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University of Canterbury Te Whare Wānanga O Waitaha University of Canterbury Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha Annual Report | Te Pūrongo ā-Tau 31 December 2017 A warm greeting to you all from the University of Canterbury. E rere atu te owha ki a koutou katoa mai i Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha. E manawanui ana a UC ki te whakawhanake i ōna tāngata, ahakoa kaimahi, ahakoa ākonga, kia tutuki ai ngā tāura o UC me ngā pūkenga o te Āhuatanga Tāura. Kei te whakaahu haere ā mātou mahi whakapai i ngā whare o UC, ā, kua aukaha hoki tō mātou taha tiaki tangata, taha ako hoki. Ko te manako ia, mai i tō mātou hautūtanga kia auaha, kia hiranga te rangahau, ka kaha ake a Aotearoa nei, ā, ko āna uri e heke mai ana anō hoki. Nāia te pūrongo ā-tau a Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha mō te tau 2017. Ko ngā kai o roto he whakarāpopototanga o ngā whakaritenga o te whare wānanga hei kai mā tō hinengaro. A warm greeting to you all from the University of Canterbury. UC is committed to developing its people, staff and students, so that our graduates meet the UC Graduate Profile. Our transition from post-quake recovery to transformation and growth here at UC has gained significant momentum. UC’s initiatives support the development of ambitious, excellent, and well-defined research ideas which have the potential to transform New Zealand’s future, and that of generations to come. Here is the annual report of the University of Canterbury for 2017. Its contents summarise for the reader the current state and achievements of UC over the past year. 1 University of Canterbury Office Holders | Ngā Āpiha o Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha * Chancellor | Tumu Kaunihera Dr L John Wood, Amb (Retd), CNZM, QSO, MA (Hons) (Cant), MA (Hons) (Oxon), Litt.D (honoris causa) (Cant) Pro-Chancellor | Tumu Tuarua Kaunihera Sue McCormack, BA, LLB (Cant) University Registrar | Pouroki Jeff Field, JP, MA (Cant), DipJ (Cant), DipTColl(CCE), DipTchg(Cant), CMInstD, APR, MFINZ Vice-Chancellor | Tumu Whakarae Dr Rod Carr, BCom (Hons) (Otago), LLB (Hons) (Otago), MBA (Columbia), MA, PhD (Wharton School, U.Penn) Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) | Tumu Tuarua Akoranga Dr Hamish Cochrane, BSc (Cant), MSc (Hons) (Cant), PhD (Cant), DipTchg (CCE) January – September 2017 Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) Tumu Tuarua Rangahau Professor Ian Wright, BSc (Hons) (VUW), PhD (VUW) January – September 2017 Deputy Vice-Chancellor | Tumu Tuarua Professor Ian Wright, BSc (Hons) (VUW), PhD (VUW) September 2017- present Assistant Vice-Chancellor Māori | Amokapua Māori Darryn Russell, MIndS (Otago) January – present Acting Assistant Vice-Chancellor Māori | Amokapua Māori, Taupua Liz Brown, Dip EoD (Education of Deaf) (CCE), BTchLn (CCE), MTchLn (Cant) October 2017 – present Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Academic Strategic Projects) | Amokapua Rautaki Akoranga Professor Catherine Moran, BSc (Ontario), MSC (Ontario), PhD (Cant) January – September 2017 2 Acting Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Academic) | Amokapua Akoranga Taupua Professor Catherine Moran, BSc (Ontario), MSC (Ontario), PhD (Cant) January 2017 - present Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Arts) | Amorangi Toi Tangata Professor Jonathan Le Cocq, BA (Hons) (Warwick), BMus (Hons) (ULGC), DPhil (Oxon), LGSM Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Business and Law) | Amorangi Umanga me te Ture Professor Sonia Mazey, BA (First Class Hons) (Leicester), MA (Oxon), DPhil (Oxon) Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education, Health and Human Development) | Amorangi Ako me te Hauora Professor Gail Gillon, BEd (Cant), PhD (UQLD), DipSpTh (CCE), DipTch (CCE), LTCL, MNZSTA, ASHA Fellow Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Engineering) | Amorangi Pūkaha Professor Jan Evans-Freeman, BSc (Hons) (Manc), PhD (Manc), FInstP, FEngNZ, CMInstD Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Science)| Amorangi Pūtaiao Professor Wendy Lawson, BSc (Hons) (Manc), PhD (Camb), PGCert (Warwick) Executive Director / Chief Financial Officer | Kaihautū Matua Ahumoni Keith Longden, BCom (Cant), CA, MInstD Executive Director Student Services and Communications | Kaihautū Matua Ākonga me te Whakapā Lynn McClelland, MA (Hons) (VUW), CMInstD Executive Director Human Resources | Kaihautū Matua Pūmanawa Tangata Paul O’Flaherty, MBA (Otago), MHRINZ, MInstD Executive Director Learning Resources | Kaihautū Matua Rauemi Ako Alexandra Hanlon, BA (UNSW), MAICD January –present Acting Executive Director Learning Resources | Kaihautū Matua (Taupua), Rauemi Ako Darryn Russell, MIndS (Otago) November 2017- present *For the reporting period January to December 2017 3 Contents | Ngā Kai o Roto Page 1 Mihi 2 University of Canterbury Office Holders | Ngā Āpiha o Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha 4 Contents | Ngā Kai o Roto 5 Independent Auditor’s Report | Te Pūrongo a te Kaitātari Kaute Motuhake 11 2017 at a Glance | He Titiro Kōmuri ki te Tau 2017 14 Chancellor’s Welcome | Te Mihi a te Tumu Kaunihera 18 Vice-Chancellor’s Report| Te Pūrongo a te Tumu Whakarae 25 University Statement of Strategic Intent | Te Tauākī Whakamaunga Rautaki o