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Liz McLeay, Adam Lawrie, Ashleigh Hook and Rhian Firmin prepare for a lunchtime performance of Falling. Festival of New Arts About to board the Dolphin Explorer are Massey marine biology researcher and student mentor Karen Stockin (front left) with secondary school pupils (from front New Pro Vice-Chancellor left) Audrey Setiawan, Merel Kroonenberg, Shaka Ravishankar (all Rangitoto College), and (back row from left) Donald van der Westhuizen (Long Bay College), for Humanities and Social Hayden Hamilton (Manurewa High School), Craig Parker (Long Bay College), Laura Goudie (Westlake Girls’ High School), Laetitia Kench (Rangitoto College), showcases University talent Sciences Fiona McMillan (Long Bay College) and Shannon Fraser (Rangitoto College). The Manawatu Festival of New Arts wrapped up its week-long programme Page 4 at the weekend with a final matinee performance at the Globe Theatre Aspiring scientists dazzled by dolphins in Palmerston North. The thrill of seeing whales spouting and pods of dolphins acted as guide and mentor for the group of ten students The festival showcases new works of film, creative writing, music, swimming at close range on Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf gave from Rangitoto and Long Bay Colleges, Westlake Girls’ High visual arts and performance. secondary school science pupils a vivid sense of life as a School and Manurewa High School - all aspiring scientists It opened to a packed house in the Old Main Building’s auditorium at marine biologist. interested in marine biology, zoology and evolution. the Palmerston North campus and took in other venues around the city Like many Aucklanders the pupils were stunned to find She shared fascinating facts and details of the common inclucing the City Library and Centrepoint Theatre’s Dark Room. there are whales just kilometres off the North Shore coast dolphin’s behaviour and biology, including their voracious between Rangitoto Island and the Coromandel Peninsula. appetites resulting from their need to maintain their body The pupils won vouchers at a recent Course Advice Day on temperature in temperate seas and their highly competitive biological sciences for a day out on the Dolphin Explorer – a mating and sexual antics. Sporting elite honoured tourist and research vessel operated by Auckland’s whale The trip was a follow-up to the course advice day Page 9 and dolphin Safari. highlighting the extensive biological research being The five-hour boat trip was more than a joy ride. Organised undertaken by New Zealand and international researchers by marine biologist Karen Stockin from the Institute of Natural at the institute as well as the growing opportunities for study Resources at Massey’s Albany campus, the journey over and research with the introduction of an undergraduate choppy seas was a unique chance for students to learn about marine biology paper next year. the prolific marine life at their doorstep. Ms Stockin, a research officer for the Coastal Marine This includes marine birds such as gannets, shearwaters Research Group says she is excited about being involving and petrels in addition to five Brydes whales and more than in the expansion of marine research at Massey’s Albany 100 common dolphins. campus. Projects being conducted in both the Coastal While some were beginning to wonder if they would spot Marine and Ecology and Conservation Groups at Albany’s a single dolphin after more than an hour at sea, the eventual campus seem to be growing at an almost exponential rate, sighting of a frenzied crowd of dive-bombing gannets and she says. other seabirds gave the clue to where dolphins and whales “It’s been a privilege to be part of such a multidisciplinary Ash James, Joy Pratt, Phil Anstis, Megan Andrews and Sean Sexton in Phil Anstis, Megan Andrews, Ash James and Sean Sexton in The Thought Experiment. Fashion graduate a would be feeding. Pupils braved drenchings at the bow for a team. Albany’s biological science post-graduate students The Thought Experiment. winner at WOW glimpse of Brydes whales – spotted close to the boat. study an array of species from marine leeches to rats, Page 11 Ms Stockin, who has recently completed her doctoral geckos and gannets.” thesis on the common dolphin found in the Hauraki Gulf,

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2 Massey News - 13 Whiringa-ä-rangi 2008 - Issue 16 Massey News - 16 October 2008 -Issue 16 19 MS sufferers feel the benefits of vibration trial A trial to determine the benefits of vibration therapy for Multiple Sclerosis sufferers is having an immediate impact on participants, one stating she could feel her feet again, and another saying the treatment left her legs tingling and buzzing like they hadn’t felt in years. Study supervisor Dr Steve Stannard says the trial was devised to see whether side-to-side alternating vibration therapy was able to assist MS sufferers, who often became unable to move their muscles normally due to damage caused in the central nervous system. “People with MS have a neural condition which means that their brain often can’t generate enough neural input to have their muscles contract and move in a fully co-ordinated way,” Dr Stannard says. “The vibration stimulus is thought to cause a reflex contraction of muscle so in MS patients this might be therapeutic – it’s a way of side-stepping the brain and making the muscles contract.” Early childhood lecturer Therese Trail is one of the study’s first participants. Although she has been diagnosed with MS for nine years, she believes she has had it for much longer. “I look well but there’s a lot of things I can no longer do,” she says. “I can’t walk round the block but I do what I can at the gym.” She says that the therapy gives her “a good shake”. “I do think that on the days I have the treatment I can walk a little better – it makes my legs all tingly.” Rachael Mason is conducting the trial as her Masters of Science Exercise Physiology project. “We wanted to apply vibration therapy to a group who could benefit the most,” she says. “People with MS, because they can’t use their muscles in a fully co-ordinated way, often don’t get any physical activity. Some of the health problems they end up with are in fact related to the fact they are not exercising so there is real potential for these people.” Ms Mason says that after graduating from Massey with a bachelors degree in medical laboratory science, she started a postgraduate diploma in exercise physiology when this project came to her attention. “It just appealed to me because this was a very relevant study for young women, it is quite a debilitating illness which often affects women in their early 20s.” Ms Mason is working with MidCentral Health rehabilitation specialist Dr Greg Denny. He is completing detailed medical assessments of participants before the therapy to ascertain their physical ability level. “Dr Denny does a full medical screening and a neurological examination. The disability can be broken down into seven components and from there people’s function can be graded as either normal or with a particular degree of disability.” Ms Mason says. “We then do a series of functional tests before and after participation in the study so we can see whether vibration therapy has been beneficial.” Participants must meet strict criteria to ensure the trial is safe and appropriate for them. With the first sessions underway, detailed results are expected early next year. The research has received funding from the Palmerston North Hospital Medical Research Foundation and is being supported by the local Multiple Sclerosis Society, with therapy sessions taking place in its Carnation House centre. The vibration equipment has been supplied by Massey. Professor Elwyn Firth, a musco-skeletal researcher, and vibration therapy expert Darryl Cochrane, who is completing his PhD in vibration therapy, are also supervising the trial. Manawatu Multiple Sclerosis Society field officer Kristin Leslie says the society is looking at purchasing its own machine in order to make vibration therapy available for more members. “I think because there’s no cure for MS anything that may benefit our members is good,” Mrs Leslie says. “Hopefully this trial will prove to be beneficial,, improving people’s mobility and balance and leading to a better quality of life. Rachael Mason (left) monitors Therese Trail during a “We would like our own machine so other people, especially people vibration therapy session. who are more disabled than current participants, can benefit.”

