By car
Driving to and from campus has its advantages, but unless you're travelling with others, it's the least environmentally-friendly form of transport available and at some campus locations, parking can be hard to find due to high demand.
Parking for students is available at all campus locations. Some is free, but some parks cost. Disability car parking is available for mobility card holders; to find out where these parks are, contact us.
Carpool
Share a ride, save money, reduce congestion and socialise all at the same time. Smart Travel will help you to find people in your area who are also travelling to Ara.
Parking
City Campus
Pay and display parking at City campus, Christchurch. Pay and display car parking hours are Monday - Friday 7am to 5pm.
Woolston Campus
At the Woolston Campus there is limited free parking off Sullivan Ave and Ensors Road.
Timaru and Ashburton Campuses
In Timaru, carparks are on the street or a car park on Arthur Street next to the Childcare Centre. Ashburton Campus has off street parking.
Disability car parking is available to mobility card holders.
Student parking authority
To be able to use these parks you need to have the correct student parking authority sticker displayed on your windscreen. You can get your student parking authority at Security in the Rakaia Centre at our City campus or in the student services building at the Woolston campus.
Parking policy
Parking is provided for you at Ara and we need to enforce a parking policy so that it is fair for everyone. Vehicles may be towed away if you:
- Don't display or incorrectly display your pay and display ticket, parking slip or parking authority.
- Don't pay or have expired parking fees.
- Park in areas not designated for parking such as on grass, gardens and driveways.
- Park in reserved parks, private parking areas, disability parks and childcare P10 parks.
- Park on broken yellow lines or hashed lines.
- Block other vehicles in.
- Speed in car parks (maximum speed limit is 10 kph).
Towed vehicles
If you think your car has been towed away, then contact security who will be able to advise you if it has and where it has been towed to. You will need to pay a release fee if your car has been towed.