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Musical World First
Five banned songs from the 18th century received their first performance in more than two hundred years at the launch of Massey University’s Centre for 18th Century Music on Wednesday. Includes MP3 of Mozart's London Sketchbook.

News Releases

02/02/2004
Harty recovery for injured guide dog
Round-the-clock care from a team of 50 vet students has put critically injured guide dog Harty on the road to recovery.

02/02/2004
Academic audit notes Massey’s initiative
An academic audit on Massey University has returned a favourable result with the New Zealand University Academic Unit recognising Massey as “a learning institution which undertakes its own investigations of aspects of its operations when and as issues arise”.

02/02/2004
Food still key to economic health
While the success of the Lord of the Rings is highlighting the potential of the New Zealand film industry, we must remember where the bulk of our export income comes from – food, says the industry.

27/01/2004
Maori health research synergised
A new Research Centre for Maori Health and Development will synergise research across the University.

27/01/2004
First International Symposium on Root and Tuber Crops
Massey University will host the first International Root and Tuber Crops Symposium, Food Down Under, from 9 to 12 February 2004.

26/01/2004
School furniture – one size does not fit all
Parents endeavour to find a good-fitting school uniform and shoes, but as school starts starts week secondary school pupils of all shapes and sizes will find themselves at one-size-fits-all chairs and desks.

23/01/2004
New professor sharpens the focus on Food Studies at albany
A focus on the science of food and nutrition has taken a leap forward with the arrival of Professor Ray Winger to Massey University’s Albany campus.

15/01/2004
Research confirms growth in Pure use
Users of methamphetamines are turning to harder forms of the drug and more potent methods of reaching a high while resorting to crime to fund their habits, according to research released today.

13/01/2004
New head of Massey food, health and nutrition
The Institute of Food, Nutrition and Human Health at Massey University is playing a leading role in meeting the needs of New Zealand’s rapidly expanding food industry, says the new Head of Institute, Professor Geoffrey Annison.

07/01/2004
Overcoming allergies and asthma aim of fellowship-funded research
A $500,000 fellowship for asthma researcher Jeroen Douwes could lead to relief for half of New Zealand’s asthma sufferers.

07/01/2004
Collaboration for governance excellence
Corporate governance research and teaching in New Zealand is set to advance significantly with the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the University’s Centre for Corporate and Institutional Governance (CCIG) and the Institute of Directors of New Zealand (IODNZ).

University News

Council Report
Latest news from the December Council meeting.

Message from the Vice-Chancellor
Join me in celebrating the year 2003, a year of milestones and many achievements.

Revitalisation in sight for home campus
Revitalising the site where the University had its beginnings will be the focus of a major investment and development programme at the Palmerston North campus over the next decade.

Council approves capital works
The University Council approved a number of capital works for the Palmerston North campus to begin in the coming months.

Circa site suggested for music school
Plans for a joint elite School of Music with Victoria University of Wellington have moved ahead. The national centre of musical excellence now has a name, an interim director and a possible inner-city location.

Visitors buzz round Massey stand
Prospective students were attracted to the Massey display at the Ellerslie Flower Show like bees drawn to nectar.

Fashion HQ incubator launched
Wellington’s new “Fashion HQ” incubator was launched with a swinging party and fashion show in front of the purpose-built facilities in Cuba Street’s Left Bank shopping mall.

Film school concept approved
A postgraduate film school in Wellington, drawing on expertise across the University, now has approval in principle from the University Council.

Features

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.

Viggo’s designer shirt
“It was really cool and it was really weird.” That was the reaction of Design student Michelle Wilson who designed a shirt for Viggo Mortensen to wear to the premiere of The Return of the King. Includes video

"Something stunning” from BDes graduate
When Sue Heskin was looking for “something stunning” to wear to the recent Lord of the Rings premiere, who better to create such an outfit than BDes graduate and rising Fashion HQ star Chai Thamavaree?

Graduation 2003 - Palmerston North
The end-of-year ceremony on 28 November saw 347 graduates awarded Massey University degrees, certificates and postgraduate qualifications
Age no barrier to learning
Researcher tackles breast cancer
Hubbard passes on lessons for life
Suicide a social phenomenon
Te Aho Tätai-Rangi ceremony
Long journey for ceremony

The artist residing - Exiting: Ronnie van Hout - Artist in Residence
Stitch by stitch, a little girl’s drawing has been drawn again, in needle and thread and in the careful hand of a grown man.

Research and Development

ICT initiative launched at e-centre
The e-centre was the launching pad of a major business growth initiative for the North Shore’s ICT industry sector.

Research focuses on Mäori business
Mäori businesses are the focus of Albany-based researcher Virginia Warriner.

Pacifika links strengthened
A Pacific strategy for the University is one of the outcomes of a fono held by Pacific Island staff and students at Palmerston North recently.

Philosophers gather for 50th conference
In 1953 the nation’s deepest thinkers quietly gathered for the first philosophical congress, as documented in the New Zealand quarterly Landfall.

Fertiliser conference talks best practice
Management options and technological tools to help minimise environmental pollution from nutrient run-off from farmland were the focus of a three-day conference held at Palmerston North.

What is ‘health’?
Professor Sally Casswell says New Zealanders’ perceptions of their state of health, which appear at odds with a recent Ministry of Health survey, could be explained by how they perceive ‘health’.

Survey looks at attitudes to retirement
Professor Mike O’Brien, head of the School of Social and Cultural Studies, is conducting a pilot study on attitudes to retirement.

Centre celebrates successful year
The Centre for Business and Sustainable Development has signed off a successful year with several new research ventures and strengthened industry links.

Surprise findings in food portayal study
Leaders in the television industry are being asked to review the way food and eating behaviour is portrayed to children by television.

Awards and Appointments

Milne dedicated to research
The University’s commitment to attracting and supporting research students has been strengthened with the appointment of Professor Ken Milne as the Dean of the School of Graduate Research.

New chair in hazards research
The Earthquake Commission is to endow a new chair in Natural Hazards Planning in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Brian Ward to lead biotechnology growth
NZBio, a new organisation formed in September as a single voice for the biotechnology industry, has appointed alumnus Brian Ward as its Chief Executive Officer.

Massey grad wins education research award
Helen Hedges, the first graduate of the College of Education’s MEd (Early Years) has won the prestigious Rae Munro Award from the New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE).

Celebrating benchmarking successes
Young and hungry, an Auckland mailing company has scored as the most improved company among members of the elite New Zealand Benchmarking Club.

New appointment for Marilyn Waring
Professor Marilyn Waring has been appointed to join the advisory body that will develop the Government’s strategy for engagement in development in Asia.

Motutapu a training ground for teachers
Trainee teachers from the College of Education’s Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Secondary), under the leadership of Kay Meredith, recently integrated their different curricular areas and environmental education in a project for the ecological and cultural restoration of Motutapu Island by school students.

Honour from Association of Social Workers
To be honoured as a life member of the ANZ Association of Social Workers represents a fine turn-around for Dr Mary Nash, who interviews and writes biographies of existing members.