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Malam Malaysia 2019; Hajat
2019-09-07 18:00 - 22:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | Ngaio Marsh Theatre – Haere-roa, Haere-roa, 90 Ilam Road, Christchurch, 8041, New Zealand
Malam Malaysia is an annual event organised every year by CMSA. It is a spectacular cultural production themed ‘The Insights of Malaysia’ attempts to reflect the multiracial and multicultural aspects of the Malaysian society. The event features the different races and ethnicities that we have in Malaysia with a fusion of authentic Malaysian music and dances. It also displays Malaysian lifestyles, languages, and heritage as well as celebrating the diverse New Zealand culture. In addition, our ticketing booth will be opened at different places around campus for you to meet us and ask more about our event! Most importantly, foods will be provided to our audiences at the end of the event.
So, What are you waiting for? Our foods never disappoint and our colourful performances await! Grab your tickets now! we’re selling out fast See you there!
More from Diversity Fest 2019

Accounting Society Leavers Dinner
2019-09-04 18:30 - 23:00 | Russley Golf Club, 428 Memorial Ave, Christchurch, Russley Golf Club, 428 Memorial Ave, Christchurch, 8083, New Zealand
ACCSOC in partnership with CA ANZ, MYOB & BDO are pleased to announce the Accounting Society Leavers dinner for 2019!
Join Accsoc, our sponsors and UC faculty for a night of fun, great food and celebration as we toast you and all of your hard work and wish you well for the future!
If you are graduating this year then this event is not one you want to miss! The event is open to graduates as well as friends, family and anyone else you want to celebrate with, so you do not need to be a leaver to attend the event!!
Ticket price includes a three-course meal, two drink tokens, entertainment and the chance to win some prizes!! We can’t wait to celebrate with you all at this year’s Leavers Dinner!

UC Pols Formal 2019 - The Great Political Gamble
2019-08-23 19:30 - 2019-08-24 00:00 | Bentleys – Haere-roa, 90 Ilam Road, Christchurch, 8041, New Zealand
Come one and all to the social highlight of the UC Political calendar. UC Pols cordially invites you to join us on Friday the 23rd of August for our ‘Great Political Gamble’ Formal. The event will kick off at 7:30pm in the new Bentley’s and run until late. The dress code is formal, so dust of your finest black (or red, or blue, or yellow, or green) rags and come and join us. Political embellishments in your get up’s are welcomed but not required, we hope to see some Hillary power suits and QE II cardies in the crowd. Ticketing to be announced soon. Due to the licensing conditions of Bentley’s, this event is R18

LAWSOC and Chapman Tripp Present: Two Raw Sisters
2019-08-22 14:00 - 15:30
Sick of having stir fry for flat dinner every week? Need some new snacks to inspire your study grind? Thinking you should impress your parents by eating more than one piece of fruit a week?
LAWSOC and Chapman Tripp present Two Raw Sisters!
Two Raw Sisters are a plant-based duo who focus on cost effective, time efficient and easy recipes that are sustainable and will nourish, fuel and power your busy body to succeed and remain healthy and happy. They are coming along this Thursday to do a workshop on three different, exciting recipes aimed for busy students!
They will be showing you how to make these three recipes:

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Balls
Miso Mushroom Rice
Instant Carrot + Apple Bircher

Limited samples will be available of each, but please BYO cutlery and container for a wee sample of this plant-based goodness!
We can’t wait to see you this Thursday!
Get tickets via Eventbrite

Fix it Better clothing menders
2019-08-22 12:00 - 14:00 | RDU Office, Haere-roa, 90 Ilam Road, Christchurch, New Zealand
Is your clothing lacking pocket goodness? Are there random holes and tears in your stuff? Fix it.
Fix it Better is now at Haere-roa! They’re your go-to for clothing repairs and alterations.
They’re in the building from 12pm til 2pm every Tuesday and Thursday during term time. Look for them in the RDU office, level one.
Prices

Pants taken up $15
Pockets added from $15 (POCKETS ADDED!)
Holes and tears mended from $5.

Need something else done? Just ask.

