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.

The Facilities Management Surveyors will be completing Building Floor Plan Verification Inspections between 8.30am and 4.30pm tomorrow Wednesday 23 September in the following buildings:

• (FA01 – Fine Arts 1 and 1a
• FA02 – Fine Arts 2
• FA03 – Fine Arts 3
• FA04 – Fine Arts 2a Toilets
• FA05 – Fine Arts 4

FM Building Surveyors will be quietly inspecting all spaces to verify floor plans and identify any discrepancies compared to the plans currently held by the University.

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

Thank you for your support during the building plan verification inspection programme.

Facilities Management