Our Manawatū campus facilities and services support the learning and growth of our staff, students and visitors. Discover quiet spots to study, where to get coffee and how to navigate Massey as a student or visitor.
Massey University is auahi kore – smoke-free
Manawatū campus library
The Library has a large collection of print and online resources, covering all subjects taught from the campus. Our friendly staff can help you with all your queries. The Library also has study spaces and computer, printing and photocopying facilities.
Location: Main concourse, opposite the Student Centre
Freephone: 0800 468 542
Outside New Zealand phone: +64 6 951 6399
Email: library@massey.ac.nz
Coffee and kai
The Dining Hall
Students staying in Massey university halls can have their meals in the Dining Hall. Staff and visitors to campus can also purchase coffee and meals in The Dining Hall.
Location: Student Centre, main concourse
Hours:
- Monday to Friday, 7am to 7pm
- Saturday and Sunday, 8am to 7pm
MUSA Shop
For those who need a sugar fix or a quick pie, the MUSA Shop has everything you need to sustain yourself on campus.
Location: Ground Floor, Student Centre Building, Concourse
Hours during semester:
- Monday to Thursday, 8am to 5pm
- Friday, 8am to 4pm
- Closed Saturday and Sunday
Website: MUSA Shop
Wharerata Café
Dine inside the historic homestead or outside on the patio or beautiful garden. Café food and menu available Monday to Friday.
Location: Opposite the Social Sciences Tower
Hours: Monday to Friday 8.30am to 2.30pm
Website: www.wharerata.co.nz
Pink coffee cart
Coffee and cabinet food available Monday to Friday
Location: Opposite the Ecology Building, University Avenue.
Hours: Monday to Friday 8am to 1.30pm
Join the sport and rec centre
Try our 7-day free trial to explore fully equipped fitness centre and indoor courts.
Our facility also includes a multi-use sports hall, climbing wall, rugby and soccer fields, Manawatū athletics track and Massey University Equestrian Centre.
Massey Sport and Recreation Centre – Palmerston North
Our friendly gym, sport and recreation centre is based on Massey's Manawatū campus and is open to anyone in Palmerston North.
Facilities for students
Computers labs
The campus has computer labs with PCs for students to use.
The Library also has computers for students, with library and IT support staff available to assist you. Some halls of residence also have small computer labs.
Computer labs for undergraduate students
| Building | Level and room | Opening hours |
|---|---|---|
| Science Tower B | Room 1, CLSTB1 | 8am to 6pm |
| Social Science Tower | Room 1.12 CLSST1.12 | 8am to 6pm |
| Social Science Tower | Room 1.16 CLSST1.16 | 8am to 6pm |
| Psychology Building | Computer lab CLPSY1 | 8am to 6pm |
Computer lab for postgraduate students
| Building | Level and room | Opening hours |
|---|---|---|
| Social Science Tower | Room 1.13 CLSST1.13 | 8am to 6pm |
Marae and fale facilities
Wharekai Toi Te Ora and Kainga Rua
Kainga Rua and Toi Te Ora are great places to study and meet mentors for tangata whenua students. Kainga Rua is in the YFC Building, Rehab Road. Toi Te Ora is in Te Pūtahi-a-Toi, School of Māori Knowledge, He Pūmanawa Hauora Building, Bourke Road.
Fale Pasifika
Fale Pasifika is a great place to study for tangata Pasifika students. You can meet mentors and peer tutors for assistance. Use a shared kitchen, computers and other resources. Located in the Young Farmers Club (YFC) Building, Rehab Road.
Campus Books
Campus Books bookshop stocks course textbooks, legislation and stationery. You can buy from our store or online.
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 3pm
Location: Student Centre, main concourse
Phone: +64 6 354 6020
Email: masseypn@campusbooks.nz
Website: campusbooks.nz
Bring your horse to campus!
