Support UC to take home UTSNZ Shield this weekend at Ngā Puna Wai!

In what will be a thrilling weekend of quality netball, come down to Ngā Puna Wai (free entry) to watch the top Netball team from each University compete for the final win of the year!

What is the UTSNZ Shield?

The UTSNZ Shield has a prestigious history, first being unveiled in 1923! UC proudly reclaimed it in 2023, in it’s 100th year, nicely co-inciding with our 150th celebrations.  What a way to celebrate!   We won it again in 2024, and now we are on the cusp of securing it for a third time, and we need your support!

A team effort

Across 2025, around 130 student athletes have competed across 8 sports, proudly wearing the UC Maroon and Gold, in a bid to collectively win the UTSNZ shield, and bragging rights, for UC.   We’ve had volunteer coaches and managers on the journey, along with UC Rec&Sport staff, providing unwavering support, logistics and leadership for our teams on tour and at home.

Top of the table – but we need a solid finish

We’re currently sitting top of the table, five points clear of Auckland University.   The team need to finish top 5 to secure the shield, but we’re betting on them making it to the grand finals – with your help!     We’d love to see as many UC supporters down at Ngā Puna Wai this weekend to cheer the team on to victory, and really leverage that home court advantage.

The schedule

Pool play is Saturday 27th, with games at 10.15am, 12.45pm (livestreamed) and 3.15pm.
Finals day is Sunday 28th – follow our instagram page for updates. Check out the schedule in the pics.

So, wear your Maroon and Gold (or any UC merch you can lay your hands on) and join us with your biggest voices at Ngā Puna Wai this weekend!

There will be a planned electrical outage affecting the listed buildings on Sunday 28 September.

Connetics and UC Electricians will be upgrading the 11kV transformer at the Puaka-James Hight Substation on Sunday 28 September between 6:30 AM – 11:30 PM.

To maintain power to key buildings, and maintain Library opening hours on Sunday, a generator will be installed. This requires two total power outages from 6:30–8:30 AM and then from 9:30–11:30 PM during connection and disconnection of the generator.

Affected Buildings:
•    Puaka-James Hight (AS01)
•    North Arts LT (AR04)
•    Matariki (GS01)
•    Okeover (AS01)

FM recommend that people in the affected buildings:
•    Power down IT equipment before leaving Friday 27 Sept
•    Check UPS systems
•    Coordinate specialist equipment shutdown/reset
•    Note- FM cannot reset faculty-specific equipment

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

Thank you for your cooperation as we complete these required electrical upgrade works.
Facilities Management

Facilities Management advise that access restrictions will be in place on Level 4 of the Ernest Rutherford Building from 8:00 AM Wednesday 24 September to 5:00 PM Thursday 25 September 2025.

Thise access outage is to allow Facilities Management contractors to install passive fire solutions as part of the chilled beam project currently in progress.

 Key Information:

• Double door access will be restricted.
• All other areas within the space remain accessible.

• Signage and barriers will be in place to indicate restricted areas.
• Access to surrounding rooms will not be affected.
• Please do not attempt to enter any coned off works areas.