13 October 2008 Issue 16 Massey News -  New head for Humanities and Social Sciences Internationally recognised historian Professor to this position and am looking forward to Susan Mumm has been appointed Pro Vice- working with the faculty, staff, and students Chancellor of the College of Humanities and of the College of Humanities and Social Social Sciences. Sciences,” she says. Professor Mumm will join Massey in “There is exciting work in front of us as we February from Mount Saint Vincent University promote and enhance our contribution to the in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, where she overall advancement of Massey University.” holds the positions of Dean of Arts and Science Acting Vice-Chancellor at the time of and Professor of History. appointment Professor Ian Warrington said he Professor Mumm was raised on a sheep farm is delighted to welcome a scholar of Professor in Saskatchewan, Canada and studied British Mumm’s calibre to the University. history at the University of Saskatchewan and “Professor Susan Mumm brings a wealth the University of Sussex, England, where she of experience to the role in terms of both was a Commonwealth Scholar. academic achievement and administrative Her academic career began as an Assistant skill. Her leadership will be vital as the college Professor at York University, Toronto, in 1992 continues to grow in size and status.” and she spent more than a decade at the Open Vice-Chancellor Steve Maharey is looking University in England, moving from lecturer to Professor Susan Mumm. forward to working with Professor Mumm. senior lecturer to head of department, before organisations for young working women in “Massey has an outstanding tradition in the moving to Mount Saint Vincent two years ago. 19th century Britain. Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor She has published three books and Professor Mumm says she is looking forward Mumm shares the University’s determination numerous articles in her area of research and to the next chapter of her academic career. to build on these strengths,” he says. is working on a fourth book on the history of “I am honoured at having been appointed New professorial appointment in plant breeding Professor Warren Williams has been with the advent of gene technologies that appointed Professorial Fellow in Plant have greatly changed the skill base needed by Breeding at Massey in an initiative between practitioners. crown research institute AgResearch and the Many established breeders are now close University. to retirement and the industry is in need of Professor Williams is currently a senior both new graduates and retraining of existing scientist at AgResearch Grasslands in personnel. Palmerston North, and has had a long and To meet this capability gap, Massey distinguished career in plant breeding and Lincoln Universities, together, and particularly with the important pasture legume in association with the key stakeholding white clover. industries, are to offer a one and two-year He is curator of the Margot Forde Forage postgraduate qualification in plant breeding. Germplasm Centre and has an international The new qualification is supported by reputation for expertise in use of exotic the Partnerships for Excellence framework germplasm in plant genetic improvement. involving Massey and Lincoln Universities and His role at Massey will be to organise the expertise of Professor Williams will be a resources for the delivery of the postgraduate significant factor in the success of the new qualification in plant breeding as well as programme. conducting collaborative research and joint Professor William’s appointment is a joint postgraduate student supervision with plant one between AgResearch and the University’s scientists at the University. Institute of Natural Resources and Institute of Impetus for the appointment has been to Molecular Biosciences. He will work one day support the new postgraduate qualification in a week at the University with the rest of the plant breeding, an area critical to the success time spent at AgResearch Grasslands. of the agricultural, horticultural and forestry The Partnerships for Excellence framework industries and for the lucrative international aims to increase private sector investment seed markets. in tertiary education and foster better links The discipline of plant breeding has seen between tertiary education institutions, Professor Warren Williams. significant changes over the past decade industry and business. Online Alumni Community a NZ university first Massey has launched a new online forum for alumni to keep in touch “Many suggestions and requests from our members were taken into with old classmates, hear the latest University news and receive account when we built this site, so we encourage alumni to provide invitations to events in their area. ongoing feedback.” Alumni relations manager Leanne Fecser says the website is the first Only registered users will have access to the online directory, with of its kind in the country and will be a helpful tool for former students privacy controls able to be adjusted by the user. All of the information and the wider University community. and services in the Online Alumni Community are password-protected “We hope that alumni will find this site helps in managing and and available only to registered users. growing their relationship with Massey and we ask that they take To register for the online community visit: some time to explore the site and test out its capabilities,” she says. http://alumnionline.massey.ac.nz

 - Massey News 13 Whiringa-ä-nuku 2008 Issue 16 Tahuri Whenua Society members at a visit to a hop nursery at Motueka in February. Traditional knowledge key to future exports The future export potential of natural Mäori the knowledge about traditional practices. In investment of manpower and finance. vegetables like taewa, the Mäori potato, and the old days, children who showed an aptitude “In addition there has to be continuity in kamokamo (gourd fruit), coupled with the need and interest in horticulture were fostered into production, quality and consistency. The to capture traditional knowledge, are two it. These days Mäori are mostly urban and not marketing opportunity to promote taewa is discussed at a recent meeting in Bulls. doing anything directly on the land.” huge. Their characteristics are the same About 50 members of the Tahuri Whenua In 1999 a project was initiated at Massey as they were 200 years ago. Unlike other Society, the national collective of Mäori where varieties of taewa – also known as potatoes, they have not been re-worked or vegetable growers, attended the society’s riwai, peruperu, mahetau or parareka – were bred for different uses. annual meeting at Parewahawaha Marae. grown as a seed bank. Prior to that they were “People are also more willing to try new Society chairman Dr Nick Roskruge, a grown only in a backyard environment. types of foods now and chefs in particular are senior lecturer at the University’s Institute “Taewa are more available today than they beginning to use taewa in their dishes for their of Natural Resources, says the collective were in the past. They are now being grown distinctive flavour, texture and visual appeal. has more than 250 members from Kaitaia to commercially, with seed available from some Some of the feedback we have heard is that Invercargill, including growers, individuals, plant shops and growers. eating them is like a new food experience.” schools, kaumätua, and köhanga reo. “The intention of the collective is to ensure The last meetings of the society were Dr Roskruge was re-elected as chair and Mäori ownership, management and control a regional hui in Blenheim and Motueka, says succession is an issue in general in the of this resource and others aligned to food which showcased those regions’ horticulture horticulture industry and even more of an production.” opportunities for Mäori. issue for Mäori. “We need to have succession He says getting horticultural products such The next hui will be held in Ruatoki in plans to ensure there will be someone to carry as taewa export-ready will take intensive February. Massey lecturer appointed to ERMA group Senior lecturer Dr Nick Roskruge has issues of national importance,” he says. been appointed to the Environmental Risk “As well as bringing the elements Management Authority’s Mäori Advisory of expertise in horticulture, resource Group. management and genetic technology to the Ngä Kaihautü Tikanga Taio is a statutory table, I expect it will be knowledge of tikanga committee that advises the authority on Mäori [customary knowledge] that is the strength of issues and applications made to it that raise the group,” he says. significant issues for Mäori. Dr Roskruge, based on the Palmerston North Dr Roskruge’s appointment will be for a term campus in the College of Sciences’ Institute of three years. of Natural Resources, is involved in several “It is a compliment to be appointed to research, government and non-government the committee and the work will give me an groups concerned with vegetable production, opportunity to contribute at a higher level on Mäori land utility and soil systems. Dr Nick Roskruge.

