*Please note:    All listed buildings will be closed to Staff and Students.

Please ensure that this information is shared with staff and students using the affected areas.

 What do you need to do?

FM recommend that people in the listed buildings:

• Turn off IT equipment in preparation for this outage by close of business Friday 24 January.
• Ensure any equipment UPS is operating correctly.
• Plan to shut down and reset any specialist equipment.

• Find an alternative working space if you are based in one of the listed buildings and are required to work on site on Saturday 31 January.

  Note: If laboratories or laboratory equipment will be affected by this outage then the Laboratory Technicians responsible for those spaces will need to reset any equipment, equipment alarms or associated services post outage.

Please refer all enquiries to fmassist@canterbury.ac.nz

Thank you for your understanding while we complete these required annual 11KV electrical checks.

Facilities Management Contractors will be continuing the landscaping works adjacent to the Post Production Buildings (PPB) from Friday 16 January to Friday 6 February 2026.

Works are being carried out by FM contractors to meet Resource Consent requirements and improve pedestrian and cyclist safety and wayfinding across the campus and will impact through-access on the Dovedale Campus Ring Road.

Areas Affected

• Ring Road
• Dovedale Avenue
• Buildings:
  • (ED12) Wheki
  • (ED05) Orakipaoa

Access During Works

• Carpark 3: Access remains open via Dovedale Avenue
• Sonoda and Hayashi: Access via Solway or Parkstone
• Post Dovedale Landscape Works 16.01.26Dovedale Landscape Works 16.01.26 Production Buildings: Access through the backlot via Parkstone or Solway

What You Need to Do

• Plan travel and parking in advance and allow extra time for access.
• Follow all contractor signage and do not enter work areas.
• Share this information with staff, contractors, and visitors who may be affected.

Please direct all enquiries to fmassist@canterbury.ac.nz

Thank you for your cooperation as we work to improve campus safety and wayfinding.

Facilities Management contractors will be carrying out exterior maintenance on the flat roof areas of the Haere-roa building between 7.30am Monday 22 December and 5pm Tuesday 23 December.

Contractors will be heating sections of the roof membrane to re-adhere them. This process requires hot works, which may produce noticeable odours when the membrane is heated.

All required University of Canterbury hot works permits will be in place, and working-at-height safety protocols will be strictly followed.

You may see contractors walking across the roof to reach the areas that they are working in.

Please take extra care when walking near the building while the roof orks are in progress and be aware that there may be a temporary odour from the hot works.

For any enquiries, please contact fmassist@canterbury.ac.nz.

Thank you for your understanding as we complete these essential maintenance works.

Facilities Management