Growing up in Tonga, Tasa Havea described himself as "a nutter" at school. He enjoyed fishing and gardening to support his large family but educationally he wasn't a patch on his nine siblings. "I was really bad at school; I was just too dumb."
Fifty years after enrolling in a Bachelor of Technology degree at Massey University, Kenyan businessman Peter Kuguru recently returned to Palmerston North with his family and caught up with his former teachers, Professors Emeriti Dick and Mary Earle.
An urban farming initiative is at the centre of the first $100,000 Pivot Award, a premier research award aimed at enabling innovation in Taranaki's agriculture sector.
The head of Massey University's Te Pūtahi-ā-Toi, the School of Māori Knowledge, has been appointed the University's new Deputy Vice-Chancellor Māori.
Many predict the health sector will be revolutionised by big data analytics, but the level of understanding and commitment to using big data varies across the sector in New Zealand.
An urban farming initiative is at the centre of the first $100,000 Pivot Award, a premier research award aimed at enabling innovation in Taranaki's agriculture sector.
Ethnic and socioeconomic inequities in sleep health are already evident by the time children are three, according to the Sleep/Wake Research Centre.
Kiwis holidaying this summer may have mixed feelings about budget-concious freedom campers who flock here from afar. New research says there is growing concern among locals about the risks of "over-tourism".
Manawatū Summer Shakespeare turns 18 this year - the perfect age to stage a riotous, gender-bending production of Twelfth Night as a jukebox musical of a party with an 80s vibe.
Join us for Conversations that Count: Breaking the Glass Ceiling, a free panel event on the issue of gender equality in New Zealand business.
Massey University is stepping up the online offering of its Master of Business Administration (MBA) by making the Digital Transformation specialisation available online.
Work is under way to restore Massey University's historic Refectory building at the Manawatū campus.
Growing up in Tonga, Tasa Havea described himself as "a nutter" at school. He enjoyed fishing and gardening to support his large family but educationally he wasn't a patch on his nine siblings. "I was really bad at school; I was just too dumb."
The head of Massey University's Te Pūtahi-ā-Toi, the School of Māori Knowledge, has been appointed the University's new Deputy Vice-Chancellor Māori.
A prestigious Fulbright New Zealand Scholar Award will enable a Massey University academic to research partnerships between indigenous communities and higher education institutions in the United States.
Professor Palatasa Havea ONZM has been appointed as Dean Pacific in the new Office of Pasifika Student Success.
Hyper-patriotism in the United States means the country is waging an endless war on itself, says Professor Ted Zorn.
A young woman discovering the intricacies of the ancient tea ceremony is the theme of a 2018 Japanese film to screen in February - the first of 2020's free monthly Japanese films at Massey University's Auckland campus in Albany.
Twenty-one-year-old Massey student Zakea Page has achieved his lifelong dream of performing at an Olympic opening ceremony, in Lausanne, Switzerland, at the Winter Youth Olympic Games.
Pūhoro was one of a select number of organisations in Australia and New Zealand invited to attend the Google 2019 Partner Summit in Sydney, Australia.
Watch stunning aerial footage of Massey University's Auckland campus.
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