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Stars come out for exhibition launch
Director Peter Jackson was apologetic about not being able to speak for long at the Benefit Opening of Viggo Mortensen’s ‘For Wellington’ photographic exhibition in the University’s Museum building on Friday.

News Releases

Viggo Mortensen, photographer
 An exhibition of Viggo Mortensen's photographic work is now on display in the Museum Building after a Benefit Opening on 28 November.

02/12/2003
Effluent should be considered in fertiliser plan
Dairy farmers who spread effluent on their pastures should treat those paddocks separately in their fertiliser regimes to minimise nitrogen leaching and to maximise efficiency.

28/11/2003
Business booming by world standards
A young company, Actionmail, has the most improved performance amongst members of the elite New Zealand Benchmarking Club.

25/11/2003
Warrington new Deputy V-C at Massey Palmerston North
Professor Ian Warrington has been appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Massey University’s Palmerston North campus.

11/11/2003
Think tank of ecological economists
The New Zealand Sustainable Business Conference on Information, Knowledge, Wisdom on the 17-19 November in Auckland will unite experts in the field of ecological economics.

11/11/2003
New centres boost education research
The formation of two new research centres within the College of Education has led to a change of roles for several College staff members.

University News

Record 40,000 students enrol in 2003
Bells didn’t ring nor did whistles blow, but the enrolment of the 40,000th student in one calendar year could not go unnoticed.

Battery commercialisation deal signed
Intellectual property developed by researchers in the Institute of Fundamental Sciences is about to revolutionise the $200 billion global battery market.

PhD Days provide valuable experience
The concept of PhD Days is relatively new but now looks likely to become a regular event at other campuses.

Internationalising Massey
From next year, selected Massey University students will be offered a head start on developing a better understanding of the global market.

Your problem + our maths = success
Mathematician Graeme Wake is successfully promoting mathematics to industry for solving problems and modelling optimum scenarios.

Leatherback turtle far from home
Washed up far from home, a 270kg endangered leatherback turtle was found to have died of starvation by the Wildlife Ward team in the Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences.

School history full of memories
An impending 125th anniversary inspired management at Wellington’s Samuel Marsden College to commission a history of the generations of women to pass through the school gates.

Features

Innovative product development ideas
A collapsible table that won the Excellence in Product Development award for its designer, Olly Gleeson, is so good it couldn’t be put on show at the annual product development exhibition.

DNA lectures hit the mark
A sell-out final presentation by Oxford University’s Professor Bryan Sykes topped off a successful lecture series for the Allan Wilson Centre for Molecular Evolution and Ecology.

Artist boxes city’s history
It looks like something from 2001 A Space Odyssey, it’s called Inter/Section and you can’t miss it when you walk through Civic Square.

Exhibition 2003
The doors have closed, the exhibits removed, but the reverberations of Exhibition 2003 within New Zealand’s design and business community are set to continue. Includes Video

Fearless fashions hit the catwalk
Futuristic, space-age design; formal wear inspired by the repeating patterns of nature and bright-n-colourful summer fashion were just some of the themes in “Fashion Maketh” on the catwalk in the Museum Building on Saturday.

Research and Development

Cancer collaboration paying off
A unique collaboration is taking researchers a step closer to beating breast cancer.

Caution urged on use of HRT
Recent research linking Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) to dementia and even more closely to breast cancer is yet another indication of the caution that is needed when considering the widely-prescribed pharmaceutical

Tracking elephants with technology
Technology being used to help conserve New Zealand’s small native falcon has been called on to track the elephants of South Africa’s Kruger National Park.

Probe magnifies research opportunities
A scanning probe microscope capable of magnifying atomic-sized particles, from milk proteins to microbes, was officially ‘turned on’ by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Judith Kinnear, last week.

Treatment proving effective for antisocial youth
An intensive treatment programme for antisocial youth is prompting positive results monitored by Dr Kevin Ronan and Nici Curtis from the School of Psychology.

Women urged to fight complacency
Women in today’s media-centric environment face a challenge to fight complacency says Equal Employment Opportunities commissioner Dr Judy McGregor.

NZ really the best at World Cup
England might have won the World Cup but it may not have been the best team at the tournament.

Education research projects funded
The College of Education is to run three of 13 new educational achievement research projects.

Animal welfare expertise in demand
New Zealand expertise in the care and humane treatment of animals is to be utlisised by the Paris-based world animal health organisation (the OIE) as it works toward international standards on animal welfare.

Symposium examines SMEs
The characteristics and attitudes of New Zealand’s small businesses are to be presented by the New Zealand Centre for SME Research at a symposium in Wellington this week.

Conference focuses on sustainable business
From the science of renewable energy to the economics of society and environment, the University demonstrated a multi-faceted capability at the second annual New Zealand Sustainable Business Conference.

Preventing pollution focus of fertiliser forum
The latest tools for managing nutrients and pollution in our environment are the focus of an upcoming conference to be hosted by the Fertilizer and Lime Research Centre and the Australasian Soil and Plant Analysis Council.

Massey at UK ergonomics conference
Dave Moore, David Tappin and Doug Pringle are to present papers at the United Kingdom Ergonomics Society Conference at the University of Wales in April next year.

Real work benefits students
Business students are doing their bit for the Manawatu economy while benefiting from real-life issues facing local companies.

Awards and Appointments

Warrington appointed Deputy V-C
Professor Ian Warrington has been appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the Palmerston North campus.

Interim head for joint music school
An Interim Director has been appointed to head the new Joint School of Music which brings together the resources of Massey University and Victoria University of Wellington. The appointee, Penny Fenwick, will take up the position immediately.

New position for Chris Kirk
Dr Chris Kirk is to take special leave without pay to take up the newly created position of Director, Commercialisation and Innovation at the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology

Te Aho Tätai-Rangi celebrations on marae
More than 400 friends and family attended the Te Aho Tätai-Rangi graduation on 29 November, celebrating the achievement of 10 College of Education graduands whose degrees are taught entirely in Te Reo Mäori.

Waring awarded personal chair
The University has awarded Professor Marilyn Waring a personal chair in Public Policy.

History fellowship for Soutar
An uninhibited opportunity to research and write has lured Dr Monty Soutar from the School of Mäori Studies to a fellowship with the Ministry of Culture and Heritage.

Harvey honoured by Chinese
The Guizhou province in The People’s Republic of China honoured Director of Agricultural Services Tim Harvey recently.

Manawatu College awards Vice-Chancellor’s Bursaries
Foxton’s Manawatu College was delighted to see three graduating pupils leave with Vice-Chancellor’s Bursary Scholarships, which recognise top academic potential in Year 12 and 13 students.

School partnership boosts science
A pilot project taking top science students out of their secondary school classrooms and into Massey lecture theatres has reaped rewards beyond the science discipline.