Massey University
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Massey University is one of New Zealand's leading educational institutions with three campuses in the North Island and a distance learning programme that delivers university qualifications to all parts of the country.
AUCKLAND CITY — Living on just $2.25 a day for five days is giving some Massey students and staff a taste of what life is like below the poverty line.
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AUCKLAND CITY — The 2012 winners of the New Zealand Food Awards were announced at a gala dinner held at the Langham Hotel in Auckland on Thursday night.
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WELLINGTON CITY — collaboration of music, poetry and images from leading New Zealand artists evoking Antarctica will be presented at four Wellington performances on October 6-7.
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Massey University has renewed its tri-partite agreement with China’s foremost University, Peking, and Shihezi University, for joint research on pasture irrigation, soil testing and sheep breeding.
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More than a million viewers are expected to watch a British documentary series on the real lives of servants beginning this week, featuring insight from a Massey historian.
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Massey agriculture teams recorded wins in both the netball and rugby clashes against Lincoln University for the first time on Saturday.
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Assisting with the survival of the New Zealand falcon might not sound like the usual MBA research project but, for a group of Massey University MBA students, it proved to be an invaluable learning experience.
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Future leaders get their chance to be heard Thirteen of New Zealand’s brightest and most creative secondary school pupils will meet in Auckland next month to develop their visions for the future of New Zealand.
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Wellington teenagers will be part of a world-first study investigating how poor sleep affects body size.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Not many finance and economics books sell two million copies, but all four books in Song Hongbing's Currency Wars series have reportedly done just that – and Aucklanders will soon have a chance to hear his controversial views on the global economy.
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Massey University's 10-year-old New Zealand Wildlife Health Centre has a new name – Wildbase – but is pledging the same unwavering commitment to rehabilitating sick and injured native wildlife.
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Third-year industrial design student Ben de la Roche has been shortlisted for the international Electrolux Design Lab 2012 Award for his design of an open refrigeration wall.
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There is a dire need to encourage more Māori into health and science fields, says Massey School of Public Health head Associate Professor Cindy Kiro (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahu, Ngāti Hine).
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It’s back to the books for London Paralympian gold medallist and world record breaker Mary Fisher who has resumed her studies at Massey’s Wellington campus.
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Aucklanders who missed out at the chance to watch Valerie Adams being awarded her gold medal in Auckland have a chance to listen to her speak at the Massey University Albany Blues Awards, being held at the ASB Room in the North Harbour Stadium on Tuesday October 2.
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The effects of population mobility and an aging population on issues such as labour supply, community development and a sense of belonging will all be investigated in a two year research project headed by Professor Paul Spoonley, and funded by an $800,000 grant from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment Science.
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AUCKLAND CITY — It was a moment of discovery for a number of Auckland MPs and local body politicians who came to visit Massey University's Albany campus recently.
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Massey Agriculture and Lincoln University netballers will play for a new trophy dedicated to Massey’s first female student at the annual sporting fixture this weekend.
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Swiss Ambassador to New Zealand Dr Marion Weichelt gave a public lecture today on politics Swiss style.
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A new book co-authored by two Massey researchers explores literacy learning in early childhood settings and primary school classrooms, and offers teaching methods to ensure children have a smooth transition between the two. Literacy in early childhood and primary education: Issues, challenges, solutions was released earlier this month.
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Massey University research on the extraordinary optical powers of the gannet have earned front cover status in the latest Proceedings of the Royal Society Biological Sciences journal published in the UK.
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Olympic medallist and Massey University student Simon van Velthooven dropped into the Sport and Rugby Institute recently to show off his bronze medal.
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Massey University celebrated 20 years of its Sport Management and Coaching programme at a lunch at the Sport and Rugby Institute last week.
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Staying mobile and socially connected is crucial to the quality of life of older people, but awareness of the issues they face is low, say Massey University researchers.
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An increasing number of companies in New Zealand are paving the way to long-term success by applying sustainable practices.
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Institute of Fundamental Sciences lecturer Associate Professor Bill Williams will explore the world of biological physics at a public lecture on Thursday.
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The Chinese Embassy’s political counsellor gave a lecture at Massey University on Friday outlining China’s role in the Pacific. China placed great importance on growing relations with Pacific island countries, Mr Cheng Lei said, explaining the thrust of China’s policy toward Pacific island countries is to achieve peace, stability and development.
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Institute of Natural Resources researcher Professor Qiao Wang has been awarded the Distinguished Scientist Award by the Entomological Society of America.
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Three little blue penguins affected by Friday’s diesel spill in Napier Harbour have had their first wash at Massey University.
