，2020 年预算为 7.568 亿新西兰元。

Student life

• The university's motto is the Latin Sapere aude, rendered in English as Dare to be wise and in Chinese as 勇于求知.学校校训为拉丁文「Sapere aude」，英译「Dare to be wise」，中文意为「勇于求知」。
• The university owns or is affiliated with fourteen residential colleges, which provide food, accommodation, social and welfare services, most of them catering primarily for first-year students.学校拥有或联营 14 所住宿学院，提供餐饮、住宿、社交与福利服务，多数以一年级学生为主。
• The colleges include Selwyn College founded in 1893, Knox College in 1909, St Margaret's College in 1911, Studholme College in 1915, Arana College in 1943, Carrington College in 1945, Aquinas College in 1952, University College in 1969, Salmond College in 1971, Cumberland College in 1989, Hayward College in 1992, Toroa College in 1996, City College in 2000, Abbey College in 2008 and Te Rangihīroa College in 2014.这些学院包括 1893 年创立的 Selwyn 学院、1909 年的 Knox 学院、1911 年的 St Margaret's 学院、1915 年的 Studholme 学院、1943 年的 Arana 学院、1945 年的 Carrington 学院、1952 年的 Aquinas 学院、1969 年的 University 学院、1971 年的 Salmond 学院、1989 年的 Cumberland 学院、1992 年的 Hayward 学院、1996 年的 Toroa 学院、2000 年的 City 学院、2008 年的 Abbey 学院，以及 2014 年的 Te Rangihīroa 学院。
• In October 2019 the university announced a new 450-room residential college named Te Rangi Hiroa, estimated to cost 90 million New Zealand dollars, on the corner of Albany and Forth Streets near the campus.2019 年 10 月，学校宣布在校园附近 Albany 街与 Forth 街转角新建拥有 450 间房的 Te Rangi Hiroa 住宿学院，造价约 9,000 万新西兰元。
• Most colleges foster a sense of community through intercollegiate competitions, communal dining, apartment groups, college traditions, independent students' clubs and internal sporting and cultural societies.多数学院通过跨学院赛事、集体就餐、公寓团体、学院传统、独立学生俱乐部与院内体育文化社团营造社区氛围。
• Orientation week, or O-Week, is organised by the Otago University Students' Association and includes the Fresher of the Year competition, faculty contests, concerts, a comedy night and a hypnotist, with bigger events at Forsyth Barr Stadium and a Highlanders rugby game typically scheduled during the week.新生训练周 O-Week 由奥塔哥大学学生会（OUSA）组织，设「年度新生」评选、学部对抗赛、音乐会、喜剧之夜与催眠表演，大型活动在 Forsyth Barr 体育场举行，当周通常还安排一场高地人橄榄球队比赛。
• Each year first-year students are encouraged to attend the toga parade and party dressed in white sheets, a tradition retailers sought to end after the 2009 event but which the students' association reintroduced at the stadium, with the 2012 party setting an unofficial world record, while a clocktower race in the style of Chariots of Fire begins on the first chime of the clock at noon.每年新生被鼓励身裹白床单参加罗马长袍游行与派对，零售商在 2009 年活动后要求终止该传统，学生会将其移入体育场复办，2012 年派对创下非正式世界纪录；另有「烈火战车」式钟楼赛跑，正午钟声第一响即起跑。
• Students are known as Scarfies after the scarves worn in Dunedin's cold winters and long maintained the tradition of naming their flats, while the student magazine Critic and the singing of Gaudeamus igitur at graduation are fixtures of student culture.学生因在达尼丁寒冷冬日围围巾而得「Scarfie」之名，为出租屋取名的传统延续至今；学生杂志《Critic》与毕业典礼上演唱的「Gaudeamus igitur」是学生文化的固定节目。

