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A vibrant campus

27 August 2023

Health and wellness are at the heart of our campus and city. Rehua is your home on campus. With state of the art facilities, this new building is embraced by students from all over UC. Check out our vibrant campus.聽

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Rehua is your home on campus

We are proud that Rehua, our new building on Ilam campus, is embraced by students from across the University. Make use of our study spaces, catch up with friends at Therapy, the in-house caf茅, and join us for morning karakia and waiata during term time. Make Rehua your home on campus.

State-of-the-art facilities

Our Sport Science, Biomechanics, and Strength and Conditioning laboratories provide you with a dynamic environment filled with sport-related technologies, testing, and performance equipment. Performance analysis software is used to assist students, community, and professional athletes and sports groups with strength and conditioning training, and improving performance and technique.

Classrooms are placed alongside gym spaces so that you can apply theory directly into practice. Adaptable labs transform from lesson to lesson 鈥 one day you鈥檒l be using radar equipment to聽gauge throwing speeds, the next a trampoline to test the effects of short-burst interval training on fitness gains.

In the heart of the health precinct

Many of our postgraduate health courses are based at Manawa, in the heart of the city, connecting students and staff with the central city health precinct and world-class sports facilities.

Manawa is a world-class hub for health education, research, and innovation, bringing together a network of world-class researchers, students, and clinicians. A collaboration between UC, Ara Institute of mini传媒, and Te Whatu Ora, Manawa is part of 艑tautahi Christchurch鈥檚 new Te Papa Hauora | Health Precinct.

Guest lectures, workshops, and seminars are held in Manawa each year, placing our academics at the forefront of the health sector.

Rehua
Rehua

In Ng膩i Tahu narratives, Rehua was the son of Ranginui (Sky Father) and Papat奴膩nuku (Earth Mother) and a rangatira chief among the stars in the night sky. As well as being the brightest whetu (star), Rehua heralds the beginning of raumati (Summer) and is associated with wellness, healing, and leadership.聽

The name of our building Rehua, was given by Ng膩i T奴膩huriri, the hapu who hold the mana whenua for Te Whare W膩nanga o Waitaha University of mini传媒.聽

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