Massey has a preferred supplier arrangement for hiring academic dress with Academic Dress Hire, a service provided by the Graduate Women Manawatū Charitable Trust Inc.
How to hire academic dress (regalia)
The Academic Dress Hire website provides all the information you need about:
- how to hire gowns and academic dress
- due dates for hiring academic dress
- where to pick up and return hired academic dress.
- how to wear academic dress
To hire your regalia, go to Academic Dress Hire and:
1, Choose the ‘Hire’ tab
2, Select the graduation ceremony you will be attending
3, Select your degree and your size/measurements
This will ensure you are wearing the appropriate regalia for your degree.
4, Enter your details
5, Pay for your academic dress hire
6, Collect your regalia
Collect your academic dress during your graduation week. Check the Academic Dress Hire website for their collection and return opening times.
You will receive an email 10 days before your graduation with the confirmed times and a map showing where Academic Dress Hire is located.
What to wear
Graduation ceremonies and celebrations are a formal occasion. You are expected to maintain a tidy standard of dress, along with the appropriate academic regalia for your qualification.
You may wear Korowai (Māori cloak), Pacific cloaks or your national dress with academic regalia. Cloaks should be worn over the gown and under the hood.
You may wear a headscarf under your trencher.
Graduation etiquette
Learn how to wear your graduation regalia and what happens when you cross the stage.
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