Host University for Auckland / Palmerston North / Wellington, New Zealand
For more than 80 years, Massey University has helped shape the lives and communities of people both within New Zealand and around the world. As one of New Zealand’s leading educational institutions, Massey is a public university with a proud tradition of academic excellence and a strong national and international reputation.
You may choose to study and live at one of its three campuses, which host some 25,000 local and international students. The five-college structure provides a diversity of courses for you to choose from. Massey is a leader in the fields of agriculture, applied biological sciences, nursing and public health, mathematics, visual arts, engineering and technology, physics, screen arts, sport and exercise science, design, social sciences, education, and business. The Business school holds AACSB international accreditation and is the largest business college in New Zealand. The engineering college also has ABET accreditation. Massey faculty are internationally renowned and cutting-edge research is undertaken on all three campuses.
Massey was recently awarded maximum five-star ratings by QS, the leading international educational benchmarking agency, for the areas of research, teaching, innovation, infrastructure, internationalization and student satisfaction. The facilities and opportunities on campus are without a doubt the best in the city and probably unmatched by any other university in the country.
Massey University Campuses
Please note that the large distances between the three campuses make studying at more than one campus impossible. You must select courses to study at only one campus.
Auckland Campus
Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland, the “Innovative Campus” is located on the North Shore within easy reach of gorgeous, unspoiled beaches, yet just 20 minutes from the big city Auckland lifestyle.
The fast growing, stunning Spanish mission-style campus with almost 7,000 students has state-of-the-art facilities, and some of the most qualified lecturers in the world teaching innovative programs in Business, Education, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Science and Technology.
Manawatū Campus
Palmerston North, New Zealand
This campus is one of the best places in the country to experience an authentic student lifestyle. Nearly half of the city is under the age of 25, making it the perfect place for learning and living. Surrounded predominately by mountain ranges and New Zealand's celebrated natural environment, the campus is home to 6,000 students and is a green and leafy bicycle-friendly place that’s been described as a "little Amsterdam." The campus is across the Manawatū River from the city (a free 5-minute bus ride away) and is renowned for its beautiful park-like setting of trees and gardens. This is where the Colleges of Business, Sciences, Humanities, and Social Sciences are located.
Its central location makes the Manawatū campus the perfect base for a huge variety of outdoor activities, including skiing, surfing, vineyards, exploring, and climbing, most of which are accessible within an easy day or weekend trip. Popular highlights include the famous ski fields of Mount Ruapehu, the urban chic of downtown Wellington, Hawke's Bay and its many fabulous vineyards, and the rural splendor of Wairarapa.
Wellington Campus
Wellington, New Zealand
Massey University’s "Creative Campus" in Wellington is a key creative, teaching, and research hub for Creative and Performing Arts; Design, Screen Arts, Commercial Music; Health, Policy, and Practice; Business, Journalism, Communications, and Enterprise; and Sport and Exercise Science.
Home to almost 4,000 students, the Wellington campus is a ten-minute walk from the lively cosmopolitan café haunts of Courtenay Place and Cuba Street, yet also just a couple of miles from the South Coast Sea and beaches.