2019-08-22 12:00 - 14:00 | RDU Office, Haere-roa, 90 Ilam Road, Christchurch, New Zealand
Exciting news: Fix it Better is now at Haere-roa, so bring along your mending! They’re your go-to for clothing repairs and alterations.
They’re in the building from 12pm til 2pm every Tuesday and Thursday during term time. Look for them in the RDU office, level one.
Prices

Pants taken up $15
Pockets added from $15 (POCKETS ADDED!)
Holes and tears mended from $5.

Need something else done? Just ask Fix it Better.

Careers & Postgrad Evening
2019-08-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Undercroft 101, University of Canterbury , Christchurch, 8041, New Zealand
HealthSoc’s careers & postgraduate information night is aimed at all students at the University of Canterbury who are interested in what’s out there in the field of Health Sciences. Come along to hear graduates of the BHSc tell you about where they are now and how you can get there yourself, as well as from employers in the industry sharing the opportunities available for you. All are welcome! We recommend coming along no matter what stage of your degree you are at to get motivated and inspired for your future career!

UC PGSA Quiz Night
2019-08-14 17:00 - 20:30 | Bentleys – Haere-roa, 90 Ilam Road, Christchurch, 8041, New Zealand
Gather the gang and get competitive! A quiz night exclusively for postgrads, where we test how much you really know (or don’t)…

UCSA election: Voting period
2019-08-14 09:00 - 2019-08-16 17:00
Help pick your student representatives on the UCSA’s governing body.
How to vote
You’ll receive your voting form via your student email at 9am Wednesday morning, 14 August. Click on it and you’re away. Voting closes 5pm Friday 16 August.
More information about candidates and voting

QCanterbury Quiz Night
2019-08-13 19:15 - 22:00 | Bentleys – Haere-roa, 90 Ilam Road, Christchurch, 8041, New Zealand
Get your neurons fired up and show off your trivia at QCanterbury’s Quiz Night!
Get your friends together (4-6 people) and come up with a fabulous team for a fun night with some great prizes up for grabs!
Only $20 a team, doors open at 6.45pm with our quiz master, the fabulous Aunty Pipi, kicking off at 7.15pm.
Drinks and bar snacks will be available on the night.
This is an R18 event.

UCSA Elections - Presidential Debate
2019-08-13 12:00 - 13:00 | Undercroft, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, 8041, New Zealand
Come along and hear the two presidential candidates battle it out for the top job and work to get your vote.
This is your best chance to ask that hard question you’ve always wanted to!
Your candidates:
NICK KENNEDY
TORI MCNOE
Voting begins 9am Wednesday 13th August.
Visit our event page

Musoc Ball 2019: Starry Night
2019-08-10 19:00 - 2019-08-11 01:00 | Halo Venue, 66B Wharenui Road, Christchurch, 8014, New Zealand
Come along to the annual MUSOC Ball for 2019: Starry Night!
Have a few drinks, get starry eyed and dance the night away! All Star Signs are invited (even Scorpios ). You definitely don’t want to miss MUSOC’s biggest event of the year. Our Starry Night ball will feature some much-anticipated live music with a variety of acts – it’ll be a night you wished you remembered (lucky for you, there’s a photographer to catch all those classic moments).
Announcements will follow over the coming weeks, from food to entertainment. So dig deep into those Tinder matches, wish upon a star and enjoy a night full of outrageous chat, informal formalities, drinks and stellar entertainment.
As usual there is a very limited amount of tickets, so get your stars aligned for our classiest event of the year! Come and enjoy an evening with your favourite musical theatre nerds.

OUTER SPACE Tri Sci Ball 2019
2019-08-10 19:00 - 2019-08-11 00:00 | Bentleys – Haere-roa, 90 Ilam Road, Christchurch, 8041, New Zealand
Come join BioSoc, ChemSoc and PhysSoc for the annual Tri Science ball on August 10th at Bentley’s bar, upstairs in the brand new Haere-roa building!
Doors open 7pm and close at 8:30pm
This year the theme is OUTER SPACE!
This event is R18 and black tie.
ID checks on entry and to purchase drinks at the bar.
Nibbles provided.

