Saddle design wins James Dyson Award
Source: Massey University James Dyson award winner and Massey University industrial design graduate Holly Wright with her therapeutic equestrian saddle for disabled riders. Industrial design graduate Holly Wright’s specialised saddle for disabled riders has won the top prize in the New Zealand section of the 2018 James Dyson Award. She is only the second woman […]
Read More →Latin America & Spain Film Festival on campus
Source: Massey University The Wellington section of the Latin America & Spain Film Festival is being screened nightly at Massey’s Wellington campus from September 5-13 Movies from 11 Latin American countries and Spain will screen at Massey’s Wellington campus as part of an annual showcase of cinema from the region. Starting tomorrow, The College of […]
Read More →LOL cats to ethical flirting – ‘Our Lives Online’ series
Source: Massey University Scene from The Simpsons’ celebrated ‘steamed hams’ skit and meme – an example of online humour in Dr Nick Holm’s talk The rise of online and social media has dramatically transformed almost every aspect of our lives – from the way we laugh to how we conduct intimate conversations. In a six-part […]
Read More →Teenage designer shows at NZ Fashion Week
Source: Massey University Second-year fashion design student Havilah Koledoye puts the finishing touches to one piece of her collection to be shown at New Zealand Fashion Week. Second-year fashion design student Havilah Koledoye’s talent and past experience helping out behind the scenes at New Zealand Fashion Week has earned her a spot at the event’s […]
Read More →Master’s research a labour of love for Shihad frontman
Source: Massey University Lead singer for Shihad and The Adults Jon Toogood, who is studing via distance for a master’s degree with the School of Music and Creative Media Prodcution at Massey’s University’s Wellington campus. Musician Jon Toogood’s master’s thesis was not just a musical marriage of with his tutors from Massey’s College of Creative […]
Read More →NZ stepping into exciting uncharted Wellbeing Budget era
Wellington – The days of mainly fiscal-only Budgets are over. New Zealand is entering into an exciting era embracing new measures of success, leading New Zealand economic research agency BERL says. BERL yesterday staged its inaugural wānanga in Wellington which considered New Zealand stepping into uncharted territory with regards to producing Budgets, based on perspectives beyond […]
Read More →Measuring wellbeing not just GDP: how and why?
Wellington – One of New Zealand’s most established economic research agencies, BERL, will explore the Government’s intention for a Wellbeing Budget next year at its inaugural annual wānanga in Wellington on August 23. The 2019 Budget has been heralded by the Minister of Finance as The Wellbeing Budget. BERL chief economist Dr Ganesh Nana sees the […]
Read More →Creative insights offered at inaugural professorial lecture
Source: Massey University Sir Richard Taylor speaks to a capacity audience at his inaugural professorial lecture at Massey University’s Wellington campus Fronting a never-ending show reel of work from Weta Workshop, SirRichard entertains the audience Practical effects designer Sir Richard Taylor last night shared some of the secrets of his success with a capacity audience […]
Read More →Weta Workshop co-founder to lecture on collaboration and creativity
Source: Massey University College of Creative Arts Pro Vice-Chancellor Professor Claire Robinson congratulates Sir Richard Taylor on his appointment as an honorary professor at the time of the announcement in June. Sir Richard presents his inaugural professorial lecture to a sold-out audience at the Wellington campus tonight. Practical effects designer Sir Richard Taylor, who in […]
Read More →Weta Workshop co-founder to talk on collaboration and creativity
Source: Massey University His inaugural professorial lecture on the subject of Collaboration: forging a foundation for creativity will be delivered to a capacity audience at the theatrette of the Museum Building, Buckle St, on the Wellington campus at 6pm on Thursday August 16. Preferring to be known without the honorific Sir, Taylor, who is co-owner […]
Read More →Climate change and its implications for Antarctica
Source: Massey University A panel of Massey University international security specialists will debate different aspects of New Zealand’s continued interest in Antarctica on Tuesday as part of the University’s Our Changing World public lecture series. New Zealand’s interest in Antarctica dates back to the days of Ernest Shackleton and Robert Falcon Scott when their expeditions […]
Read More →China’s new ambassador visits Wellington campus
Source: Massey University School of Music and Creative Media Production technical services manager James Coyle (far right) shows China’s new ambassador to New Zealand Madame Wu Xi features of one of the mixing and editing suites accompanied by Massey staff including Deputy Vice-Chancellor Operations, Stuart Morriss (third from left). Musician and senior lecturer at the […]
Read More →Recycling plastic for a practical purpose
Source: Massey University Industrial design student Patrick O’Connor who has used computer aided design (CAD) technology to design playground equipment made from recycled plastic. Third-year student Patrick O’Connor used CAD (computer aided design) modelling to envisage safe but enjoyable playground equipment made almost entirely of recycled plastic as part of design research with Lower-Hutt based […]
Read More →Opinion: The great survivor
Source: Massey University Ko te whae a te iwi katoa he tangata, he tangata hei arahi, hei whakatakoto kupu, hei whaakahua mo tatou katoa. The desire of our people is a man, a particular man to lead, to transmit thoughts, to be representative of our people. So wrote 30 year-old National candidate Winston R. Peters […]
Read More →Exhibition celebrates style and visibility in the dark
Source: Massey University An example of the reflective fabrics on display at the Retro Reflective Textiles Exhibition. Stylised visibility could be the watchwords for the Retro Reflective Textiles Exhibition that promotes everyday reflective wear to Wellingtonians. The exhibition, which opens tonight ahead of a one-week display at the Wellington Public Library, celebrates the designs of […]
Read More →Virtual reality glimpse into the future – a festival must
Source: Massey University Poster of The Atom Room, a play by Philip Braithwaite that comes with a virtual reality experience on show at Festival for the Future. Hurtling 150 years – via a virtual reality experience – into an imagined future Wellington where climate change and quakes have blitzed the city is one of the […]
Read More →Hidden Masterton mural in public eye again
Source: Massey University How the re-discovered Early Settlers mural looks after being retrieved from its walled hiding place at the site of the former Masterton Post Office The artist created two ceramic tile murals that capture significant moments in Masterton’s and New Zealand’s history. They include the mural Lest We Forget in the Masterton War […]
Read More →Warding off the weeds on Mākaro island
MIL OSI – Source: Department of Conservation – Release/Statement Headline: Warding off the weeds on Mākaro island Very few people have had the privilege of camping overnight on Wellington’s second largest harbour island – Mākaro/Ward island. In fact, it is usually prohibited to camp on this Scientific Reserve but recently two of our contractors spent […]
Read More →Wellington whale watch: Your questions answered
MIL OSI – Source: Department of Conservation – Release/Statement Headline: Wellington whale watch: Your questions answered Wellington harbour has been getting lots of attention lately thanks to a visit from a southern right whale. With so many questions being asked our Marine Species Support Officer Hannah Hendriks gives us the scoop on deciphering whale behaviour.
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Professor Douwes appointed to EPA Board
By LiveNews Publisher / July 19, 2018 / 24-7, 24/7 News, Awards and appointments, College of Health, Education, Government Policy commentators, Health, Massey University, MIL NZ OSI, New Zealand, Tertiary Education, Wellington / Comments Off on Professor Douwes appointed to EPA Board
Source: Massey University Professor Jeroen Douwes, director of the Centre for Public Health Research. Professor Jeroen Douwes, director of the Centre for Public Health Research, has been appointed to the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) Board. The new appointments were announced by Associate Minister for the Environment Eugenie Sage earlier this week. “I am delighted […]
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