te Whare Wānanga 26 Council Membership 2017 | Ngā Mema o te Kaunihera 2017 27 Council Members 2017 28 Governance Statement | Te Tauākī Mana Arataki 32 Statutory Information | Mōhiohio ture 33 Statement of Responsibility | Te Tauākī Noho Haepapa 34 Statement of Service Performance | Te Tauākī o ngā Whāinga me ngā Taeatanga 49 Appropriation Statement | Te Tauākī Pūtea Tāpui 52 Annual Financial Statements | Ngā Tauākī Ahumoni Ā-Tau 52 Statement of Accounting Policies 66 Statement of Comprehensive Revenue and Expense 67 Statement of Changes in Net Assets / Equity 68 Statement of Financial Position 69 Statement of Cash Flows 70 Notes to the Financial Statements 80 NZDX Waivers | Ngā Tukunga NZDX 81 Compulsory Student Services Levy | Ngā Utu Ratonga Ākonga me Utu 83 Equity and Diversity | Te Mana Taurite me te Kanorautanga 85 Directory | Rārangi Mōhiohio 4 Independent Auditor’s Report | Te Pūrongo a te Kaitātari Kaute Motuhake To the readers of the University of Canterbury and group’s financial statements, statement of service performance and appropriation statement for the year ended 31 December 2017 The Auditor-General is the auditor of University of Canterbury (the University) and group. The Auditor-General has appointed me, Andy Burns, using the staff and resources of Audit New Zealand, to carry out the audit of the financial statements, statement of service performance and appropriation statement of the University and group on his behalf. Opinion We have audited: the financial statements of the University and group on pages 52 to 79, that comprise the statement of financial position as at 31 December 2017, the statement of comprehensive revenue and expense, statement of changes in net assets / equity and statement of cash flows for the year ended on that date and the notes to the financial statements that include accounting policies and other explanatory information; the statement of service performance of the University and group on pages 34 to 48; and the appropriation statement of the University on pages 49 to 51. In our opinion: the financial statements of the University and group on pages 52 to 79: present fairly, in all material respects: the financial position as at 31 December 2017; and the financial performance and cash flows for the year then ended; and comply with generally accepted accounting practice in New Zealand in accordance with Public Benefit Entity Reporting Standards; and the statement of service performance of the University and group on pages 34 to 48 presents fairly, in all material respects, the University and group’s service performance achievements measured against the proposed outcomes described in the investment plan for the year ended 31 December 2017; and 5 the appropriation statement of the University on pages 49 to 51 presents fairly, in all material respects, what has been achieved with the appropriation by the University. Our audit was completed on 28 February 2018. This is the date at which our opinion is expressed. The basis for our opinion is explained below. In addition, we outline the responsibilities of the Council and our responsibilities relating to the financial statements, statement of service performance and appropriation statement. We also comment on other information, and we explain our independence. Basis for our opinion We carried out our audit in accordance with the Auditor-General’s Auditing Standards, which incorporate the Professional and Ethical Standards and the International Standards on Auditing (New Zealand) issued by the New Zealand Auditing and Assurance Standards Board. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Responsibilities of the auditor section of our report. We have fulfilled our responsibilities in accordance with the Auditor-General’s Auditing Standards. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. Key audit matters Key audit matters are those that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in our audit of the financial statements, statement of service performance and appropriation statement for the current period. We summarise those matters below and how we addressed them in our audit of the financial statements, statement of service performance and appropriation statement as a whole. Any comments we make on the findings of our audit procedures should be read in that context and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. Key audit matter - Carrying value of building assets The University’s building assets are a significant balance within the financial statements with a carrying value at 31 December 2017 of $859.293 million (2016: $617.848 million), as disclosed in note 8. Since the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, the University continues to progress its capital programme and the increase in value from the prior year reflects the completion of new buildings and remediation of earthquake damaged buildings, with $269.782 million of capital additions recognised. Buildings are carried in the statement of financial position at their fair value. The University’s accounting policy is that buildings are revalued every three years, unless there is reason to suggest that values have changed materially in the intervening years, in which case a revaluation may be undertaken outside of the three year cycle.
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