Forsoc Ball - Mad Hatters
2019-08-10 18:30 - 2019-08-11 00:00 | Canterbury Agriculture Park, 102 Curletts Road, Sockburn, Christchurch, 8042, New Zealand
Lo and behold the annual Forsoc ball has come around again and this years’ theme being the Mad Hatter! It’s time to bust out your best hat and best moves cause you’re in for a magical night down the rabbit hole!
Transport will be provided to and from the venue as well as food and a hell of a lot of standards, 2500 to be exact! So dust off your best hats, suits and dresses and come along for one epic night!
As always, chop it

ProdSoc Ball - Down The Rabbit Hole
2019-08-09 19:30 - 2019-08-10 00:00 | Ti-Kouka, Haere-roa, 90 Ilam Road, Christchurch, 8014, New Zealand
ProdSoc presents the best ever event yet!!
This ball will be a night to remember so dress to impress (dressing to theme is optional but try to look your best 👗👔👑)
Delicious nibbles will be provided and you even get a free drink with every ticket 😍❤️

DramaSoc: A Night of Ngaio: Celebrating Ngaio Marsh
2019-08-09 19:00 - 22:00 | Ngaio Marsh Theatre – Haere-roa, Haere-roa, 90 Ilam Road, Christchurch, 8041, New Zealand
‘A Night of Ngaio’ is an event that celebrates the work of Ngaio Marsh. DramaSoc is proud to honour Marsh in her
namesake theatre with an introduction to her work, including a special guest lecture by Joanne Drayton, and
traditional and contemporary scenes from Shakespeare.

Speech Soc Wine and Cheese Night
2019-08-08 19:00 - 21:45
You won’t brie-lieve what event we have! It’s SpeechSoc’s first Wine and Cheese Night! This night will have wine, cheese, and more cheese! Come along, get tipsy, take some snaps, and have a ball!

Indonesia Cultural Day
2019-08-06 10:30 - 14:00 | Ngaio Marsh Theatre – Haere-roa, Haere-roa, 90 Ilam Road, Christchurch, 8041, New Zealand
Indonesia Cultural Festivals will enrich your knowledge about Indonesia tourism destination & culture, enjoy Indonesian cuisine for free
About this Event
This year Nusantara Student Association of the University Canterbury supported by GenWi (Wonderful Indonesia Generation) chapter New Zealand are pleased to invite you all to experience our diverse culture and tourism destinations through our community promotion of Indonesian tourism event.
Please join our celebration of “Wonderful Indonesia: From Sabang to Merauke” and be ready to be mesmerized with local dances, songs and art performances represent 6 major islands in Indonesia, including Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Bali and Papua. In addition to cultural shows, you will also have the opportunity to taste Indonesia’s delicious culinary richness through various traditional Indonesian food menus including Nasi Uduk, Rendang, Javanese Fried Noodle, Urap (Indonesian veggies) and various traditional Indonesian snacks are awaiting too.
These all exciting experiences are awaiting for your participation with free of charge and a fascinating door prize is ready to be given to one lucky visitor at the end of show so make sure you will stay until the end of our Program.

Mix Presents: Automatic 80s Live
2019-08-03 19:30 - 23:30 | Ngaio Marsh Theatre – Haere-roa, Haere-roa, 90 Ilam Road, Christchurch, 8041, New Zealand
Christchurch, NZ, It’s time for the ultimate 80’s party to head south to the 03!
Block out the 3rd August, Automatic 80’s are heading home to party the night away with DJ Dwight! A fun filled night that will leave you wanting more! Start thinking about a costume that will impress the crowd! This is the night you can let loose!
AUTOMATIC 80s LIVE heads back to CHCH to play the New Foundry with Special Guest DJ Dwight.
It’s time for the ultimate 80s Party!

Get tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/mix-presents-automatic-80s-live-tickets-59363681369

Haere-roa Community Open Day
2019-08-03 10:00 - 14:00 | Haere-roa
To celebrate the opening of the new student building Haere-roa, we’re holding a Community Open Day! Grab your mates or your parents, and stop by for a look around.

Explore the Ngaio Marsh Theatre (this will be the stage for club gigs and massive events like Orientation).
Grab a coffee from popular bar, the Foundry.
Tour Haere-roa’s social and event spaces, including its outdoor amphitheatre.

