Te Manawa Building Works

Construction in and around Te Manawa – Student Centre (M Block) is underway and will continue for 18 months. As work progresses, sections of the building will be temporarily closed off. See this page for current construction zones and building impacts.

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What's happening right now?

Temporary Closure of Level 4 Computer Lab

  • From Friday 31st of October the Computer Lab on Level 4 of Te Manawa will be closed to students. 
  • The computer labs on Levels 2 & 3 of Te Manawa and the 24/7 computer suites on Level 0 of the MSB building will remain open and accessible.

Temporary Closure of Ground Floor (Level 0) Entrance to Te Manawa 

  • From Sunday 2 November, the ground floor entrance to Te Manawa (next to Te Mata Kairangi School of Graduate Research) will be closed.
  • The internal elevator will be inaccessible from Level 0 and will not travel between the Level 0 and Level 1 of Te Manawa.
  • To access Levels 1 & 2 of Te Manawa from Level 0, please temporarily use the lift in the Connector Tower or the external stairs between Te Manawa and The Pā. 

Temporary Closure of Section of Level 2

  • From Monday 3rd November 2025 to early February 2026 (TBC) a significant section of Level 2 of Te Manawa will be closed off due to building work. 
  • The Level 2 Toilets, Meeting room 2.23, and staff areas will be closed and inaccessible. 
    • Nearest toilets on Level 3 or over at The Pā.
  • The regular Service Desk will be blocked off.
  • A temporary shared Library and Student Services Desk will be in place.

Collection Access Changes: 

  • Print journals have been relocated to our restricted access storage area and can be requested via Library Search. 

  • Reshuffle of General Collection items on Level 3 is in progress. 

  • Relocation of the Law Collection from Level 4 to Level 3 is in progress.

  • English language readers have been relocated to Level 2. 

Noise impacts

The Library is a priority space for you to do focused and quiet work. We are aware that during the construction period, noise from nearby construction activity may impact to the usual quiet environments in Te Iho o Te Manawataki | Library spaces.  

We will take the same measures we do during exam periods and put out blue "quiet area" signage throughout both Level 3 and Level 4. We'll also close the doors to the stairs on both levels to prevent noise travelling and to create more quiet spaces for you to do focused work. 

Please be mindful of this change and consider choosing alternative spaces in the building or on campus for group work and other social activities. 

The noisiest work will happen at night to minimise disruption to you. The new opening hours for the building, including Te Iho o Te Manawataki – The Library, will be 8am-6pm on weekdays and 11am-3pm on weekends. 

Alternative space arrangements

You can access 24/7 computer suites on Level 0 of the MSB building, across Hillcrest Road in the Management School. 

 

Contact

You can email questions or enquiries to library@waikato.ac.nz, or enquire at the Library Service Desk on Level 2.