Want to blog?

For UC staff, Tūpono is a channel for you to post information for our student community.

To log into the Tūpono blog you will need to use your UC credentials:

Getting started

  1. Log in using your UC username and password: https://blogs.canterbury.ac.nz/insiders/
  2. Edit your profile:
  • On the top right of the screen you should see a link saying “Howdy,” click this, select “Edit My Profile” and make any preferred changes. Only enter the details you’re comfortable with.
  • Change “Display name publicly as” to your first name.
  • To save your changes, scroll down and select the “Update Profile” button.

General guidelines for submitting your notice:

  • All notices need to follow the Guidelines for use outlined here: https://blogs.canterbury.ac.nz/tupono/guidelines-use/
  • We encourage use of images in your notice to keep things interesting, but they cannot be larger than 1MB.
  • Choose a short, sweet (6 words or less) title to capture the attention of your audience.
  • Make use of hyperlinks in your notice. The most effective hyperlinks are when you link a full sentence rather than just one word. ​​​​​​​

How to create your notice:

  • Ensure you’re logged into Tūpono (see above)
  • If you experience any issues logging in, please submit a ticket through the IT Services Portal 
  • Once you have logged in successfully, select + New and then Post from the top of the page. This will take you to the Add new post screen.
  • Add a title and the content of your notice in the relevant spaces.
  • Add or remove hyperlinks within your notice using the icon indicated below:
  • On the right side of the screen you can choose the Categories under which your notice will appear and add Tags. For example, if you’re wanting to advertise a group study session, use the “Student Life” category and make your tags “study group” and the subject you’re studying.
  • This will help others find your notice/s.
  • If you want to preview your notice at any point during its construction, simply select ‘Preview’ from the right side of the screen under the Publish section.
  • Once you’ve finished, select ‘Publish’ and you’re done.
  • If you see a ‘Submit for Review’ button instead of ‘Publish’, email communications@canterbury.ac.nz as your profile may be set to ‘Contributor’ rather than ‘Editor’.

If you have any additional questions, please email communications@canterbury.ac.nz​​​​​​​

If you’re experiencing any technical issues with the blog space, please submit a ticket through the IT Services Portal