13 October 2008 Issue 16 Massey News -  Poor communication strategy from ANZ The ANZ bank should have communicated far more openly about the staff cuts announced recently in order to allay rumour and fears about the health of the bank and the sector, says Director of Banking Studies Dr David Tripe. He says news that the bank would be cutting staff and services was no surprise but the way the ANZ bank announced this was a ”public relations disaster”. “Public confidence has been undermined because the bank has had so little to say publicly about why it is taking these steps. Consequently people are wondering if the bank is in trouble. By staying silent, the bank has left the way open for rumours to spread,” Dr Tripe says. “Without more information customers at the bank could think they should start looking for Final-year Bachelor of Communication student Karlene Van Opdorp did a trial internship at Total Media. another bank.” He wants to reassure customers, however, Internships now part of bachelor by saying that there is no evidence available to him that suggests that the bank faced any financial difficulties. of communication degree “With an issue like this, the ANZ should have The first Bachelor of Communication students academic credit for the hard work they do been on the front foot with its communication to include a workplace internship in their while in the workplace, hence the decision to strategy. If the other banks face similar issues, degree will graduate this year. make the internships a formal paper offering. the ANZ has just shown them how to make a The internship was trialled with seven “There are also benefits for the host real public relations mess.” high-performing students. Communication, organisation in having input from an He believes the ANZ’s move was not good for Journalism and Marketing department enthusiastic person with a fresh and the bank because it had only recently started head Associate Professor Frank Sligo says academically-grounded perspective.” to show an improvement in ratings in customer the trial has been an outstanding success, The first Bachelor of Communication student service surveys, and there is a danger that this with students gaining valuable professional to complete the internship was Karlene Van improvement will be undermined. experience and a number of workplaces are Opdorp, who had a placement at media service He says this means that the resources the keen to host final-year students. company Total Media. bank has applied, at its shareholders’ expense, “Interns have been placed with “The internship gave me the opportunity to achieving an improvement in customer communication consultancies, a media to study while simultaneously broadening satisfaction ratings could go to waste. agency, a regional council and a rugby union my career horizons,” she says. “I learned “In the long run, banks will need fewer and we now have companies making inquiries heaps of things – how to deal with real life branches as customers make use of banks’ about joining the programme,” Dr Sligo says. situations and with workplace stress, how services in other ways, but it is surprising that “There is immense value for students in to communicate more effectively and how to the bank thinks it needs to cut staffing with completing an internship, as it makes them make the internship serve my purpose in my such urgency. Customers could feel much more job-ready and attractive to employers. study and career development.” happier if the bank could tell them about the “It is also important that students get scale of any cutbacks intended, and whether or how the ways in which they deal with the External relations head appointed bank might change. Change could have been sold as a positive story, but the bank has failed Vice-Chancellor Steve Maharey has made his University’s achievements.” to do this.” first new appointment to the University’s senior Ms Foley is currently general manager management team, recruiting corporate affairs at KiwiRail, Sue Foley as director of formerly Toll New Zealand. Her external relations. career has included working Mr Maharey says he is as chief of staff for TV3 News, extremely pleased to have chief of staff for the Leader attracted such a highly-skilled of the Opposition, overseeing and experienced practitioner marketing and communications to the role. for the 2000 America’s Cup “Sue Foley has an extensive Village, time as a senior public background in journalism and affairs consultant at a leading public affairs and is widely New Zealand agency and as acknowledged as one of the an award-winning television best communicators in New journalist. Zealand. New external relations director She takes up the new role at “We look forward to Sue Foley. Massey on November 10, where working alongside Sue as she will lead communications, Dr David Tripe. we enable more people to see and hear of the marketing and alumni activity.

 - Massey News 13 Whiringa-ä-nuku 2008 Issue 16 Massey signs up online budgeting for staff

University staff figuring out what to do with their tax cut cash or how to afford Christmas now have free access to the award- winning online budgeting programme www. whostolemymoney.com, after the University signed-up to provide the programme for all employees. The deal follows the success of the company’s operations manager Grace Xue, who recently won the Telecommunications Users Association’s Innovator of the Year award. Who Stole My Money is an online, personal budgeting tool that enables users to consolidate all of their bank accounts and credit cards, set a realistic budget and track spending at the click of a button. Ms Xue says Massey University is the first major organisation in New Zealand to have signed such a contract. The programme will be available to the University’s 4000 staff, with its 35,000 students, including extramural students, able to access the programme early next year. Accounting method helps justify Who Stole My Money was mentored through the University’s business accelerator unit the lifting energy prices e-centre, and is believed to be the world’s first online personal money management system. The method Contact Energy uses to do its says, and he estimates this has increased the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Albany and accounting makes it easier to justify increasing reported depreciation expense by some $50 to International) Professor John Raine says the power bills to consumers, says accountancy $60 million to $148 million. online budgeting programme is a tangible Professor Paul Dunmore. “Based on what example of a highly innovative enterprise Commenting on the recent Contact’s shareholders that’s benefited from the e-centre expertise. announcement from Contact paid for the assets when He anticipated staff across the board would that customers in Wellington they were acquired, be keen to use the programme. and the South Island face 10 per Contact’s profits would “We are delighted to be able to offer Who cent increases in their power be around $290 million Stole My Money to our staff and students to bills, Professor Dunmore says on shareholders’ equity help with personal money management.” accepted accounting rules of $1 billion,” Professor Given the pressure on many people’s wallets allow Contact to appear only Dunmore says. “This is a amid the current economic climate, Ms Xue modestly profitable. return on equity of 29 per says many could benefit from the programme. Professor Dunmore, from cent. The average over “Companies may think that personal the College of Business the last five years has finances are not their concern. But accredited School of Accountancy says been 27 per cent. studies show that up to 12.5 per cent of an that Contact Energy has “If Contact increases employee’s time at work is lost due to personal consistently earned rates its prices for any reason, financial problems. What’s more, those of return of close to 30 per that increases its Professor Paul Dunmore. workers also have more health problems,” cent but the profit figures are operating cash flows, she says. greatly reduced by the accounting practices and so the optimised deprival value of its used. assets automatically increases. Under the “In Contact’s latest financial year it reported accounting policies that Contact follows, this a profit of $237 million on shareholders’ equity offsets what otherwise would have been an of $2.9 billion, an 8 per cent return on equity. increase in reported profits and return on This is a very low rate of profit, given the risk equity, providing justification for further price shareholders bear.” increases. He says Contact Energy chooses to revalue “In this way, accepted accounting practice its major assets using the optimised deprival provides cover for Contact and other energy valuation method, which in practice means companies to increase prices. Since there the value reflects the future cash flows to be is no real profit figure against which the expected from using these assets. reported numbers can be verified, the choice Using this method, its property, plant and of accounting methods, has important effects Who Stole My Money’s Grace Xue signing a contract equipment assets have been re-valued by on how much consumers are expected to pay with Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Albany and International) $1.9 billion since 1999 to about $4.4 billion, he for their energy.” Professor John Raine and Regional Registrar (Albany) Andrea Davies.