No need to register, just come along on the day.
10am-2pm at Haere-roa on 90 Ilam Road.
For more info about the building, visit the Haere-roa page.

LAWSOC Junior Bus Trip: Lawmakers and Lawbreakers
2019-08-02 19:30 - 23:55
Have you been enjoying Re-O Week in Newfoundry? Are you dying to get back to the good old days a cool less than half of your night was spent in the bathroom line? Well have we got the opportunity for you!
LAWSOC presents our annual junior bus trip, this year we’ve mustered up our most innovative theme yet: Lawmakers & Lawbreakers! Such a theme provides incredible creative freedom, no longer are you locked down to a stock standard cop or robber, now you can dress as any criminal you like!
Members tickets are $15 and non-members $20. Tickets will be available night of Monday the 22nd!!
Bus goes at 7.30pm. But pres will be from 5.30pm. Address provided closer to the time! All are welcome!

MONO: Leisure
2019-08-01 20:00 - 2019-08-02 01:00 | The Foundry, 90 Ilam Road, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8041, New Zealand
MONO Nights are our weekly gig nights, hosted in the Foundry every Thursday during term time.
Free for UC students (hell, it is their bar ffs) and with a minimal door charge for their mates – which goes straight into our giant profit making machine…
Jokes – it pays for some of the best local and international acts that we can afford and convince to stop off on a Thursday night. Last year’s artists can be seen  and the most up to date info on who is playing next can be found at the @MONOnights facebook page.
Bring your proof of age ID and UC Student card to skip the door fee – no card means no freebies. UC Security is open pretty much 24/7 so if you lost it, go get another one you cheapskate.

UCSA Elections 2019: Candidate info session
2019-07-30 12:00 - 13:00
From 12pm, our CEO (Dave Hawkey) gives potential candidates a tour around the UCSA offices in Haere-roa, the new student building. You’ll meet the team, hear about our work and get an opportunity to ask Dave questions. Meet us in the foyer!

LAWSOC and LANE NEAVE Present LAW BALL "Carnival"
2019-07-27 19:00 - 23:59 | Wells Street, 44 Wells Street, Christchurch Central, Christchurch, 8011, New Zealand
Lane Neave and LAWSOC proudly present LAW BALL 2019 ‘Carnival’.
The annual Law Ball has arrived and once again we are excited bring the much loved event into the CBD for a fun, fresh, and colourful evening on Saturday 27th July at Welles St – Save the date!
The theme is ‘Carnival’ – think eye-popping colour and extravagance! Of course this is a formal event so be fun and creative with the theme!
Busses will be provided from campus to the event so save those uber dollars for later! Whether you would prefer to go punting at the Casino, boogieing at Baretta, or traversing the Terrace, the CBD has plenty to offer for afterwards.
NOT TO BE MISSED! Law Ball is LAWSOC’s premiere event and each year tickets for this event sell out fast! Make sure you follow the event page and keep up to date with new information as it is posted.

Hilltop Hoods
2019-07-27 19:00 - 23:00 | Ngaio Marsh Theatre – Haere-roa, Haere-roa, 90 Ilam Road, Christchurch, 8041, New Zealand
To celebrate the release of their record breaking 6th #1 Australian album The Great Expanse, HILLTOP HOODS are back with ‘The Great Expanse World Tour’.
Performing shows in Auckland, Wellington, Queenstown and Christchurch in July these are the band’s first headline shows in New Zealand since their sold out shows across the country in 2014.
Fresh from supporting Eminem at New Zealand’s record-breaking concert in March where fans were treated to blistering high energy performances that saw the band cement their place even further as one of Australia’s hottest live acts.
With Special Guest Jordan Lee
Don’t miss what promises to be yet another stand out Hilltop Hoods live experience.

MONO: TBA
2019-07-25 20:00 - 2019-07-26 01:00 | The Foundry, 90 Ilam Road, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8041, New Zealand
MONO Nights are our weekly gig nights, hosted in the Ngaio Marsh Theatre every Thursday during term time.
Free for UC students (hell, it is their bar ffs) and with a minimal door charge for their mates – which goes straight into our giant profit making machine…
Jokes – it pays for some of the best local and international acts that we can afford and convince to stop off on a Thursday night. Last year’s artists can be seen and the most up to date info on who is playing next can be found at the @MONOnights facebook page.
Bring your proof of age ID and UC Student card to skip the door fee – no card means no freebies. UC Security is open pretty much 24/7 so if you lost it, go get another one you cheapskate.

