Facilities and resources

The Business School's state-of-the-art Owen G Glenn Building gives staff and students an integrated, purpose-built structure. It houses fully-equipped lecture theatres, computer labs, work rooms and social spaces, along with cafés and an on-site bank, clustered around a spectacular 26m-high atrium. Disabled access and facilities are throughout the building.

Completed in 2008, the iconic building stands as a place of convergence for business, academia and government — a collaborative, knowledge-rich environment within which to forge the capabilities that this country needs to succeed in sophisticated global markets.

The Business School building is named after the major donor and New Zealand entrepreneur and benefactor Owen G Glenn.

Read about Owen G Glenn and the Glenn Foundation

The main teaching facilities are located on Level 0 and include:

• Two 600-seat lecture theatres (Fisher and Paykel Auditorium).
• Two 300-seat lecture theatres.
• One 150-seat lecture theatre.
• Four case rooms each seating 75.
• Eleven computer labs each seating 31.

Additional teaching and study spaces are on Level 2 for postgraduate students and Level 3 for students completing programmes designed for executives and managers. The Business School's Short Course programmes are normally delivered on Levels 2 and 3.

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Level 0 study spaces

Level 0 also provides an extensive open space where you can study, circulate and meet other students informally. A limited number of computers are available, however, bench-top space, power points for laptops and wireless capabilities are provided. Photocopying and printing are available via your NetAccount.

The Business School Bookshop and the assignment drop-off and collection point are also located on Level 0.

The Business History Wall and the Business Hall of Fame are located on Level 0, too, and both provide a colourful and informative historical display for students and visitors alike.

Read about the Business history project

Level 2 of the Owen G Glenn Building offers dedicated study spaces for postgraduate students with computers, printers and wireless capabilities.

The light and airy Postgraduate Lounge with bench-top, table and lounge meeting spaces, kitchenette facilities and plasma screens is also available for relaxing between lectures and studying. Doctoral student spaces have panoramic views of the harbour and the Auckland Domain.

Along with access to the University’s world-class research library, Business School postgraduate, and executive and manager degree programme students can utilise online and print resources available in the Business Information Centre.

Visit the Business School postgraduate section

Located in room 201 on Level 2 of the Owen G Glenn Building, the Business Information Centre provides support for all our staff and postgraduate students in their teaching, learning and research activities. You can:

• Research consultations with centre subject specialists.
• Access the library’s collection of electronic and print resources.
• Browse archives of New Zealand company annual reports.
• Search financial and business databases.
• Access the centre’s collection of more than 30 New Zealand and international business magazines and newspapers (all print resources are “Reference Only”).
• Photocopy, print and scan material via NetAccount.

Laptops may be used with power points and network notes located throughout the study area. The Business School’s wireless network is available.

Access to the Centre is via swipe card access. Please see your departmental managers if you have any card queries.

Visit the Business Information Centre website

The Business School Bookshop is located on Level 0 of the Owen G Glenn Building, 12 Grafton Road, Auckland. It is open from the day University Orientation begins (the week prior to lectures starting) and is where you purchase your course books for your Business & Economics courses. Textbooks can be purchased from UBS in Kate Edger Information Commons, corner of Symonds Street and Alfred Street.

Location: 260-064
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
Email: businessbookshop@auckland.ac.nz

We have created a culture of support, guidance and excitement to ensure that your learning and studying experience at the Business School is both positive and successful.

Dedicated administrative staff work alongside students, academic staff and researchers to provide tutoring support, mentoring and advisory services. Regular career skill workshops and networking opportunities form part of our activities. Students have a dedicated study space on Level 1 within the Business Student Centre and the Tuakana administrative office is located next door.

Visit the Business School’s Māori and Pacific student section

The Business Student ASB Careers Centre is on Level 1 and provides access to services that will help you plan your future. Their website is provides valuable career tips and tools.  If you want to further develop your career skills through in-depth advice you can book a meeting with one of our career advisers online.

Visit the Business Student ASB Careers Centre section

The Business School’s Digital Services team provides a range of IT services to support the School’s teaching and learning activities including installing software on Business School computers, providing remote access facilities for students and staff, and overseeing photocopiers and printers and staffing of the reception desk. The Level 0 Reception desk is located next to Lab 12.

Please note that these services are only available for staff and for students currently enrolled in a Business School course.

Find out about our IT services

Spicers Restaurant
Located on the third floor in a relaxed setting looking out towards Rangitoto and the Waitemata Harbour, Spicers Restaurant has an a la carte menu for breakfast, lunch or dinner, or for a more casual experience, a selection of café food.

Counter food is available throughout from 7am to 9pm daily and hot meals are available until late afternoon unless a dinner booking has been made.

Opening hours: Breakfast 7-10.30am, Lunch 10am-2pm, Dinner 6-9pm (dinner bookings are essential).

Excel Café
Situated on Level 1 Excel Café provides a selection of café food and drink. It offers a busy but fun atmosphere in the midst of student activity.

During semester the café opens between 7-7.30am and closes between 6-7pm. The café closes earlier during semester break.

A branch of the ASB Bank is located on Level 1 and provides full banking services and an EFTPOS machine. Opening hours are Monday to Friday from 9am to 4.30pm. Please direct all your banking enquiries as follows:

Phone: 0800 803 804
Fax: +64 9 337 2445

The Owen G Glenn Building has five levels of car parking (over 1,000 spaces) and is the main car park on The University of Auckland City Campus. Access to the car park is via Grafton Road, opposite Stanley Street.

Car park hours of business

The car park is open as follows:

• Monday-Saturday 7am-11.30pm.
• Sunday 12pm-5pm.
• Closed public holidays.

Car parking payment options

There are two car parking options: casual hourly parking or discounted daily early bird parking. 

*Discounted early bird parking is only available for staff and fulltime students. You must purchase the early bird discount card from the Student Information Centre in The ClockTower.

Parking charges can be paid by credit card or cash.

Visitor parking

There is a limited amount of parking available for visitors. If you are visiting a Business School staff member, you can check with them ahead of time to see whether any short-term parking can be arranged for you. If no visitor parking is available you will need to pay the casual parking rate.

Parking management

The car park is managed by CS Traffic Management Ltd.

Contact the CP 15 Booth attendant:
Phone: +64 9 923 6578
Email: cp15booth@auckland.ac.nz