13 October 2008 Issue 16 Massey News -  Täne and Rehua at centre of exhibition Tü Te Manu Ora i te Rangi is a new exhibition that opened last week at the Thermostat Art Gallery in Palmerston North, featuring work created collectively by three artists from Massey: Hemi Macgregor (Ngäti Rakaipaaka, Ngäi Tuhoe) lecturer in Mäori art and Mäori visual and material in Wellington; Ngataiharuru Taepa (Te Arawa, Te Atiawa), lecturer in Mäori visual arts in Palmerston North; Saffronn Te Ratana (Ngäi Tuhoe), Massey graduate and former Mäori visual arts lecturer. Massey researcher and Mäori language, customs and traditions specialist Dr Rangi Mataamua (Ngäi Tuhoe), based in Palmerston North was also involved in the collaboration. Mr Macgregor says the focus of the exhibition is on Täne, the deity of the forest, and Rehua, the star of summer. It investigates Dr Mary Paul and Dr Nikki Hessell at the launch of Lighted Windows at the Women’s Bookshop in Ponsonby, Auckland. the deeper layers of ancient knowledge embedded in Mäori cosmological narrative. Massey scholars shed light on “These narratives provided the platform for the collaborative relationships between us and how the work has evolved and connected. writer Robin Hyde The exhibition fuses together all four practices A recently-launched book of critical essays to contemporary Anglophile and conformist to produce another level of dialogue through on Robin Hyde, author of the renowned ideas of family and society is enacted in the the contrast and connection of materials.” novel The Godwits Fly and a prolific poet, extraordinary island society she creates in Mr Taepa says they have all been mentored political columnist, travel writer and war Wednesday’s Children“, writes Dr Paul. by a generation of kaumätua, who have correspondent, reflects growing interest in Contributors include Palmerston North- encouraged them to work as a collective. “Our a remarkable writer overlooked in her own based Massey journalism lecturer Dr mentors have included Sandy Adsett, Manos lifetime, says its editor Dr Mary Paul. Nikki Hessell, who focuses on Hyde’s Nathan, Kura Te Waru Rewiri, Timoti Karetu, Titled Lighted Windows, the collection of 12 parliamentary writings in her essay Novitia Taiarahia Black and Bob Jahnke. We have essays by New Zealand and overseas literary the Anti-Novice: Robin Hyde’s Parliamentary been working alongside one another for the scholars is the first book of critical essays on Reports. Examining her “Peeps at Parliament” past 10 years and this is the beginning of us Hyde, who committed suicide in 1939, aged columns, Dr Hessell’s essay highlights what creating work together and exhibiting it within 33. an intelligent, humorous, perspicacious writer a public forum. Dr Paul, English programme coordinator the then Iris Wilkinson was, even at 19 years “In this exhibition we have all had a hand at Massey’s School of Social and Cultural old, says Dr Paul. in, or some part in, each others’ work, and Studies at Albany, argues in her introduction Dr Hessell says Hyde, a budding feminist who together this produced the installation.” that Hyde’s “influential contemporaries were was obliged to report from the Lady’s Gallery, Mr Taepa says they have also been blind to the scope and variety of Hyde’s would not have been impressed by much of encouraged in their collective approach by work and its mature development” because today’s press gallery reporting and believes Catherine Russ at Thermostat Gallery, who is “it would have interrupted their version of a there is much contemporary journalists can committed to showing the variety of what art national literature”. learn from her insights and style. has to offer. “She is an artist herself and has Hyde is described in the book as having had Hyde, born Iris Wilkinson in 1906, renamed supported and enabled us to playfully explore the most significant output of any New Zealand herself after her first son who died at birth and exhibit Tü Te Manu Ora i te Rangi.” writer during the 1930s, yet was regarded as when she was 20 years old. of minor interest for many decades after her Dr Paul wrote about Hyde in her previous death. book, Her Side of the Story, which focused The book extends and complements the on the work of three women writers. She reassessment of Hyde that has been taking was jointly awarded a Marsden Research place more recently, Dr Paul says, particularly Fund grant with poet and academic Michelle the Marsden-funded project she helped to Leggott and Dr Pat Sandbrook, a Palmerston initiate in 1999. North-based Massey administrator who wrote Named after an unpublished short story of a doctoral thesis on Hyde and edited and the same title by Hyde, the collection brings wrote the introduction for the latest edition of new insights and understandings of Hyde’s The Godwits Fly. fiction, poetry and life stories, as well as her The project has encompassed the production travel writing and journalism. It ends with a of a biography, The Book of Iris, written by discussion of Hyde’s internationalist outlook Hyde’s second son Derek Challis and poet and her visions for the future expressed in Gloria Rawlinson (2002), and a new edition Dragon Rampant, her last book based on of poems, Young Knowledge (2003), edited by her travels in China in 1938 during the Sino- Michelle Leggott, as well as research into the Japanese war. autobiographical writings. Dr Paul is currently Part of the installation from the Tü Te Manu Ora Several essays deal with the fantasy novel preparing the autobiographical writings for i te Rangi exhibition. in which “Hyde’s early 20th century challenge publication.

 - Massey News 13 Whiringa-ä-nuku 2008 Issue 16 Olympians take top awards at annual sports Blues Olympians have taken three of the top four awards at the Massey University sports Blues awards. Rower Hamish Bond and cyclist Catherine Cheatley were named the Bank of New Zealand Palmerston North campus sportsman and sportswoman of the year at a ceremony last week. A collaborative effort between the University and the Massey University Students’ Association, the annual event celebrates the sporting and cultural excellence of Massey students. This year 69 students representing 31 sports were presented blues at ceremonies in Auckland and Palmerston North. Ms Cheatley graduated with a Bachelor of Education and a Diploma in Secondary Teaching in 2005 and is currently completing a Bachelor of Business in accounting. She competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and placed 17th in the women’s points race and 53rd in the road race. In July she won the Fitchburg Longsjo four-day race in Massachusetts, USA. Vice-Chancellor Steve Maharey with Juliet Haigh and Michael Bullot recipients of the Albany sportswoman and Third-year business student Hamish sportsman of the year awards. Bond also represented New Zealand at the this year. The Rams were also awarded the Rowing: Juliette Haigh Olympics in the men’s coxless four. Mr Bond Irish Universities Shield as best overall team Rugby: Sam Ward, Shannon Willoughby was unbeaten at the national championships at the Massey University Rugby Club awards. Skiing: Emilie Tait-Jamieson, Lucie Tait- earlier this year winning the pair, four and An outstanding contribution award was Jamieson quad titles. Last year, Mr Bond won a gold presented to Warren Smith for his coaching Swimming: William Benson, Penelope medal in the men’s coxless fours at the world of the Massey University women’s volleyball Marshall, John Zulch championships in Munich, Germany. team over the past four years. Waterpolo: Kristina Watson Yachtsman Michael Bullot was named Yachting: Michael Bullot, Joshua Albany sportsman of the year for at a McCormack ceremony on campus. Mr Bullot, a business student, is currently ranked sixth in the world Blues awards, Palmerston North: laser standings and finished fifth at the world Artistic Roller Skating: Freyja Phillips laser championships in March. He also finished Athletics: Adrian Blincoe, Nicholas Kalivati, fourth at this year’s Sydney international Laura Roozendaal regatta, fifth at Sail Melbourne and fourth at Barefoot Waterskiing: Kelly O’Donnell the 2008 Asia Pacific championships. Basketball: Natalie Moore Second-year business student Juliette Canoe Polo: Olivia Spencer-Bower, Joanna Haigh was named sportswoman of the year Wright for the Albany campus for the second year Canoe Polo and Canoe Slalom: Tania Perrett in a row. Ms Haigh was fifth in the women’s Canoe Slalom: Michael Dawson coxless pair at the Olympics and won silver Cycling: Catherine Cheatley, Simon van in the women’s pairs at world cup regattas in Velthooven Poland and Lucerne in June. Equestrian: Chloe Akers, Hannah Appleton, Former Olympic swimmer and three- Caroline Parkes, Sam Taylor time Massey University Albany Campus Football: Finlay Milne sportswoman of the year Alison Fitch Golf: James Betts, Gemma Mathieson entertained guests at both the Albany and Hockey: Stacey Carr, Scott Falconer, Stephen Palmerston North functions with stories of the Graham, Wendy Hull, Emily Naylor, Alice Trail, road to international success and her time as Jesse Workman a volunteer administrator at the New Zealand Inline Hockey: Khord Kopu, Hayden Nelson, team base in the Beijing Olympic Village. Palmerston North sportsman of the year Hamish Bond. Michelle Webb The Palmerston North MUSA Awards were Motorsport: Anthony Pedersen made to the top performing men’s and women’s Blues awards, Auckland: Mountainbike: Stuart Houltham sports teams at the University. The Massey Athletics: Kate Campbell, Elizabeth Orchard, Netball: Lauren Burgess, Lana Phipps women’s volleyball team won the women’s Aniel Smith Rowing: Hamish Bond, Nathan Cohen, Amy sports team of the year after finishing second Badminton: Melissa Leviana Kartahardja Grundy, Storm Uru in the central zone tournament and fifth at this Golf: Jenna Hirst Rugby: Dan Fitzharris year’s nationals. Hockey: Simon Child, Amanda Green, Sailing (Match Racing): Carl Syman The Massey Rams were awarded MUSA Kimberley Green, Shaun Matthews Shooting(Clay Target): Samuel Gregory men’s sports team of the year after winning Indoor Netball: Albertine Gysberts Swimming: Matt Woodrow the Manawatu Rugby Senior II grade Judo: Alister Leat Triathlon/Duathlon: Struan Webb championship and the John Clifford Memorial Kayaking: Scott Bicknell Underwater Hockey: Rebecca Leach Cup. The team won all 18 competition games Orienteering: Greg Flynn Volleyball: Matt Quinn, Rebecca Reidy

