Works are planned to lay high voltage cabling at the Auckland campus’s East Precinct, which needs to be done in advance of the construction of the innovation complex.
These works have commenced, but the majority of construction will occur during the Easter break. From Good Friday (March 30) until Easter Tuesday (April 3), there will be a number of buildings at the East Precinct that will not have power for extended periods of time, including the library and recreation centre. In most cases buildings without power will need to shut.
The power outages will not disrupt the University’s online services, including massey.ac.nz, Stream, the student management portal and MyHR. However, staff will not be able to remotely access their office computer if it is located in a building that is without power; once power is restored to the building remote access will be possible.
The University has chosen to undertake these works during Easter in an effort to minimise disruption.
In the lead up to Easter smaller works will take place on campus and should not cause significant disruption. At times, traffic management, resulting in minor detours on the campus roads, may be implemented.
Closure of facilities and services on campus
Library
The library will remain open during Easter, except on Good Friday (March 30) when it will close for the day. More information about the library opening hours is available here.
Recreation centre
The recreation centre will be closed on Good Friday (March 30) and Easter Monday (April 2); it will be open as normal for the remainder of Easter. More information about the recreation centre opening hours is available here.
Cafes, food providers and other retail services
All cafes, food providers and retail services (including Orbit Travel, Bennetts Bookshop and Uni-Mart) will be closed during the Easter break, except for Food for Thought café, located in Student Central. Food for Thought will be open during the following times: Good Friday, March 30 from 5-7pm; Saturday, March 31 and Easter Sunday, April 1 9am-12pm and 5.30-7pm; and Easter Monday, April 2 and Easter Tuesday, April 3 from 8.30am-7pm.
Student accommodation
Arrangements have been made to ensure disruption to student accommodation is minimised and information has been shared with those residing in on-campus accommodation. Further enquiries should be directed to campus accommodation manager Kelly Manning.