Equestrian Centre and Arena
Find out what the Equestrian Centre offers, including our all-weather arena, stables, paddocks, yards and grazing your horse while you study!
Low sensory space
A low-sensory room is available in the library, next to the computer lab on Level B. Students can use the room for rest and decompressing rather than to study or socialise. The room has low lighting, comfortable furniture, weighted blankets, fidget toys and other features.
You don't need to book the room, but you may need to share it with others.
Location: Library, Level Two (Room no: LIB2.24)
Radio Control 99.4FM
Student radio brought to you by your student association, Te Tira Ahu Pae.
Website: Radio Control or listen live online
Student lounge
Meet your friends, make noise and play ping pong or board games in the student lounge. Use our kitchen, then relax on couches and bean bags to read or watch television. You can also charge your phone and hold club meetings.
Hours during semester: When the campus is open
Location: Concourse, next to The Dining Hall
Chaplaincy service
Chaplaincy service Minita whakapono
Regular events are held by the University Chaplains at Te Waiora, including our famous pancake night on Wednesdays.
Location: Te Waiora, Colombo Rd (by the bus loop)
Email: chaplain.manawatu@massey.ac.nz
Phone: +64 6 356 9099 extension 85907
Islamic Prayer Centre
Islamic Prayer Centre
The prayer room is open to all who wish to pray there.
Location: Between the Vet Tower and the Ag Hort complex on University Avenue (the ring road).
Halls of Residence
Halls of Residence
Manawatū student accommodation provides convenience, places students in a serene park-like environment and fosters a supportive community atmosphere. Find information on catering, facilities, services and support.
Health centre
Health centre
The student health centre provides medical services from skilled doctors and nurses. Clinics are open from Monday to Friday and cost less than other health centres.
Location: Level 1 of the Registry Building, Tiritea Road.
Te Tira Ahu Pae
Te Tira Ahu Pae Your student association is here to help you.
Your students association, Te Tira Ahu Pae, is here to give you a helping hand and ensure your student voice is heard. They deliver services to you including advocacy, clubs and student to student communications such as Radio Control 99.4FM.
Specialist facilities
Use world-class facilities to develop your skills and master new techniques. Here are just some of the facilities available on our Manawatū campus.
Aviation Centre
One of a kind in New Zealand. It includes:
- Diamond DA40 and DA42 aircraft
- flight simulators
- maintenance hangers
- operations area
- classrooms and briefing rooms overlooking runways.
Location: Palmerston North Airport
BodPod and other specialist equipment
The BodPod is an advanced piece of equipment used to accurately and easily measure your body composition. It uses an air-displacement method to measure all the fat in your body, which sets it apart from less direct techniques of body composition measurement.
Location: Manawatū (Palmerston North) campus
Computer labs and video editing suite
Students have ready access to computer labs where they can use the latest software to scan film, edit video, audio and photography, and create 3D models. The College also has a state-of-the-art audio and video postproduction suite with all the gear needed for students to create very high quality media.
Human Performance Laboratory
This laboratory evaluates performance for a wide range of sports and occupational activities, with state-of-the-art research and testing equipment.
Location: Manawatū (Palmerston North) campus
Massey Farms
Students and researchers can access 2,000 hectares at our 6 working farms, including:
- dairy farms
- sheep and beef farms
- deer breeding unit
- mixed enterprise and cropping unit.
Location: Manawatū campus
Massey horticultural units
Purpose-built facilities for teaching and research in plant science and production include:
- 7 hectare orchard
- 25 glasshouses
- six temperature-controlled rooms
- growth cabinets.
Plantings include apples, pears, green and gold kiwifruit, and vegetable trials of traditional Māori crops.
Location: Manawatū campus, Palmerston North
Contact: Mark Osborne
Email: m.a.osborne@massey.ac.nz
Massey laboratories
State-of-the-art laboratories and equipment include:
- nuclear magnetic resonance lab
- optical lab with optical tweezers, light scattering, and spectrometers
- PC2-certified lab for molecular biology, protein expression and purification
- solar cell construction and testing facilities
- X-ray diffraction lab.
