Complete water outage – Forestry Buildings Monday 16 December and Tuesday 17 December.

Facilities Management plumbing contractors will be working in the basement plant room of the Forestry buildings, replacing pipework due to leaks in those pipes, from 8am Monday 16 December until 4.30pm Tuesday 17 December.

This will mean that there is a total water shutdown in the listed buildings affecting all toilets and tearooms. Signage will be in place directing staff and students to alternative toilets in the Rehua building.

Affected Buildings:  

  • FO01 – Forestry
  • FO02 – Forestry Administration Block
  • Fo03 – Forestry Workshop

During the water shutdown please use alternative toilets in Rehua or other

buildings and make alternative arrangements for tearoom access or supplies.

Do not turn on any taps in the building. if you do, please turn off immediately to avoid flooding when the water is turned back on.

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

Thank you for your patience as we perform these required maintenance repairs to the plumbing system.

Facilities Management

Uni Pharmacy Holiday Hours

The Uni Pharmacy in The Undercroft will close for Christmas at 12pm on Friday 20 December 2024 and will reopen at 9am on Monday 13 January 2025.

If you will need repeats or a new prescription while the pharmacy is closed, please call in before December 20 and the team will be happy to supply these early. Please note you won’t be able to collect repeats from another pharmacy while the Uni Pharmacy is closed.

We would like to thank everyone for the fantastic support during the year and would like to wish you all a Happy Christmas and a great New Year.

David & Lisa Erdman
University Pharmacy

Update on Parking Payment and Parking Enforcement Systems 2025

The Facilities Management Security Team advise that the current monthly and annual parking permit systems and parking enforcement systems will remain in place for the early part of 2025.

The procurement process to select a new parking permit system and parking enforcement system is in progress and will be going out to tender in early 2025.

UC Security will provide an update on any changes once that process has been completed.

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

Facilities Management