13 October 2008 Issue 16 Massey News -  Fine arts lecturer takes artwork to New York, Paris The original artwork of a dozen self-taught New Zealand artists will be showcased in New York, after a university lecturer was invited to host a stand at next year’s International Outsider Art Fair in January. Fine Arts lecturer Stuart Shepherd will also take work by self-taught Australian artists to the New York fair. It will be the first time in the fair’s 17-year history that work by Australasian artists has been on show. “To be invited to have a stand there is really thrilling,” Mr Shepherd says. All the work will be for sale, and Mr Shepherd says sales that result will be a real affirmation for the artists, who often struggle financially on the fringes of the art community. “I want to encourage serious investors to value this stuff. If it’s for economic reasons, that’s fine. It puts value on the people too.” Photograph of bulldozers in Ngawi, a Wairarapa fishing village, taken by student Kirsty Woods. He plans to show between 10 and 100 works by each artist. The stand at the fair will Iwi Creativity on show at Wellington happen in collaboration with the New Zealand Trade Commission, Lower Hutt’s New Dowse Iwi Creativity, an exhibition showcasing the The work is put on display during the Museum and charitable trust Arts Access work of 13 Mäori students at the College of exhibition and at other official Massey Aotearoa. Creative Arts, began at the Wellington campus functions. The exhibition was extended “I see this as an opportunity to close the on Friday. last year to include Mäori students from gap between self-taught artists and the wider The exhibition is being held at the Great Hall the Auckland campus, postgraduate Mäori community. Some of my colleagues struggle to and runs this week before returning for the students and a visiting indigenous artist. see why I’m excited about this work but this is college’s Blow festival in November. Students taking part in this year’s exhibition a great opportunity to legitimise a section that Iwi Creativity is held annually to celebrate are: has been marginalised.” the success of Mäori art and design students Ranga Tuhi (Ngäti Maniapoto, Waikato), After the New York fair, Mr Shepherd will and highlight the contribution the University Amy Miller (Ngäti Maniapoto, Tainui), Vance also showcase the New Zealand work at a makes to the creative arts sector. Steele (Moriori), Kirsty Woods (Ngäti Hauiti), contemporary art show at the Galerie Impaire Students involved in the exhibition are Khamara Thomson-Baker (Ngäti Mutunga), in Paris. studying a range of disciplines, from graphic Waimateo Familton (Te Arawa), Jamaine design, spatial design, fashion, sculpture, Fraser (Te Arawa), Casey Schwass (Te textile design, performance design, time- Arawa, Te Ati Awa, Ngäti Awa, Ngäti Tama), based media and photography. Ruth Browne (Te Atiawa), Lyn Garrett (Te The exhibition was first held in 2006 to Atiawa), Jessica Sanderson (Te Atiawa, Ngäti provide an opportunity to publicly display Kahungunu) Monica Hall (Turanganui), and students’ design work. Esther Riddell (Ngäti Porou). Students name their lecturer of the year Associate Professor Al Students’ Association vice- Rowland has been named president Cassie Rowe says Lecturer of the Year by she is very happy with the New Zealand artworks headed to New York include this painting The Violinists by Reece Tong. students at the Palmerston response. North campus. “It’s nice to recognise the Last week’s ceremony positive things lecturers do, Campus name-change marks the first time the from a student perspective,” The University’s Auckland campus has had awards, organised by the Miss Rowe says. “It gives a change of name, reverting to its original Massey University Students’ students a chance to recognise title, Massey University Albany. Association, have been held in the contributions their The decision was made following Palmerston North. lecturers have made to their a consultation process that led to the Dr Rowland, a senior lecturer learning, and celebrate their University’s new strategic document, which in genetics and plant biology, commitment to high standards will be made available to all staff in the latter was described by students as and quality education.” part of November. “inspirational” and they noted Associate Professor Al Rowland. As well as a certificate, Dr Vice-Chancellor Steve Maharey says his willingness to help and Rowland was presented with the core reason for the change is that the encourage them at every opportunity. a bottle of wine, flowers, a gym membership to campus is clearly identified with the North Nominations were called for in the student the recreation centre and a double pass to see Shore and it is intended to assert that newspaper Chaff, and nomination forms were a show at Centrepoint Theatre. through the campus title available at the association’s reception.

10 - Massey News 13 Whiringa-ä-nuku 2008 Issue 16 Flight of fantasy a winner for Massey graduate A Massey University graduate says she was in shock after winning the supreme award at the 20th Montana World of WearableArt Awards. Nadine Jaggi’s intricate leather creation, Ornitho-Maia or bird mother involved more than a year’s work, and was created using hand-dyed, hand-sewn, embossed and carved leather to create a unique feathered-look design. Ms Jaggi, who works as a costume designer for Weta Workshop in Wellington, graduated in 2004 with a Bachelor of Design with first- class honours majoring in fashion. She won her first WearableArt award in 2003 in the student category. “My time at Massey gave me such a good grounding,” she says. “It had its stressful times and its fun times, but I enjoyed it. It was a big part of what made me me.” After graduation, Ms Jaggi worked in Switzerland before returning to New Zealand and has been at Weta Workshop since 2006. Ornitho-Maia was a real labour of love, she says. “I had been hoping to enter the awards last year but got too busy and when I realised the deadline was getting close this time, I worked late a lot to get it done. It was kept very separate from my work and was my own pet creation.” Ms Jaggi says it was a thrill to win the Air New Zealand South Pacific section and she was still “buzzing” about that when her name was called again as supreme winner. “I was still in a bit of a dream about my section win, and I was totally stunned when I heard my name again. “My family was jumping up and down and I realised ‘it’s the big one’,” she says.

Ornitho-Maia, designed by Massey graduate Nadine Jaggi, won the supreme award at the 20th Montana World of WearableArt Awards. Photo: World of WearableArt Ltd.

Her awards include a trophy, $15,000 and was runner-up in the Air New Zealand South $10,000 worth of travel. Pacific section with her garment, 5 Maarama Tanya Marriott was runner-up in the Shell Crescent. Student Design Award with her garment, She has entered the awards for 12 years, Kanak. She is working on her masters in and has nine section wins to her credit. This Design, and also tutors at the University. year’s entry is a stylised moon, and was The garment is made of plywood, and inspired by the night sky on a drive with her demonstrates Ms Marriott’s commitment daughter. to testing new techniques to construct her “We saw what we refer to as a toenail designs – in this case, laser cutting. moon and I just thought ‘What a great shape’,” She usually enters the awards, often Ms Clinton says. completing three or four garments. A hairdressing tutor, she used some of Her closet is full of past entries, as well as those skills to tame the nylon fibre her garment dolls and sculptures she has created over the is made from. years. The process of creating a garment for the “I have so many ideas, I just have to get awards is exciting, she says. them out,” she says. “You have a drawing, and this thing starts Andrea Clinton, who has an advanced to appear in front of you. It’s so rewarding and Tanya Marriott’s Kanak. Photo: World of WearableArt Ltd. diploma in fashion design and technology, such a kick to see it up on stage.”