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The government’s new social obligations policy, announced by Minister for Social Development Paula Bennett on Tuesday, shows ideological confusion, says a Massey University academic.
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Students have been sharing skills, enthusiasm and fresh ideas with the Auckland business community through a new internship programme.
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A Massey University research team has been awarded $964,050 to develop batteries that are cheaper and more sustainable than those currently manufactured.
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Third-year fashion design student Jack Hill has won the Westpac Young Fashion Designer competition - an event in which all three finalists hailed from the College of Creative Arts.
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Massey is pleased to have improved its place in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) world university rankings.
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It’s perhaps not surprising that Massey University maths genius Gaven Martin thinks more people should spend the hottest season at Summer School doing sums.
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Massey's College of Creative Arts is celebrating Māori student achievement with an exhibition opening this week.
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The Labour Party’s pledge to provide Reading Recovery in all schools is no quick fix to New Zealand’s unsatisfactory levels of literacy, says an education expert.
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by Grant Duncan The controversial policy to sell shares in 49 per cent of state-owned electricity generating assets has, in turn, unleashed an equally controversial claim for indigenous rights in the waters that these utilities depend upon.
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Massey University Professor Richard Archer has paid tribute to Verghese Kurien as the “single biggest force in the Indian dairy industry”.
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School of Psychology student Mary Fisher has blazed her way to a world-record swim winning a gold medal to end the London Paralympics on a high.
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The Chinese Embassy’s deputy chief of mission will give his first address to a New Zealand university this week.
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The College of Business is launching a new qualification in accountancy and finance.
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Students from a mix of colleges at Massey’s Wellington campus will collaborate to devise ways to address bullying in schools at a workshop on Monday September 10 led by Swedish marketing consultant Stefan Engeseth.
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School of Public Health head Associate Professor Cindy Kiro has received the Public Health Association's annual Public Health Champion award.
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Novelist Laurence Fearnley, who won the fiction category at last year's New Zealand Post Book Awards for The Hut Builder, a work celebrating the country's wide open spaces, headlines the final Writers Read evenings for 2012.
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Tertiary Education performance indicators published today show that Massey University students are achieving at the high level of other New Zealand universities in rates of course and qualification completions.
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WELLINGTON CITY — It’s not every day you get the chance to fling lights around and watch blank metal lamp posts be colonised by multi-coloured glow worms.
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First-year students will learn how to make a successful transition from the halls of residence to a flat at Massey’s annual Flatting Expo next Wednesday.
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The next step in next generation sequencing is the topic of the first lecture in a series presented by the Institute of Fundamental Sciences.
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One of Australia's best-loved photographers will lead off a busy weekend in mid-September for Wellingtonians who enjoy documentary photography.
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A Massey University-developed technology has been named the leading New Zealand agricultural innovation by a top-ranking United States Government adviser.
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A CD recording commemorating the Holocaust and featuring solo violist Professor Donald Maurice from the New Zealand School of Music has won an international award.
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A mobile app that gets children helping with food preparation has taken out first prize at Startup Weekend Palmerston North.
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Police have confirmed that the woman killed in a car crash south of Auckland on Friday was Felicity Paige Wren, a third-year Bachelor of Design (Honours) student in the College of Creative Arts at Massey's Wellington campus.
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The Fin-Ed Centre (Financial Education and Research Centre) has developed a new series of certificate courses as a part of its continuing programme to help New Zealanders become more financially savvy.
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Massey graduate Candice Coles couldn’t get enough of Spain during a six-month stint teaching English, so she’s going back for more.
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Massey University researcher Dr Amal Punchihewa has been made a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
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School of Psychology student Mary Fisher continues to make a big splash at the London Paralympics winning her third swimming medal.
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Secondary school students had their say on the controversial issue of state asset sales at the 2012 ANZ Massey Economics Challenge – and officials from some key government departments were there to hear their thoughts.
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Two Massey student-athletes have won bronze medals at the World University Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany.
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Opportunities for student exchanges, joint research and teaching are among goals outlined in memorandums of understanding with two Sri Lankan universities.
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The best of Chinese contemporary cinema will feature at Palmerston North’s first Chinese Film Festival.
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The finalists in the 2012 NZ Food Awards were announced at an industry event hosted at Villa Maria Estate in Auckland tonight.
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Massey graduate turned film director Peter Young's feature documentary The Last Ocean will screen at the New Zealand International Film Festival in Palmerston North this weekend.
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New Zealand's first national earthquake drill is planned for September 26 – at 9.26am – and Massey is taking part.
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Ten secondary school principals from the Manawatü region met with the University's leadership team, senior staff and students on Monday at the campus Sport and Rugby Institute.
