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Chance of a lifetime for WW 1 history buffs

Monday, 11 August 2014, 1:00 pm | Massey University

A gathering of some of the world’s most reputed First World War specialists at Massey’s Wellington campus this month is the chance of a lifetime for New Zealanders of all ages with an interest in war history. More >>

Linguist’s concern at heritage language report

Monday, 11 August 2014, 12:08 pm | Massey University

New migrants should be supported to speak their own language to ensure their children develop a strong cultural identity, says a Massey University linguist critical of a government report on the subject. More >>

NZ First KiwiSaver policy misguided

Monday, 11 August 2014, 9:21 am | Massey University

It is unfortunate to see NZ First suggesting significant changes to KiwiSaver as part of its policy platform for the general election. A clear message from the public has been that changing KiwiSaver creates a level of ongoing uncertainty, discouraging ... More >>

The naked science of antibiotic resistance

Friday, 8 August 2014, 4:19 pm | Massey University

Antibiotic resistance and the rise of phage therapy as a solution to this potentially life-threatening issue is one of the topics to be discussed by a Massey researcher on Radio New Zealand this Saturday. More >>

Novel rescues charismatic German from the margins

Friday, 8 August 2014, 1:27 pm | Massey University

Novel rescues charismatic German from the margins Friday, August 8, 2014 Dr Ernst Dieffenbach – a liberal-minded, free-spirited 19th century German physican, geologist and naturalist who studied New Zealand’s wildlife, plants and people, was fluent ... More >>

Pasifika director elected vice-president of PIPSA

Friday, 8 August 2014, 1:24 pm | Massey University

Massey University’s Pasifika director Associate Professor Malakai Koloamatangi has been elected vice-president of the Pacific Islands Political Studies Association (PIPSA). More >>

Climate change adaptation hot topic for book launch

Thursday, 7 August 2014, 12:46 pm | Massey University

Climate change and ways to prepare for the worst effects of natural hazards are hot topics in a newly-published book featuring the work of international and New Zealand researchers being launched on at Massey’s Wellington campus. More >>

Young voters to get off the fence with online tool

Thursday, 7 August 2014, 11:40 am | Massey University

On the Fence is an online interactive tool that Massey’s Design and Democracy Project hope will encourage young New Zealanders to get off the fence and join in the decision-making by casting a vote in the general election. More >>

Online voting trial ‘too limited’

Wednesday, 6 August 2014, 5:39 pm | Massey University

The Government’s Online Voting Working Party recommendation to trial e-voting in the 2016 local body elections will disappoint those hoping online voting will be fully in place that year, says Massey University local government specialist Associate ... More >>

Exciting options at Massey Albany’s Open Day

Tuesday, 5 August 2014, 5:41 pm | Massey University

From robots to 3D printing, experiencing New Zealand’s only university Trading Room — it’s all on offer at your local university – and there’s a chance to see what the new student accommodation village will look like. More >>

Engineering a new career

Tuesday, 5 August 2014, 5:36 pm | Massey University

Taking on a global challenge to help villagers in Nepal has inspired two Year 12 Albany Senior High School pupils to consider studying engineering when they finish high school. More >>

Website puts your questions to political parties

Tuesday, 5 August 2014, 11:28 am | Massey University

It’s called Ask Away , and that’s exactly what the designer of an election question and answer web platform wants prospective voters to do by putting questions online to respective political party representatives. More >>

NZ fifth best performer at Commonwealth Games

Monday, 4 August 2014, 3:10 pm | Massey University

With a haul of 45 medals, New Zealand has outperformed the best predictions of the world’s number crunchers by 440% and beaten our past performance at the Commonwealth Games by 11% per cent, according to a Massey University finance lecturer. More >>

Massey researcher cultivates plans for Mäori gardens

Monday, 4 August 2014, 9:55 am | Massey University

Cultivating indigenous knowledge along with good health by reviving traditional Māori communal māra kai (food gardens) is the longterm vision of a Massey University planning researcher. More >>

Defining moment when war declared 100 years ago

Sunday, 3 August 2014, 1:38 pm | Massey University

The declaration of war on August 4, 1914, tapped into the desires of many young men for travel and adventure but resulted in death for more than 18,000 New Zealand troops. A hundred years on, this outcome remains a sobering and poignant reminder ... More >>