13 October 2008 Issue 16 Massey News - 11 Rough guide to politics for perplexed voters

Help is at hand for voters struggling to unravel the daily sound bites, slogans and political sermons in the run up to the November 8 election. Massey social policy lecturer Dr Grant Duncan is presenting a “rough guide” to New Zealand’s political landscape. “At election time we are asked to think about who to vote for. “But underlying that is the more durable question of the fundamental values and ideals that we wish to express through our choices as voters: in other words, what values to vote in favour of,” he says. Dr Duncan will give a lecture on 14 October at the Albany campus, addressing the traditional values and aspirations that, he says, “give Professor Ian Warrington, Mark Yungnickel, Mike Dawson, Rob Eastham, Samuel Gregory and Olympic colour and texture to New Zealand’s political hockey player Emily Naylor. landscape”. “New Zealand shares many of the principles International athletes honoured and values common to the western democratic Six Massey athletes have been awarded shooting at the Beijing, Munich and Milan world, but it also has its unique history of inaugural Elite World Travel Awards at a lunch world cups before heading to the Olympics in political events, and a unique mix of core in Palmerston North last week. Beijing. He placed 8th equal, and had a final social and political ideals,” says Dr Duncan, The awards provide assistance of up to placing of 14th in the qualifying round of the author of Society and Politics: New Zealand $3000 to elite Massey athletes representing 50m rifle. Social Policy. New Zealand at international sporting events. Samuel Gregory – World Clay Target One of the key Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Palmerston North) Shooting Championships. areas he will Professor Ian Warrington says the University Mr Gregory was a member of the New explore is the is proud to support its sportspeople. Zealand team that competed at the World c o n t e m p o r a r y “2008 has been an incredible year for DTL Clay Target Shooting Champs in Ireland, clash between our Massey sport, with 23 of the 185 athletes winning a silver medal. historic socialist representing the country at the Olympics Khord Kopu – World Inline Hockey ideals dating back this year having ties to the University,” he Championships. to the 1930s, and says. “It’s an achievement which could not Mr Kopu was a member of the New Zealand the market-led be matched by other universities around the men’s team that competed at the World Inline deregulation and world.” Hockey Championships in the United States, i n d i v i d u a l i s m He says the six athletes to receive the Elite where it finished 15th. hatched in 1984 World Travel Awards have also achieved Mark Yungnickel – World University Canoe and prevalent some incredible results. Slalom Championships. Dr Grant Duncan. today. 2008 Elite World Travel Award recipients: Mr Yungnickel was selected to represent Other issues covered in the lecture include Mike Dawson – World University White New Zealand at the World University White Mäori self-determination, environmentalism Water Canoe Championships. Water Canoe Championships in Slovenia. He and liberty, individualism and property. Mr Dawson was selected to represent New finished 16th in the Men’s C1 event. New Zealanders’ “cosmopolitan aspirations” Zealand at the World University White Water Struan Webb – World Duathlon represent an area rife with philosophical Canoe Championships in Slovenia. He finished Championships. contradictions, Dr Duncan says. 18th overall in the Men’s K1 event. Mr Webb was selected for the New Zealand “On one hand people seek a cohesive, Rob Eastham – Beijing World Cup (Olympic team to compete at the World Duathlon independent society through a jingoistic desire athlete). Champs in Rimini, Italy. He won gold in the to identify with symbols of national culture, and Mr Eastham had a very successful year, under-19 age group. on the other, we want to be recognised on the world stage, to enjoy the benefits of imported goods and the dismantling of protectionist World title for Massey duathlete policies.” Massey athlete Struan Webb has won a gold Mr Webb won the Manawatu triathlon Dr Duncan says he wants to emphasise that medal at the world duathlon championships in championships this year and the under-19 New Zealanders do not share a single vision Rimini, Italy. section of the New Zealand national standard for a better future, but our disagreements are Mr Webb won the under-19 event, which distance triathlon championships in March. interesting and healthy in themselves. features a 10km run, 40km cycle and a 5km The former Feilding High School student run. He says he’s delighted to have won and is in his second year as a member of the Free lecture: What are we voting for? A rough plans to return to Palmerston North soon to University’s Academy of Sport, which provides guide to our political landscape – Tuesday Oct finish his studies for the year. a holistic range of services enabling students 14, 7pm, Neil Waters Lecture Theatre Building, He is in the second year of a Bachelor of to study, compete at the elite level and prepare Room 200, Albany Campus. Business Studies degree. for a future career outside sport.

12 - Massey News 13 Whiringa-ä-nuku 2008 Issue 16 Historic Tiritea open home attracts wide interest Vice-Chancellor Steve Maharey opened Tiritea, the traditional Palmerston North residence of the University’s vice-chancellors, to staff last Tuesday and Thursday. The open days attracted large numbers of staff who were interested in seeing the interior of the homsetead, built in 1902-03 for businessman Richard Abraham. Among the visitors were Mr Abraham’s grand-daughter Prue and her daughters Philippa and Nicki – a staff member at the Palmerston North campus. Tiritea was originally situated where the Old Main Building now stands. It had 24 rooms to house the family’s seven children and was surrounded by 12ha of mostly bush. Its sweeping driveway entrance is now the main drive. Reminiscing in the dining room at Tiritea is Prue Russell, grand-daughter of Richard Abraham, and her In 1920, it was sold to Percy McHardy, a daughters Nicki and Philippa. Below: The entrance foyer and dining room. sheep farmer from Hawke’s Bay, and became known as the McHardy Homestead. Six years later it was purchased by the Palmerston North Borough Council, following a poll of ratepayers, and then donated to the new Massey Agricultural College. Part of the land was set aside as a reserve, which is now Bledisloe Park. Tiritea was later literally cut in two and moved, the larger section forming what became known as the principal’s residence and the rest initially used for teaching space before becoming the College Registry, now Old Registry situated opposite the Old Main Building which opened in 1931. Mr Maharey says Tiritea is part of the Massey heritage and will remain so, with its central location making it a possible location for part of the University’s art collection and other memorabilia. It may also be used for University functions or VIP guest accommodation.

Above: Tiritea as it looked in the 1920s. Below: The building is seperated, with the right-hand side becoming Old-Registry. Left: As it stands today.

