Thinking about university?
A guide for Aotearoa New Zealand students and whānau
Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa
Massey University
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New Zealand’s defining university
Main campus: Manuwatū (Palmerston North)
Other campuses: Auckland and Wellington
Massey is world leading in many academic disciplines and fields of research and consistently ranked in the top 3% of universities internationally (QS World University Rankings).
We offer flexible ways to study: face to face, distance learning or a hybrid of both. With our award-winning teachers, well-connected lecturers, world-renowned researchers and committed support staff, we provide the ideal learning environment to help you succeed in your studies.
Massey is committed to being a Te Tiriti o Waitangi-led university, demonstrating authentic leadership in contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand as we uphold the founding document of our nation and its principles through our practice.
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Colleges
Ākonga Māori
Piki mai, kake mai, nau mai, haere mai ki Te Kunenga Ki Pūrehuroa.
Massey University’s Tiriti-led strategy has sparked a new focus on supporting tauira Māori achievement. This includes Te Rau Tauawhi, the Māori Student Centre, with a team dedicated to helping tauira navigate university life and succeed.
Te Pūtahi-a-Toi, the School of Māori Knowledge, is the cultural heart of the Manawatū campus, while the Pukeahu Marae development project will provide an exciting cultural and learning space at the Wellington campus.
Tauira Māori are also supported by Māori Student Associations on each campus and Māori student advisers are available to help with enrolment and career advice.
Te Rau Puawai Workforce Programme provides bursaries and incredibly successful learning support for students in the field of Māori mental health.
Website key word search: Māori, Māori student advisers, Pūhoro
www.massey.ac.nz/māorimassey
Facebook: @MaoriMassey
Instagram: @MaoriMassey
Student numbers
Total (EFTS)
Total (Students)
Pre-degree
Undergraduate
Postgraduate
Domestic
International
Māori
Pacific
Part-time
Full-time
18,810
30,030
2,340
18,995
9,230
25,775
4,255
3,780
1,735
15,585
14,445
2021 data. Source: Ministry of Education. Custom data for Universities New Zealand (extracted 13 April 2022). Numbers have been rounded for confidentiality reasons.
Pacific students
Kia orana, Ni sa bula Vinaka, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Tālofa lava, Mālō ni, Mālō e lelei, Fakatalofa atu.
Massey University is committed to providing Pacific students with a strong sense of community, offering a range of support services and a Pacific Directorate dedicated to growing the participation and success of students at all levels of study.
Pacific advisers based on each campus can help with academic and study advice along with pastoral care.
Each campus has a fale space for Pacific students to study and gather, and Pacific student associations provide cultural connection and fellowship.
Pacific student advisers are also available to offer course and enrolment advice.
Website key word search: Pacific Students
Facebook: @PacificMassey
Instagram: @Pacific_Massey