Victoria University of Wellington Victoria University of Wellington was founded in 1897 by an Act of the New Zealand Parliament. It became an independent
University of Otago The University of Otago was established in 1869 by an ordinance of the Otago Provincial Council and opened for teaching
University of Canterbury The University of Canterbury, in Māori Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha, was founded on 16 June 1873 as Canterbury College,
University of Auckland The University of Auckland was founded on 23 May 1883 as Auckland University College, a constituent college of the University