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Lecture: What does it mean to be an Aucklander?
Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:37 pm | Massey University
Auckland’s demographic and cultural mix has changed dramatically in recent decades. It is now one of the most immigrant-dependent cities in the world with 56 per cent of residents either immigrants, or the children of immigrants. More >>
Don Brash talks monetary policy at Massey
Tuesday, 23 July 2013, 3:16 pm | Massey University
Massey University’s Business Student Group will bring together experts, including former Reserve Bank governor Dr Don Brash, to discuss some of the biggest economic issues New Zealand currently faces. More >>
Battling chronic disease and climate change together
Tuesday, 23 July 2013, 11:16 am | Massey University
The increase in diseases like diabetes, cancer and asthma poses an enormous threat to populations and health systems around the globe. But a new approach by world-renowned epidemiologist Professor Neil Pearce suggests an alternative – by tackling chronic ... More >>
Wellington Campus to Re-Open On Tuesday, 23 July
Monday, 22 July 2013, 2:47 pm | Massey University
The Massey University Wellington Campus will re-open tomorrow (Tuesday, 23 July) after assessments have identified just superficial damage to buildings following the earthquakes yesterday. . More >>
Wellington campus closed Monday July 22
Monday, 22 July 2013, 8:45 am | Massey University
Massey University’s Wellington campus will be closed tomorrow (Monday, July 22) as a precautionary measure, to allow time to assess campus buildings following today’s earthquakes. More >>
Backing Wellington through provocative debate
Monday, 15 July 2013, 12:12 pm | Massey University
Wellington’s most innovative and influential identities are banding together at Massey University’s Wellington campus this week, to celebrate the city and brainstorm the best way for it to secure its future. More >>
New online entry workshop for NZ Food Awards
Thursday, 11 July 2013, 6:17 pm | Massey University
The clock is ticking for companies to enter the 2013 NZ Food Awards, and this year organisers are offering an online workshop to help companies complete the entry form. More >>
Emergency managers chosen to update national plan
Thursday, 11 July 2013, 10:08 am | Massey University
Emergency management specialists from the Joint Centre for Disaster Research are among Massey staff contracted by the Ministry of Health to review and update its National Health Emergency Plan. More >>
Taking theatre into the workplace
Wednesday, 10 July 2013, 3:17 pm | Massey University
Feelings and emotions are often marginalised in the rational world of business, but one academic has spent his life’s work trying to change that – and he’s visiting New Zealand to spread the word. More >>
Teacher in a health class of his own
Wednesday, 10 July 2013, 9:46 am | Massey University
A Palmerston North secondary school teacher, spurred on by concerns expressed about his health by his pupils, has embarked on a revolutionary nutrition and exercise programme devised by Massey researchers. More >>
Korean War photography exhibition comes to Albany
Friday, 5 July 2013, 3:00 pm | Massey University
A photographic exhibition featuring images from the Korean War taken by New Zealand soldiers opened at Massey University’s Albany campus on Wednesday afternoon. More >>
Seven Massey students win NZFGW scholarships
Wednesday, 26 June 2013, 11:59 am | Massey University
Seven Massey students received scholarships presented by the North Shore Branch of the New Zealand Federation of Graduate Women (NZFGW) at a ceremony held on campus recently. The three first-year students and four postgraduate students received awards ... More >>
2013 NZ Food Awards open for entries
Monday, 24 June 2013, 7:15 pm | Massey University
The search for New Zealand’s most creative, innovative and tasty food products of 2013 is now on. More >>
LUX Festival Postponed
Friday, 21 June 2013, 11:49 am | Massey University
The start of the Wellington LUX light festival has been postponed until tomorrow (Saturday) night due to the weather. The organisers have decided that it is safer not to encourage people to come out tonight, and some artworks need repairs. The ... More >>
What will the future of the West Coast hold?
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 4:24 pm | Massey University
As debate rages in Auckland over a million more inhabitants, the more sparsely-populated West Coast is facing its own issues, including an ageing and decreasing population, fewer employment opportunities and potential conflict over economic development and ... More >>
Academic urges Kiwi firms to support volunteering
Friday, 14 June 2013, 12:27 pm | Massey University
Dr Louise Lee, an employee volunteering specialist with Massey’s School of Management, says New Zealand lags behind countries like the United Kingdom and the United States when it comes to employer-supported volunteering programmes. More >>
Electronic tag reader wins international award
Thursday, 13 June 2013, 4:47 pm | Massey University
A hand-held device used to read ear tags on farm animals, developed by Massey industrial designer Tony Parker and technology company Gallagher, has won the inaugural International Innovation Award at Fieldays More >>
One-third of Students’ Diets Affected By Lack of Funds
Tuesday, 11 June 2013, 3:36 pm | Massey University
More than a third of university students say their diets have been affected by a lack of funds, according to the results of a new Massey University/Westpac survey. More >>
Kiwisaver Investors Desert Their Banks
Friday, 7 June 2013, 9:53 am | Massey University
New research from Massey University has analysed KiwiSaver fund and member flows and found that many investors are choosing to leave the schemes run by their banks. More >>
Pesticide studies lead awards of research grants
Thursday, 6 June 2013, 3:24 pm | Massey University
New Zealand’s first study of pesticide exposure levels and its effect on the development of children’s nervous systems is to be undertaken by Massey University’s College of Health, following the awarding of nearly $1.2 million by the Health Research Council. More >>
