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Massey University
Motto Floreat scientia (Let knowledge flourish)
Established 1927
Type Public
Chancellor Nigel Gould
Vice-Chancellor Judith Kinnear
Students 42,000 total (2003)
Location Palmerston North, Albany, Wellington, New Zealand
Campus Palmerston North (Turitea, Hokowhitu); Wellington; Albany
Website www.massey.ac.nz

Massey University is New Zealand's largest university with approximately 40,000 students. It has campuses in Palmerston North (sites at Turitea and Hokowhitu), Wellington (in the suburb of Mt Cook) and Auckland (at Albany). In addition, Massey offers most of its degrees extramurally within New Zealand and internationally. It has the nation's largest business college. Research is undertaken on all three campuses.

It is the only New Zealand university that offers degrees in aviation, in dispute resolution, and in veterinary medicine. Having recently been accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association, Massey veterinary school now has the distinction of having its degree recognised not only by New Zealand, but also the United States, Australia, Canada, and Britain, as well as most other countries in the world, an honour shared by only a handful of other institutions.

New Zealand's first satellite, KiwiSAT is currently being designed and built by New Zealand Radio Amateurs with the support of Massey, especially in space environment testing.

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[edit] History

Massey University has undergone many name changes and mergers. The New Zealand Agricultural College Act of 1926 established the sixth college of the University of New Zealand (UNZ) at Turitea, across the Manawatu River from Palmerston North City. It drew from the agriculture departments of Victoria University College in Wellington and Auckland University College.

In 1927 the college was renamed Massey Agricultural College after former New Zealand Prime Minister William Ferguson Massey. The Massey Agricultural College Committee first met on 1 February, 1927 and the Batchelar property, near the present Turitea site, was purchased that June. The college was officially opened for tuition on 20 March 1928 by O. J. Hawkin.

With the demise of the UNZ in 1961, it became Massey College, part of Victoria University of Wellington (VUW). In 1960 a branch of VUW was established in Palmerston North to teach students extramurally. In 1963 this branch amalgamated with Massey College to form Massey University College of Manawatu, and on 25 September, the Massey University Act 1963 made it an independent university as Massey University of Manawatu, with its present name being adopted in 1966.

In 1993 the Auckland campus was created and has grown rapidly in a rapidly developing part of Auckland's North Shore City. In 1996 the Palmerston North College of Education at Hokowhitu (formerly known as Palmerston North Teachers College) merged with Massey. In 1999 the Wellington campus was created through a merger with the Wellington Polytechnic.


[edit] Academic Structure

The University, today, consists of five colleges:

  • College of Business
  • College of Creative Arts
  • College of Education
  • College of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • College of Sciences


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[edit] Massey University Students' Associations Federation (MUSAF)

The Massey University Students' Associations Federation represents the student bodies at Massey University. MUSAF has three representatives to the Massey University's governing body, the Massey University Council.

[edit] Massey University Students' Association (MUSA)

The Massey University Students' Assocation of Palmerston North Inc. represents students at Massey University, Palmerston North. MUSA publicises events, issues and anything else that concerns students. MUSA publishes weekly during semesters the student magazine Chaff (rhymes with "scarf"), to which many students have contributed over its time. A radio station by the name of Radio Control is administered by MUSA also.

MUSA is a constituent member of the New Zealand Union of Students Associations (NZUSA), and has constitutional relationships with the Massey University College of Education Students' Association (MUCESA) and Manawatahi.

[edit] Manawatahi

Manawatahi represents Māori students at Massey University, Palmerston North. Manawatahi organises and publicises events, develops and represents policies, and provides a supportive forum for Māori students.

Manawatahi is a constituent member of Te Mana Ākonga (TMA).

[edit] Albany Students' Association (ASA)

The Albany Students' Association Inc. represents the Students at Massey University, Albany.

ASA is a constituent member of the New Zealand Union of Students Associations (NZUSA).

[edit] Te Waka o Ngā Ākonga Māori

There is a Māori subsidiary of ASA, by the name of Te Waka o Ngā Ākonga Māori Inc.. Its role is to represent Māori students and publicise events, issues and anything else which concern Māori students.

Te Waka o Ngā Ākonga Māori is a constituent member of Te Mana Ākonga (TMA).

[edit] Massey University College of Education Students Association (MUCESA)

[edit] Massey at Wellington Students Association (MAWSA)

The Massey at Wellington Students Association Inc. represents the Students at Massey University, Wellington

[edit] Extramural Students' Society (EXMSS)

All Extramural Students belong to this organisation.


[edit] Massey University School of Aviation

On February 9 2006, two Massey University School of Aviation students - Brandon James Gedge, 20, from Tauranga, and Dae Jin Hwang, 27, from West Auckland - flying Piper Warrior II (PA28-161) trainer aircraft, registrations ZK-MBD and ZK-MBL, were involved in a mid-air collision over Opiki, 18km southwest of Palmerston North, at about 10am before crashing on to farm land spreading debris over a 500 square metre area.[1] The Square Trust rescue helicopter, which happened to be in the vicinity, had reported taking evasive action to avoid one of the students just moments earlier.[2] This comment was later withdrawn. The CAA found the accident's probable cause was sun strike. They concluded the two aircraft did not make visual contact and therefore were unable to make avoiding maneuvers. As a result of the accident, special procedures have been set up in the airspace used south of Palmerston North, referred to as the Southern Training Area.[3]

The School of Aviation is also the current employer of Group Captain Frank Sharp, the former base commander of RNZAF Base Ohakea and Mark Carter, the recent recipient of the CAA Flight Instructor Award. Mark is the current Chief Flying Instructor and commutes to work from Waiheke Island. The CAA director, John Jones described Mark as a "truly professional aviator".

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