The University of Otago will resume teaching at its Christchurch campus this week. A temporary teaching facility has been set up in the Hagley Golf Club building whilst repairs to buildings damaged in last month's earthquake take place. Whilst most of the 800 Otago students in Christchurch will be able to use the makeshift campus, research staff and postgraduate students relying on laboratory facilities are still searching for suitable alternative accommodation.
The University's main building on Riccarton Avenue, which was attached to Christchurch Hospital, suffered significant structural damage in the quake. Vice-Chancellor Sir Professor David Skegg told the Otago Daily Times that it would eight weeks, or possibly even longer, before the main facility was reopened. Meanwhile some of the smaller Otago University buildings also located within the Civil Defence CBD cordon are yet to undergo a damage assessment by University staff.
Christchurch Campus to Reopen
