Lost Property
Finding your lost property
Lost something? Fill in the form below so we can keep an eye out for it. The more detail the better! We will be in touch if we think we may have found your item. We always suggest coming to our office to check too. Please keep in mind some items may take some time to arrive to us. You can find us at OUSA Main office reception, 640 Cumberland Street. We are open 9am to 3pm Monday - Friday.
Is all lost property at OUSA?
Apart from ID cards (which go to the ID office) and bicycles (with Campus Watch) all other lost property items are handed in to OUSA Main Office reception.
What do we do with unclaimed items?
We hold everything for three months (excluding drink bottles, which we keep for two weeks before passing to Clubs and Societies). After three months, it is considered ‘abandoned goods’. Although we do our best to reunite items with their original owner, this is not always possible. If items are still unclaimed after three months these will often be sold at Market Day with all proceeds going to the capping charity chosen for the year. This does not include electronic items or items that have clear cultural or sentimental significance which have their own unique processes. If you have any questions regarding this, our OUSA Main Office reception are more than happy to answer any questions. Reception has a small store of unclaimed calculators that we loan out to students. Unclaimed umbrellas are sold at reception, with the proceeds again going to the capping charity.
If you lost your items off campus, you can report it missing to the NZ Police here.