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A taste of innovation: 2025 NZ Food Awards finalists serve up function, flavour and cultural flair
It's the exciting time in the culinary calendar when the 2025 finalists of the New Zealand Food Awards are announced.
New artificial intelligence major set to launch in 2026
A new major spotlighting artificial intelligence (AI) will be added to the Bachelor of Information Sciences in 2026, helping prepare tomorrow’s technology leaders for a changing world.
New Massey Cinema to host 32 films at NZ International Film Festival
Students at Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University’s National Academy of Screen Arts will have more than front row seats for the capital’s most important film industry event.
Home affordability continues to improve in second quarter of 2025
The latest Home Affordability Report from Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University has shown another notable improvement this quarter.
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Students to create Wellington’s newest mural during live event.
On Friday 22 August up to 10 students from Massey University’s Te Rewa o Puanga School of Music and Screen Arts will be joining artist and Head of School Professor Johnson Witehira to paint a large-scale mural in the heart of Cuba St, Wellington.
A taste of innovation: 2025 NZ Food Awards finalists serve up function, flavour and cultural flair
It's the exciting time in the culinary calendar when the 2025 finalists of the New Zealand Food Awards are announced.
Propagating success with updated degree offering new pathways for horticulture careers
Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University’s Bachelor of Horticultural and Plant Systems has been introduced as an updated qualification designed to help students harness the power of plants, shape the future of sustainable plant-based food systems and meet the needs of Aotearoa New Zealand’s thriving horticultural industries.
New artificial intelligence major set to launch in 2026
A new major spotlighting artificial intelligence (AI) will be added to the Bachelor of Information Sciences in 2026, helping prepare tomorrow’s technology leaders for a changing world.
Research news
New exhibition spotlights the real-world impact of online abuse targeting women leaders
A powerful new art exhibition in central Wellington brings to life the disturbing realities of online abuse, harassment and threats directed at women demonstrating leadership in public spaces and the strategies they use to resist it.
Groundbreaking research amplifies disabled voices to prevent violence in marginalised communities
A newly published study in the Journal of Communication is shining a spotlight on the experiences of disabled people in Aotearoa and how their voices can guide better prevention of family and sexual violence.
New competency framework aims to lift standards across New Zealand’s financial capability sector
Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University’s NZ Financial Education Centre (Fin-Ed Centre) has launched a new framework designed to raise professional standards for financial capability practitioners working across Aotearoa.
New global textbook invites students to think critically about health, power and inequality
A group of Massey academics has published a groundbreaking new free online textbook that challenges students to consider how power, equality and lived experience influence health and wellbeing.
Student success news
Massey marketing students serve up fresh ideas for Kiwi Crunch
Massey digital marketing students have impressed the team at Hawke’s Bay fruit exporter Kiwi Crunch with their fresh creative thinking and commercial insights
Warm farewell for Jiangnan University students after immersive food technology experience
Arriving in Palmerston North just over a year ago, the second cohort of Jiangnan University students set out to make the most of their final year studying food technology.
Varsity players represent in New Zealand Universities rugby team
Six players from Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University’s Rugby Club travelled to Japan in May as part of the New Zealand Universities Rugby Team’s Japanese tour.
A future grounded in soil, agricultural science and passion
Growing up in Bulls, Ffion White always knew she had a strong connection to the land, but it wasn’t until she discovered agriculture in the classroom that her passion really took hold.
Opinion and features
Opinion: How do scientists estimate crowd sizes at public events – and why are they often disputed?
By Professor Ruggiero Lovreglio and Associate Professor Milad Haghani
Opinion: Why abandoning NCEA isn’t necessarily clear-cut
By Professor Jenny Poskitt
Opinion: International Court of Justice ruling marks new era in climate accountability
Co-written By Professor Regina Scheyvens and Professor Glenn Banks
Awards and appointments
A taste of innovation: 2025 NZ Food Awards finalists serve up function, flavour and cultural flair
It's the exciting time in the culinary calendar when the 2025 finalists of the New Zealand Food Awards are announced.
Professor Emeritus honoured for transformational contributions to animal welfare
Professor Emeritus David Mellor has received the 2025 Award of Excellence in Animal Welfare, recognising a lifetime of work and advocacy in modern animal welfare science.
Paora Ammunson confirmed as new Deputy Vice-Chancellor Māori
Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University is pleased to announce Paora Ammunson, Ngāti Kahungunu and Rangitāne o Wairarapa, Te Arawa and Tainui, has been appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor Māori.
Professor Emeritus awarded 2025 Charles Fleming Senior Scientist Award for research in DNA mutation prevention
Professor Emeritus Geoffrey Jameson recently received the 2025 Charles Fleming Senior Scientist Award by the Royal Society Te Apārangi, which will support his research in disease prevention.
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Students to create Wellington’s newest mural during live event.
On Friday 22 August up to 10 students from Massey University’s Te Rewa o Puanga School of Music and Screen Arts will be joining artist and Head of School Professor Johnson Witehira to paint a large-scale mural in the heart of Cuba St, Wellington.
New exhibition spotlights the real-world impact of online abuse targeting women leaders
A powerful new art exhibition in central Wellington brings to life the disturbing realities of online abuse, harassment and threats directed at women demonstrating leadership in public spaces and the strategies they use to resist it.
Groundbreaking research amplifies disabled voices to prevent violence in marginalised communities
A newly published study in the Journal of Communication is shining a spotlight on the experiences of disabled people in Aotearoa and how their voices can guide better prevention of family and sexual violence.
A taste of innovation: 2025 NZ Food Awards finalists serve up function, flavour and cultural flair
It's the exciting time in the culinary calendar when the 2025 finalists of the New Zealand Food Awards are announced.
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