Puaka–James Hight Building

The Puaka–James Hight Building is the main library building of the University of Canterbury, and houses the university's Central Library. It is named after Puaka the Māori star cluster also known as Rigel in the Orion constellation, and Sir James Hight, former, professor, and rector at Canterbury College.
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  • University building
  • …is wheelchair accessible
  • …is operated by the University of Canterbury
  • …has 11 floors
  • Description: library building at Canterbury University
  • Address: University Drive, Christchurch, 8041
  • Also known as
    “James Hight”
    “James Hight Building”
    “Puaka-James Hight”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kate Sheppard House and John Britten Building.
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is a historic building and museum… is situated 410 metres east of Puaka–James Hight Building.
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is a university building, which is situated 360 metres north of Puaka–James Hight Building.
, located in , New Zealand… is situated 520 metres northeast of Puaka–James Hight Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Upper Riccarton and Ilam.
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is a suburb of .
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is a suburb of , New Zealand, about five kilometres west of the city centre.
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is a suburb of .

Puaka–James Hight Building

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Latitude
-43.52377° or 43° 31′ 26″ south
Longitude
172.58279° or 172° 34′ 58″ east
Open location code
4V8JFHGM+F4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 329594690
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­university
Wiki­data ID
Q124445038

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