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With an 80-year tradition of academic excellence, Massey is one of New Zealand’s largest universities, with some 38,000 students enrolled both internally and via distance learning. Of the 20,000 students study on-campus, around 4000 are international students from over 100 countries.
Highly-regarded for its innovation, research-lead education and ability to provide a broad range of programs that meet the needs of today’s domestic and international students, Massey is a progressive and dynamic university, characterized by the applied nature of its degree programs, and its close links with industry and professional sectors.
Massey offers 3 campus locations in Auckland (Albany), Palmerston North (Manawatu), and Wellington. GlobaLinks Learning Abroad students can attend any one of Massey’s three campuses.
LOCATION
WELLINGTON
Compact and welcoming, with less than 200,000 residents, Wellington City is packed with cafés, boutiques, and a colourful nightlife. The greater Wellington region is spread along 497 kilometres of magnificent coastline and there is easy accessibility to North and South Island tourist regions such as the Martinborough vineyards, sunny Nelson and the beautiful Marlborough Sounds.
The seat of New Zealand government, Wellington, is also headquarters of national organisations including the New Zealand Stock Exchange, the Reserve Bank, Te Papa – Museum of New Zealand, the Royal New Zealand Ballet, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, and the National Opera. A magnet for creative and innovative people, Wellington is also headquarters to film director Peter Jackson’s Academy
Award winning Weta Workshop.
Massey Wellington, known as the “Creative” campus, has a student enrolment of around 4,000. The centrally located campus in the heart of the Wellington arts and cultural district, includes the magnificent National Museum building, and a newly-built café, bar and student common room.
The Massey Wellington campus shines as a major research centre for the University and is also home to New Zealand’s most distinguished School of Design. In addition, Massey University and Victoria University of Wellington have combined the strengths of their Conservatorium of Music and School of Music to establish Te Koki, the New Zealand School of Music.
PALMERSTON NORTH
New Zealand’s sixth largest city, with almost 80,000 inhabitants, offers all modern conveniences, including an energetic arts and entertainment scene, while maintaining the friendly warmth of heartland New Zealand.
Boasting the lowest cost of living of any university city, and with almost half its total population under the age of 25 and close to 40% of its total population engaged in postsecondary study, Palmerston North truly is the Student City!
Surrounded by spectacular scenery stretching from the magnificent Tararua and Ruahine Ranges to the coastal plains of Himatangi and Tangimoana, the region is served by the Palmerston North airport, and is just two hours’ drive from Wellington, the Central Plateau ski fields, Lake Taupo, and the beaches and wineries of Hawke’s Bay.
The Massey Manawatu campus has two sister sites of Turitea, the larger, renowned for its beautiful park-like setting, and Hokowhitu, situated nearby on the banks of the picturesque Manawatu River, just minutes from the city centre. The campus boasts great sport facilities including eight rugby fields, an award winning recreation centre, the Institute of Sport and Rugby, an equestrian centre and all-weather athletics track.
As New Zealand’s premiere institution for the life sciences, agricultural, horticultural and veterinary teaching and research, Massey Manawatu champions industrial innovation within food science and technology, biotechnology, advanced material sciences and product development.
AUCKLAND
The largest and most cosmopolitan city of 1.3 million, Auckland is New Zealand’s commercial and economic centre. Auckland is popularly known as the “City of Sails” because of the hundreds of yachts to be seen in its three harbours.
A city of immigrants from its inception, Auckland’s colourful mix of European, Maori, Pacific Island and Asian cultures makes it our most international city. The sophisticated urban environment, great climate and numerous leisure options has the Auckland lifestyle ranked amongst the best in the world.
New Zealand’s newest and most modern university campus, Massey Albany, is located on the North Shore of Auckland city. The growing campus of 7,000 students is surrounded by cafés, shopping centres, cinemas, art galleries, libraries, a performing arts facility, and extensive leisure and sport facilities, including the North Harbour Sports Stadium.
The North Shore region covers 120km of coastline and includes many beautiful beaches. Part of the North Shore's appeal is that it is just a short drive from the city lights and downtown lifestyle of central Auckland, yet it has a real community feel and beachside character. The North Shore is served by motorway links to Auckland and the International Airport as well as to major rail and ferry terminals. City bus services are efficient and relatively inexpensive.
ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS
Massey has a reputation of academic excellence and leadership across a wide range of disciplines, and is for example, New Zealand’s premiere and largest institution for life sciences, agricultural, horticultural, and veterinary teaching and research, and is a leader in industrial innovation through areas such as food science and technology, biotechnology, advanced materials sciences, and product development. The School of Design at Massey Wellington is New Zealand’s oldest and most prestigious design school, established in 1886, and has a reputation for excellence in international quality art and design education. Massey has the largest business school in New Zealand with 17 different majors at the undergraduate level. The University’s strengths also include aviation, communications, journalism, environmental and ecological studies, engineering, genetics, human nutrition, health sciences, psychology, performance jazz, sociology, and sports studies.
UNIVERSITY LIFE
New Zealand’s newest and most modern university campus, Massey Albany, is located on the North Shore of Auckland city. The campus is conveniently located within a 5 minute drive of the beautiful North Shore swimming beaches and 20 minutes from the Auckland CBD. Auckland is popularly known as the “City of Sails” because of the hundreds of yachts to be seen in its three harbours. A city of immigrants from its inception, Auckland’s colourful mix of European, Maori, Pacific Island and Asian cultures makes it our most international city. The sophisticated urban environment, great climate and numerous leisure options has the Auckland lifestyle ranked amongst the best in the world.
The Massey Manawatu campus at Palmerston North has two sister sites of Turitea, the larger, renowned for its beautiful park-like setting, and Hokowhitu, situated nearby on the banks of the picturesque Manawatu River, just minutes from the city centre. The campus boasts
great sport facilities including eight rugby fields, an award winning recreation centre, the Institute of Sport and Rugby, an equestrian centre and all-weather Olympic standard athletics track. Palmerston North offers all modern conveniences, including an energetic arts and entertainment scene, while maintaining the friendly warmth of heartland New Zealand. Boasting the lowest cost of living of any university city, and with almost half its total population under the age of 25 and close to 40% of its total population engaged in postsecondary study, Palmerston North truly is the “Student City”!
The Massey Wellington campus, known as the “Creative” campus , centrally located campus in the heart of the Wellington arts and cultural district, includes the magnificent National Museum building, and a newly-built café, bar and student common room. The seat of New Zealand government, Wellington is also headquarters of national organisations including the New Zealand Stock Exchange, the Reserve Bank, the Museum of New Zealand, the Royal New Zealand Ballet, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, and the National Opera. A magnet for creative and innovative people, Wellington is also headquarters to film director Peter Jackson’s Academy Award winning Weta Workshop.