Notable people

• Thomas Burns, the Dunedin leader who urged the founding of the university, was named its first chancellor in 1869 but died in 1871 before the opening.推动创校的达尼丁领袖 Thomas Burns 于 1869 年获任首任校监，1871 年在开学前去世。
• James Macandrew, the other Dunedin leader who pressed the provincial council for the university, is remembered as one of its founding fathers.另一位向省委员会力主建校的达尼丁领袖 James Macandrew，被视为学校的创立元老之一。
• Robert Aitken was appointed the first vice-chancellor when the office was created in 1948 and served until 1953.1948 年校长之职设立时，Robert Aitken 获任首任校长，任职至 1953 年。
• Sir John Carew Eccles, professor of physiology from 1944 to 1951, won the 1963 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the ionic mechanisms of nerve cell excitation and inhibition.1944 至 1951 年在任的生理学教授 John Carew Eccles 爵士，因神经细胞兴奋与抑制离子机制的研究获 1963 年诺贝尔生理学或医学奖。
• Carolyn Burns, emeritus professor of zoology, received the 2017 Marsden Medal for her freshwater ecology research and is also a recipient of the Naumann-Thienemann Medal, the top international award in limnology.动物学荣休教授 Carolyn Burns 因淡水生态学研究获 2017 年 Marsden 奖章，并曾获湖沼学国际最高奖 Naumann-Thienemann 奖章。
• Keith Hunter, professor of marine chemistry, shared the 2014 Marsden Medal, while the zoologist Brian Marples held the chair of zoology from 1937 to 1967.海洋化学教授 Keith Hunter 获 2014 年 Marsden 奖章；动物学家 Brian Marples 则于 1937 至 1967 年担任动物学讲席教授。
• Ethel Benjamin, the first woman in the British Empire to appear as counsel in court after her 1897 LLB, and Emily Siedeberg, New Zealand's first female medical graduate of 1896, are among the university's pioneering alumnae.1897 年获法学学士并成为大英帝国首位出庭女律师的 Ethel Benjamin，与 1896 年毕业的新西兰首位女性医学毕业生 Emily Siedeberg，均为该校开创性校友。
• Alumni in politics include Robert Stout, the thirteenth premier of New Zealand, Bill English, the thirty-ninth prime minister, Rui Maria de Araújo, prime minister of Timor-Leste, and Kamisese Mara, the first prime minister of Fiji.政界校友包括新西兰第 13 任总理 Robert Stout、第 39 任总理 Bill English、东帝汶总理 Rui Maria de Araújo，以及斐济首任总理 Kamisese Mara。
• Dame Silvia Cartwright served as governor-general of New Zealand, and Lord Porritt, an Olympian, physician and Rhodes Scholar of 1923, became the country's eleventh governor-general.Dame Silvia Cartwright 曾任新西兰总督；奥运选手、医生、1923 年罗德学者 Lord Porritt 则成为第 11 任总督。
• In the arts the university counts the novelist Janet Frame, the writer Fergus Hume and the composer Christopher Norton among its alumni.文艺界校友包括小说家 Janet Frame、作家 Fergus Hume 与作曲家 Christopher Norton。
• Sporting alumni include Jack Lovelock, the 1936 Olympic 1500 metres champion and a 1931 Rhodes Scholar, and Nathan Cohen, world champion and Olympic champion rower.体育界校友包括 1936 年奥运会 1500 米冠军、1931 年罗德学者 Jack Lovelock，以及世界冠军兼奥运会赛艇冠军 Nathan Cohen。
• Kathleen Anneui Pih, who graduated MB ChB in 1929 as the first person of Chinese descent to take a medical degree in New Zealand, worked as a medical missionary in the Canton villages, later taught at universities in Shanghai and Singapore, and finished her career in private practice in Hong Kong.华人相关校友 Kathleen Anneui Pih 于 1929 年获内外全科医学学士，是新西兰首位华裔医学毕业生，后在广东乡村行医传教，并曾在上海与新加坡的大学任教，最终在香港执业。