13 October 2008 Issue 16 Massey News - 13 Massey people in the news

17 September about maintaining profit in a more regulated for her third year fashion design paper. industry, feed options, pasture, supplements Design student Morgan Cotton was a finalist Timaru Herald: Professor Bob Hargreaves, and winter feed. in the Traditionally Inspired category, with from the Department of Economics and Opunake & Coastal News: Dr Fiona Alpass, her Mäori-inspired piece including stencilled Finance says the market is riding high thanks from the School of Psychology, is part of a and cutout lettering of her whakapapa, and to the dairy boom and while the ETS is not team of researchers looking into the transition Bachelor of Design student Philippa Lake currently factored into the market, it is going from work to retirement and the effects this entered a geometric dress in the Urban to have an effect if predictions of the scheme has on people’s health, and the study has Pasifika Street Wear category. are proven correct. found that those still employed past the age of scoop.co.nz: Genevieve Packer, a Massey 65 rate their mental health higher than those 21 September Wellington design student, is Overall Winner who have stopped working. at the 2008 NZ Student Craft/Design Awards www.nzherald.co.nz, Herald On Sunday; for her piece titled Aerial Antics, with a prize of 19 September Oamaru Mail (26 September): Dr David Tripe, $3000, which responds to the sight of a fantail Director of the Centre for Banking Studies, performing its distinct aerial manoeuvres. The New Zealand Herald: Brian Whitworth, says New Zealand banks have got quite a lot of Wairarapa News: Professor Jacqueline from the Institute of Information and capital and last year generated combined $17 Rowarth, from the Institute of Natural Mathematical Sciences, says providing the billion of profit, so they have a lot of capacity Resources, is to speak to the Chamber process is simple, e-voting should increase to absorb losses. Business Breakfast about the importance of electoral participation. scoop.co.nz: Dr Cath Conlon, from the Institute science in the future of the region and the Waikato Times: Professor Claire McLachlan, of Food, Nutrition and Human Health, has country. from the School of Arts, Development and provided expertise for the DVD titled Little Radio Live: Dr David Tripe, Director of the Health Education, says New Zealand’s world Sprout, which aims to highlight the need Centre for Banking Studies, has commented literacy ranking of 24 has remained the same to instil healthy eating habits in infants and on the AIG fall-out and says New Zealand’s for the past seven yeas and a review of early toddlers. economy is not as big as the economy childhood programmes and teaching practices globalclimatesolutions.org: Dr Peter Read, from processes in the United States, and there is no is overdue. the Institute of Technology and Engineering, one to monitor the lending process. Manawatu Standard: Shirley Barnett, from and also an International Biochar Initiative the Department of Management, is an awards Board Member, says it has been found that 18 September judge at the 2008 Manawatu Business with some soils and crops, productivity can be Awards, and said Spidertracks, the winning increased eight-fold, and devoted researchers The Dominion Post: Professor Jacqueline business, and their technology would become are working in developing countries to Rowarth, from the Institute of Natural increasingly important. realise the benefits of biochar for indigenous Resources, is to speak at national conference 3news.co.nz, clearnet.co.nz, Greymouth Star: communities. for the Guild of Agricultural Journalists and Dr Mike Joy, from the Institute of Natural research.possumpalace.org: Dr Graeme Communicators golden jubilee. Resources, has called for a ban on the sale of MacRae, from the School of Social and The New Zealand Herald, scoop.co.nz: whitebait as he believes the catch is preventing Cultural Studies, belives that the international Michelle Wilson, a former School of Design bait getting to the spawning grounds. human sector is always there and always does student, has won a $10,000 development grant NZ Education Review; www. its best to help, but because of the way global contributed by the Verge label, which runs a linkingpeopletogether.com (22 September): , industrial and top-down approaches are built mentoring programme and stages the Verge Faith Martin, from the Massey Childcare into it so deeply, it has inherent weaknesses Breakthrough Show to give new designers a Centre, Raewyne Bary, from the School of that are repeated again and again. start. Arts, Development and Health Education, are The Dominion Post: Tania Marriot, from the leading a study guided by Barbara Jordan, 22 September Department of Two Dimensional Design, first from the School of Arts, Development and entered the World of Wearable Arts in 2002 Health Education, and Cushla Scrivens, www.businessday.co.nz, www.nbr.co.nz, an won an award in the silk section and has from the School of Educational Studies, that 3news.co.nz, yahoo.com; The New Zealand this year entered the architectural section, focuses on relationships between teachers, Herald, Otago Daily Times/NZPA, The Press, but when she is not creating costumes she children and families and found that flexible Waikato Times/NZPA, Nelson Mail, radionz. is designing children’s toys for Marmalade learning environments and shared decision- co.nz, nzherald.co.nz, www.livenews.com. Monkey and lecturing in design. making help create a sense of security for au (23 September); Manawatu Standard, Manawatu Standard, stuff.co.nz: David children and teachers. stuff.co.nz (24 September): Professor Bob Collins, from the Library Section, has won the NZ Education Review; The Dominion Post (24 Hargreaves, from the Department of Finance, inaugural International Playwriting Competition September); Western Leader (25 September): Banking and Property, says home affordability for his play The Thought Experiment, which is Gaven Martin, from the Institute of Information has now improved for three consecutive the centre piece of the School of English and and Mathematical Science, is this year’s quarters, and the housing cycle is still in the Media-sponsored Festival of New Arts. recipient of the Hector Medal in Mathematical downturn phase with sales at very low levels. Radio New Zealand: Professor David Mellor, and Information Sciences, awarded by the scoop.co.nz; Gisborne Herald (24 September); from the Institute of Food, Nutrition and Human Royal Society in recognition of his deep and NZ Education Review, Radio New Zealand (26 Health, is part of The Panel, and says in terms wide-ranging contributions to the theory of September); Bay Weekend (27 September); of intolerance, we need to be open to a great Kleinian groups, geometric function theory radionz.co.nz (28 September); Central District realm of thinking. and other fundamental parts of modern Times (30 September): Professor Hugh Blair, Ashburton Guardian: Professor Colin Holmes, mathematics. from the Institute of Veterinary, Animal and from the Institute of Veterinary, Animal and NZ Education Review: Stephanie Schilderink, Biomedical Science, says enabling New Biomedical Science, is to speak on milk a fashion design student, has won finalist Zealand farmers to produce lamb year-round production from pasture at Hotel Ashburton honours in the Style Pasifika Awards 2008, is the backbone of a tripartite agreement in Ashburton next month, and will also talk with her dress Bahay Kubo that she created between Massey and two Chinese institutions,

