Māori Television
In order to achieve its stated objective of playing a major role in the revitalisation of te reo Māori (Māori language) and culture, Māori Television required a state-of-the-art office and broadcasting facility. TV broadcast requires specialized lighting and power equipment that will still function in the event of failure of the main electrical supply.

For this ‘design-build’ project Caldwell & Levesque supplied an emergency power generator and installed it on the roof of the station in Newmarket, Auckland. In conjunction with this emergency power supply it also designed and installed dedicated lighting and power circuits fed from an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to ensure continuous operation of the station’s electrical systems at all times.

This project, with a contract price of $800,000, also included lighting and emergency lighting as well as a complete electrical reticulation system including the main switchboard and sub-distribution system to all final circuits and equipment. Some of these areas were designed with dual purpose circuits to allow areas to be used for different purposes at the flick of a switch.

Māori Television- Mā rātou, mā mātou, mā koutou, mā tātou (For them, for us, for you, for everyone).