New Zealand Indigenous Flora Seed Bank
The seed bank collects the seeds of Aotearoa New Zealand plants to conserve the biodiversity within our indigenous flora. Seed banking is a recognised conservation strategy to support in-situ conservation efforts.
Location: Manawatū campus
Nursing simulation suites
Suites include:
- mock hospital settings
- 2-way observation spaces
- standard nursing equipment for hospital and community work.
Students learn and practice nursing skills through case studies and simulations using actors, interactive manikins and real-time body camera recordings.
Location: Manawatū and Wellington
Sport and Event Centre
World-class facilities for all sports and corporate teams in a high-performance environment, including:
- fitness centres
- indoor training facility
- recovery plunge pools.
As well as a venue for sports events and training, the institute also hosts business meetings and team-building days.
Location: Manawatū campus
Veterinary Teaching Hospital
Massey’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital's state-of-the-art equipment includes canine hydrotherapy, MRI scanners, tomography, dynamic and video endoscopy, ultrasound and radiology equipment and arthroscopy as well as surgical expertise on many animal types.
Location: Manawatū
Facilities for parents
Childcare centre
We offer high-quality early childhood education.
Hours: Weekdays, 7.45am drop off to 5.15pm pick up
Location: Bourke Rd
Phone: +64 6 951 9600
Email: admin@masseychildare.co.nz
Website: www.masseychildcare.ac.nz
Te Uru Karaka Kōhanga Reo
Kia ora. We offer a wonderful and unique experience for Massey whānau with tamariki aged from 6 months to 6 years old. We work hard to provide a high-quality full immersion reo Māori environment for our community. Come in and meet the caring team of kaiako in our Kōhanga Reo.
Parents' room
You can use the parents’ room in the Library for feeding babies and changing nappies. It also has a small fridge.
Ask at the service point to use the room. Library staff will show you where it is.
Wifi
Use your student ID and password to log into MasseyWiFi. Once you're logged in, you can use the internet and get on to the Massey network.
Guests and visitors to Massey can use the MUGuests wifi. This is an open, public network with a data limit of 600MB a day.
First aid and defibrillators
First aid
There is a sick bay with a first aid kit on level 1 of the Registry Building.
There are sick bays with first aid kits in:
- Registry Building, Level 1
- Library
- Recreation Centre, First Aid room
- Halls of residence
Defibrillator locations on campus
Defibrillator locations on campus
Find automated external defibrillators (AEDs) on campus in the:
- Security – mobile AED, available 24/7
- Information Technology Services building – outside near the central bus stop. Available 24/7
- Outside the student dining hall and Student Centre – Available 24/7
- Estates Management Office, Ecology Building, Orchard Road. Available 24/7
- Sport and Event Centre foyer
- Vet Science, Wildbase X1.07
- Recreation Centre reception
- Wharerata Cafe
- Library
- Sir Geoffrey Peren, Level 3, outside 3.12
- Ag Hort A, foyer
- Tiritea House
- Student Medical Centre 1.18
- Plant Growth Unit Tea Room
- Farm Services Reception
- Equine Vet Clinic
- Large Animal Training Unit
- Business Studies West Foyer
- Bernard Chambers B Reception
- School of Aviation (Milson)
- Refectory Foyer
- Te Pūtahi-a-Toi Wharekai
- Social Science Tower foyer
- Student Registry foyer
- Dairy 4 Farm, Administration foyer
- Wharerata Coffee Caravan, University Avenue
Contact us
Estates service desk, Manawatū campus
Estates service desk, Manawatū campus
- Hours
8am to 4pm
- Phone
+64 6 356 9099 extension 82288
- Location
Ecology Building, Room 1.41, off Colombo Road.
Campus security help desk
Campus security help desk
- Hours
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Phone
- Location
Report lost and found property
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