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Families living with a child diagnosed with type 1 diabetes are being asked to share their experiences as part of a Massey University study.
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AUCKLAND CITY — High demand from Auckland anxiety sufferers looking to get help using group therapy has seen a second programme open up at Massey University’s Centre for Psychology in Albany.
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The red ribbon has been ceremonially cut at Australasia’s first Fab Lab.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Test your aviation skills in a flight simulator, or learn about the sports science of winning or the practical rewards of industrial design, at Massey’s Wellington campus Open Day on Friday.
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ecentre, the business innovation centre at Massey University, wants to make it possible for anyone to become an entrepreneur.
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Researchers are seeking a diverse group of 1600 pre-school children aged between two and four years old from across New Zealand to take part in a study designed to assess their vitamin D status.
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For the one in 50 adults suffering from psoriasis, finding a treatment that is affordable and socially acceptable is not an easy task, but a team of researchers from Massey University’s Vitamin D Research Centre want to see if vitamin D can provide some relief.
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The entry deadline for the Future U online competition for teenagers, a joint initiative of Massey and Westpac, has been extended to September 9.
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Recent high profile cases of workplace bullying highlight New Zealand’s legislative weaknesses in this area, say academics from Massey University and AUT.
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The chance to express their opinions and interact more with lecturers and fellow students is one of the key points of difference in learning styles in New Zealand, according to a group of Korean students.
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Massey University researchers will study population movements, marine ecosystems and communities' resilience to disasters, thanks to $3.8 million in government research grants announced today.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Separate plans to attract residents back into Christchurch’s southern CBD and to regenerate public green spaces along the Avon River, are the top urban design ideas in a competition for rebuilding the quake-affected city.
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Associate Professor Lisa Emerson has been appointed a senior fellow of the prestigious Higher Education Academy in the United Kingdom.
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Massey University vets have been putting their equine knowledge to a novel use – consulting with Weta Digital for their work on a Hollywood blockbuster film.
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Business students at Massey University’s Albany campus will be asking their fellow students to take stock of their personal finances this week.
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Five of them are still at school – four are just 15 – but they are one game away from national supremacy in women's football.
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WELLINGTON CITY — New Zealand School of Music's Friday at 5.15 concert this week will be one with a difference – an inside perspective of the Beethoven string quartets from the New Zealand String Quartet.
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Twenty-five high school pupils took part in the 20th Massey University Japanese Speech Contest on Friday.
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A former Massey horticultural student and his supervisors have won a major international award.
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The 150th birthday of composer Claude Debussy is to be marked by the New Zealand School of Music Orchestra with a special concert on August 22 that includes one of his best-loved works alongside a rarely heard work for piano and orchestra.
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It's taken eighteen months, $1 million and the collective brains of a multitude of people, but now the Albany campus has its own custom-built Modular Data Centre.
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A group of Massey University postgraduate students are learning first-hand about the sustainable business practices of New Zealand’s most innovative companies as they shortlist entries for the Sustainable 60 awards.
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Industrial design graduate Nick Ross from Wellington has won the coveted James Dyson Award for a tree-harvesting device with the potential to revolutionise the forestry sector.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Different cultures and groups will be celebrated at the annual Unity and Diversity concerts on Saturday.
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The Manawatu equestrian community turned out at the Rongotea Hall last night to support and farewell Massey equestrians Helen Bruce and Chloe Akers as they start their World University Equestrian Championship campaign.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Massey University's Albany campus will be jumping on Sunday at the Jazz Concert of the Year.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — Massey University Professor Shane Cronin will give a lecture detailing last week’s Mt Tongariro eruption at the Palmerston North Library tomorrow.
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CHRISTCHURCH — As the second anniversary of the first big Canterbury earthquake looms, emergency management specialists are gathering in Christchurch to discuss issues arising from the social consequences of a natural hazard.
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Indian staff and students at Massey University have been celebrating the 66th anniversary of India’s Independence Day, marked on August 15.
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Leading sheep and beef researcher Professor Steve Morris and Dairy Production Systems Professor Danny Donaghy will take up new scientist in residence roles at Massey University Farms in Manawatu.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington campus events staff played an integral role in helping the Hurricanes super 15 rugby side organise an end of season celebration – a black tie dinner in the Museum Building's Tea Garden.
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Almost 50 per cent of nurses surveyed in a New Zealand-first study have considered quitting after struggling with moral issues beyond their control. More than 400 hospital-based nurses took part in the moral distress survey by Massey University School of Health and Social Services researchers.
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By Associate Professor Hugh Morton: According to the official medal count table out of the 85 countries winning at least one medal, the top three ranked countries were the United States, China and Great Britain, with Australia 10th and New Zealand 18th.
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