Winter Wellness Expo
2019-07-25 10:00 - 14:00 | Haere-roa
The Winter Wellness Expo is a free, all ages, alcohol-free event for all UC students. It is brought to you by UCSA Help (Advocacy & Welfare) team, and will be held on 25th July (Thursday) in Haere-Roa, from 10am – 2pm.
There will be stalls offering free second-hand stuff (e.g., clothes, shoes, household items etc.), free brand new beanies, scarves, toothpastes, toothbrushes and dental floss (limited quantity), as well as free hot drinks and cakes. Other stalls include Tenancy Protection Association, Christchurch Budget Service and Community Energy Action’s curtain bank!
The NZ Police will be there to label phones, laptops etc. with UV markers, and give students tips on how to prevent burglaries. NZ Fire Service will also be there to give students information on fire safety.
There will also be a sewing/mending station. So find those pieces of garments that need mending and bring them all down to Haere-Roa during Winter Wellness Expo.
Note: Please bring some bags to pack the goodies in.
Also note: If you are wanting your garments mended, please don’t come too late in the day as some can take a little while to repair.

CUBA: Jib 2019
2019-07-24 18:00 - 2019-07-25 01:00 | Ngaio Marsh Theatre – Haere-roa, Haere-roa, 90 Ilam Road, Christchurch, 8041, New Zealand
JIB 2019 is coming at you with all the bells and whistles!! This will be the first club event in the NEW UCSA building, providing an impressive 1000 person VIEWING capacity, god damn. Canterbury’s finest jibbers and jibberets will be battling it out in the one of a kind ski and snowboard RAIL JAM.

As always this is followed by the annual stinker of an AFTER PARTY featuring Dan Aux from the GeorgeFM drive show, Dunnerz very own DISLOCATE and headlined by a LEGEND of the NZ music scene and lead singer of Shapeshifter, P DIGSSS !!!

This is the event where dreams will come true and heroes are made. TONNES of snow will be trucked down from Mt Hutt and joyfully dumped onto a fresh setup. The scaffolding will be BIGGER than ever and so will the tricks. Don’t tell your mum, this stuff will put her in a coma.

The theme is, as tradition, RETRO SKI, very flattering.

Set date is 24th of July. Postponement day is the 26th just in case Jim Hickey has any other ideas about the weather

$25.00 tickets for Members
$30.00 tickets for Non-Members

UCSA elections: Meet the UCSA
2019-07-24 12:00 - 13:00 | Haere-roa Foyer, 90 Ilam Road, Christchurch, 8041, New Zealand
Thinking of running in the UCSA elections? Well, get yourself to our info session: Meet the UCSA. Our CEO, Dave (good guy – you’ll like him) will be there for a chat, and you’ll get an opportunity to talk with members of team about their work and any policy platforms you may be considering.
You might also be interested in our Candidate Info Session, which is held the day before (23 July).

UC PSYC 2019 Sex-Ed Quiz
2019-07-23 19:00 - 21:00 | The Foundry, 90 Ilam Road, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8041, New Zealand
That’s right! The UC PSYC Sex-Ed Quiz is back for 2019!
It’s going to be bigger, better and longer than you’ve ever seen before. You’ll have to bite your lip to stop yourself from screaming out the answers while your gang bang out the rest of the round. At the end of the night you might get lucky and score a huge package, but whatever happens we’re sure you’ll end up satisfied.
We have prize packs for the top placings as well as spot prizes throughout the night all thanks to our awesome sponsors Adulttoymegastore and ENDING HIV!
Form a team of 3-6ish people, this will be best for how our prizes are put together, but you are welcome to have extras if you like!
Doors open @ 6.30pm
Quiz starts @ 7.00pm
$5.00 – UC PSYC Members
$7.00 – Non-Members
R18 Event – remember to bring ID
