Chaff is the students' newspaper of Massey University Students' Association (MUSA) at the Turitea campus of Massey University, New Zealand. Chaff was established more than 70 years ago[1] and is printed weekly throughout the academic year.
In May 2006 the cover of the newspaper featured an image of Mao Zedong superimposed on a woman's body[2]. The issue received media attention and prompted a protest by approximately 50 students of mainly Chinese descent. A formal apology was requested by Chinese student representatives and Massey's International Student Director. However, the newspaper instead responded with an explanation of the intent of the cover image.[1]