Auckland University of Technology vs University of Canterbury

AUT Library operates at the centre of academic life at the University and plays a vital role in supporting students and staff through their learning, teaching, and research journeys. Spread across three campuses, six teams, and over 90 staff, AUT Library is one of the largest divisions at AUT.

The UC Library was first established at Canterbury College in 1879. Today there are three libraries on campus each covering different subject areas.The Central Library has collections of over 2 million physical items including books, archives, journals and a miscellany of other items that support research and teaching in Humanities, Social Sciences, Law, Commerce, Music, Fine Arts and Antarctic Studies. The Macmillan Brown Library is a research library, archive, and art gallery that specializes in collecting items related to New Zealand and Pacific Islands history. It holds over 100,000 published items including books, audio-visual recordings, and various manuscripts, photographs, works of art, architectural drawings and ephemera. The Macmillan Brown Library's art collection also has over 5,000 works, making it one of the largest collections in the Canterbury Region.

Auckland—New Zealand’s largest city—is a wonderful place for expats. Nestled between two sparkling harbors and rainforest-covered mountain ranges, it’s hard to imagine a more scenic setting for a city.

While Auckland has all of the amenities you’d expect from a cosmopolitan city (good food, culture, and nightlife, to name a few!), it’s also an excellent spot for outdoor enthusiasts. Within a short distance from the city, you can relax on a stunning beach, hike in the bush, or sail to one of the nearby islands. Auckland is a good place to start living as an expat in New Zealand because it’s got it all: plenty of jobs, an international community, a variety of apartments to choose from, amazing cafes and restaurants, and countless weekend trips close by.

With a population of around 385,000, Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island and the second largest in the country. It is currently undergoing a major rebuild and is in the process of transforming itself into one of the world’s most modern and sustainable cities. It is also New Zealand’s most affordable major city.

Christchurch is the second major business centre in New Zealand and, as the national centre of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), it has quickly become known as New Zealand’s digital city. It is a leading centre for innovation, research and technology, and home to New Zealand’s largest ICT industry cluster. Key business sectors include engineering, biotechnology, avionics, electronics, software engineering, agriculture, education, forestry, nutraceuticals, Antarctic research and tourism.