Meet Campus Watch
Campus Watch helps keep Otago students safe, supported, and connected.
G'day, mate.
Meet a Otago Campus Watch. The team that's here 24/7 to help keep Otago students safe… and sometimes out of trouble. You'll see them all over campus and across North Dunedin. Think of them as your friendly aunt or uncle. Walking information booths, your phone a friend option anytime.
If it's late and you don't feel safe walking home, Campus Watch can walk with you and give you a free safe ride. The safety car is in operation Wednesday to Saturday, 11:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. only in the North Denedian quarter. In the safety patrol, we're out and about day and night, keeping the streets safer, checking in on students, and helping make North Dunedin a safer place.
From helping close the library to moving exam papers, or helping patch up a broken window, we are basically everywhere you need us around the clock, ready and willing to help. Need a free trailer to move flats or take a load of rubbish to the tip? We can help. Brooms and shovels are available, too.
Going away over semester break? Register your flat with us and we'll regularly check it.
Kia ora, I'm senior constable John Woodhouse, the campus constable. The University of Otago is the only university in New Zealand with a permanent police constable. I work in independent collaboration with campus watch and the proctor's office to help provide a safe environment in the north area. Mā te wā.
Need assistance with any serious or criminal matters. We can help by reviewing the CCTV network in and around the university established to keep students and staff safe.
Need them? Their control room is open and active 24/7. Here's where our office is located in the St. David building. And remember, if it's a real emergency, call 111 first, then call Campus Watch.
Campus Watch, here to keep you safe, supported, and maybe stop you from doing something your future self will regret.
Contact us
Tel +64 3 479 5000 or +64 3 479 5001
Freephone 0800 479 5000 (within New Zealand)
Text Campus Watch +64 21 2795000
Campus Watch is a diverse group of people readily available to offer assistance and advice when or wherever it is required.
Five teams work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You'll recognise them by their distinctive uniforms of blue and gold, with fluorescent vests/jackets walking around campus and North Dunedin.
Their role is essentially pastoral – acting as "walking information booths" on a range of issues, many associated with the transition from Residential Colleges to flatting.
Their duties include manning the Safety Patrol, providing “walks home” and ensuring that student behaviour is kept to a reasonable level.