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Peking University and Xinjiang’s Shihezi been awarded the RG Frean prize for critical and Biomedical Science, has confirmed that University, but the benefits will be much or expository work, as a student of the School meat workers are exposed to leptospirosis greater. of English and Media Studies for his essay Did from handling sheep carcasses. Challenge Weekly: Professor Peter Lineham, Hedda Gabler and Miss Julie have to Die? Professor Cord Heuer, from the Institute of from the School of Social and Cultural Studies, Wanganui Chronicle: Professor David Mellor, Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Science, says there should be a kind of generally from the Institute of Food, Nutrition and says the infection has claimed at least one life Christian context in Parliament, and there Human Health, is the final guest for the year in New Zealand. should be prayers. in U3A- Whanganui’s notable speakers series, Oamaru Mail: Dr Henry Chung, from the delivering his topic titled White gold – milk. Department of Commerce, says Fonterra 23 September Making muscle, medicine, and mountains of would have made a serious business mistake muck. if it had issued a public recall of contaminated Rangitikei Mail, Feilding Herald: Dr Mike Joy, The Daily Post/NZPA; Northern Advocate/ milk powder without cooperation in China, and from the Institute of Natural Resources, warns NZPA (24 Septemebr): Kathryn Beck and her Fonterra must work within Chinese rules such that if we continue to pollute our rivers at the supervisor Cath Conlon, both from the Institute as the saving face tradition. current rate, we may destroy the whitebait of Food, Nutrition and Human Health, have Hawkes Bay Today: Aimee-Rose Stephenson, fishery for good, and the dwindling numbers received a $5000 grant awarded by the New Maori visual arts masters student, has recently are affected by the number of fishers who Horizon Women Trust, for their research into opened her first solo exhibition in Hastings, catch juvenile whitebait and sell them for up whether kiwifruit in breakfast cereal can which incorporates human hair. to $150 per kg. combat iron deficiency in women. Wairarapa News: Pro Vice-Chancellor Rangitikei Mail: Dr Alan Cameron, from the AgBrief: Nick Roskruge, from Kaitautoko Professor James Chapman, from the College Department of Management, and Dr Chris Mäori, Institute of Natural Resources, is of Education, and Dr Keith Greaney, from the Malone, from the Department of Economics collaborating with Crop and Food Research School of Educational Studies, are a guest and Finance, are two of the three judges for and Auckland University scientists in the speakers at Speld Wairarapa Association’s the 2008 Down Edi Works Rangitikei Business Best of Both Worlds programme to promote 20th birthday seminar in Masterton. Awards. the economic, cultural and environmental Wairarapa News: Kevin Tate, from Landcare Hutt News: Genevieve Packer, a Massey sustainability of Mäori horticulture. Research, will discuss climate change at a Wellington design student, is Overall Winner AgBrief: Nick Roskruge, from Kaitautoko seminar session to be held at the biennial at the 2008 NZ Student Craft/Design Awards Mäori, Institute of Natural Resources, says national conference of NCWNZ, with the for her piece titled Aerial Antics, with a prize of people were excited by Mäori potato varieties theme Towards a Sustainable Future. $3000, which responds to the sight of a fantail and their Mäori names, which he took to the Bay of Plenty Times: Tim Upperton, from performing its distinct aerial manoeuvres. International Potato Centre in Peru, for the the School of English and Media Studies, Otago Daily Times/NZPA, beattiesbookblog. International Congress of Ethnobiology. is holding two workshops in Tauranga in blogspot.com; Nelson Mail/NZPA (24 conjunction with University of Waikato and September); Northern Advocate/NZPA, 24 September the Centre for Continuing Education, his first Hawkes Bay Today (25 September); Waikato being Writing Against The Current which Times/NZPA (30 September): Dr Hazel The New Zealand Herald, nzherald.co.nz, explores the definition of poetry and its uses, Riseborough, a previous senior lecturer in newsonfeeds.com: Vice-Chancellor Steve and his second titled the Loaded Image which history, has won a $35,000 writer’s grant Maharey is planning a book which is an explores the power of poetic devices. from Copyright Licensing Ltd to write the first analysis of politics over the past twenty years history book on the people from the nation’s with some human interest to get a wider 25 September shearing sheds. audience than Massey students, and says it TV3 Campbell Live: Stuart McLaren, from the is dangerous for departing politicians to be The Independent Financial Review; stuff.co.nz, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Human Health, unprepared to move on. kiwidollarcom.blogspot.com (26 September): has commented on audiologist Sargunam The Dominion Post: Linda Shailer, first- Dr David Tripe, Director of the Centre for Siviraj’s warning that New Zealanders risk year sport-and-exercise student, is heading Banking Studies, says the banks’ plummeting permanent hearing damage from the over use to China to compete in the second World share prices will become an issue only if one of iPods. University Water Ski Championships, held at or several of the banks has to recapitalize. scoop.co.nz; The Dominion Post, Radio Live (1 Vanke Dongli Lake International Water Sports Otago Daily Times: Caroline McQuarrie, from October): Dr David Johnston, Director of the Park in Tianjin. the School of Fine Arts, has an exhibition Joint Centre for Disaster Research, is to give a bFM: Professor Peter Lineham, from the School displayed at the Blue Oyster Gallery titled We free public lecture titled And the Walls Came of Social and Cultural Studies, discusses the Hold Back the Night, which contains reworked Tumbling Down; Surviving Future Disasters in history, religion and legacy of France. family portraits. New Zealand, and says New Zealanders have www.scoop.co.nz, www.agresearch. The Press, stuff.co.nz: Dr Brett Gartrell, become too complacent after 70 relatively co.nz; Bay of Plenty Times (30 September): from the Institute of Veterinary, Animal, and benign years. Dr Warren Williams, from the Institute of Biomedical Science, says the cause of the scoop.co.nz: Massey staff have been Molecular Biosciences, has been appointed seagull’s death on a Christchurch beach was awarded a total of $5.4 million in funding over as the AgResearch Professorial Fellow in probably contact with a toxic substance, but it the next three years for research projects Plant Breeding at Massey, primarily to support is not know what the substance is, and testing in the sciences, engineering, maths and the new post-graduate qualification in plant for a non-specific toxin would cost thousands information sciences, and social sciences breeding offered by Massey and Lincoln of dollars. and humanities, from the Marsden Fund Universities Kapiti Observer, Horowhenua Mail: Dr Mike administered by the Royal Society. scoop.co.nz; www.radionz.co.nz, Radio New Joy, from the Institute of Natural Resources, www.scoop.co.nz; Manawatu Standard (25 Zealand (25 September); Waikato Times, has called for a ban on the sale of whitebait as September); The Tribune (28 September): Straight Furrow (30 September); Taranaki he believes the catch is preventing bait getting Professor Ray Kemp, formerly the Institute of Daily News (2 October): Professor David to the spawning grounds. 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September): Professor Michael Belgrave, Te Awamutu Courier: Emma Petersen, a Nadine Jaggi, a Massey graduate from from the School of Social and Cultural Studies, Bachelor of Science student, is the reigning Wellington and costume designer for Weta is speaking at the Albany’s campus’s annual New Zealand under-19 women’s road Workshop, has won the supreme award and bicultural seminar, and will discuss whether champion, and is focusing on the national the Air New Zealand South Pacific section at the rise in Mäori history over the past three road championships in Wanganui in October, the 20th Annual Montana World of Wearable decades has had a significant impact on non- and the Oceania Championships in Adelaide in Art Awards with her garment Ornitho-Maia Mäori understandings of New Zealand’s past. November. (bird mother) which was created using hand- Radio Live, Radio New Zealand; Newstalk Wairarapa Times-Age: Professor Kevin dyed, hand-sewn, embossed and carved ZB (26 September): Dr David Tripe, says ANZ Stafford, from the Institute of Veterinary, leather to create a feathered-look design. were enthusiastic about its branches some Animal and Biomedical Science, is a guest The New Zealand Herald, nzherald.co.nz: Dr years ago, despite the fact that the number speaker at the New Zealand Companion David Tripe, Director of the Centre for Banking of transactions going through branches Animal Conference in to be held Masterton, Studies, says that should Wall St’s US$700 was always likely to fall, and the decision to and will speak on whether animals like us. billion bailout package deal fail, the status and downsize its workforce shows the bank is solvency of the US banking sector would at failing to attract customers. 26 September least remain uncertain. Radio Live, Newstalk ZB, yahoo.com; Radio New Zealand (26 September); Manawatu Newstalk ZB, yahoo.com: Professor Steve 28 September Standard (27 September): Vice-Chancellor Flint, from the Institute of Food, Nutrition and Designate Steve Maharey has delivered his Human Health, says the Food Safety Authority The Tribune: Professor Richard Archer, from valedictory speech to Parliament, and says it is an outstanding organization with a good the Institute of Food, Nutrition and Human is time for New Zealand to become a republic. selection of experts, who are doing their Health, was a key speaker at the opening of Western Leader: Professor Anne de Bruin, best in trying circumstances in regards to the the microbrewery at the Institute of Food, from the Department of Commerce, takes up Chinese melamine scandal. Nutrition and Human Health which was hosted her Fulbright New Zealand Senior Scholar tvnz.co.nz: Dr David Tripe, Director of the by The Bio Commerce Centre, and discussed Award next month for research at the Babson Centre for Banking Studies, says ANZ are the development of the microbrewery which College in Boston, United States, and says hurting their public image by not talking openly was designed and largely built by Massey she is delighted to have a period of research about its plans, and believes ANZ customers staff and students with industry donations of time with leading international scholars in the have a right to know what is going on. equipment, advice and welding work. field. scoop.co.nz: Professor Mark Brown, from The Tribune: Leanne Fecser, from the Office of Western Leader: Grace Xue, the founder of the School of Curriculum and Pedagogy, Development and Alumni, says the new online the Who Stole My Money business, has won and Gordon Suddaby, from the Training and forum is a helpful tool for former students and the Telecommunications Users Association of Development Unit, have co-developed an the wider university community. New Zealand award for innovator of the year e-portfolio system called Mahara, which The Tribune: Val Diggle, from Student Support, and was runner-up in the awards’ commerce connects learners and creates online learner and Massey graduate Adam Dodd, will exhibit category, and says having Steve Corbett, from communities, and has won the education their works in the Manawatu Festival of New Information Technology Services as a mentor section in the New Zealand Open Source Arts, opening in October. has been very significant in accelerating the Awards. The Tribune; www.eventfinder.co.nz (2 development of her company. NZ Education Review; tvnz.co.nz (28 October): Professor David Penny, from the River City Press: Dr Mary Breheny, from September): James McCarthy, a graduate Allan Wilson Centre for Molecular Ecology the School of Psychology, and a team of from Massey, has won the supreme award and Evolution, is a guest speaker at Science researchers suggest that future policy for at the Manawatu Business Awards with the Cafés focusing on the Theory of Evolution, and older people should reflect their concerns aviation tracking company Spidertracks he will lead discussions on fascinating science about independence and their preference helped create, which was also named as the and ethical dilemmas. for reciprocating help, and more emphasis Emerging Business category winner. is needed on the contributions older people TVNZ 7 News: Dr David Tripe, Director of the 29 September make to their families and society over their Centre for Banking Studies, believes the ANZ life span. brand may eventually be disestablished. Nelson Mail, Ashburton Guardian: Dr David Bay of Plenty Times: Nigel Borell, who has a Tripe, Director of the Centre for Banking Bachelor of Maori Visual Art, is coordinator 27 September Studies, says there is no evidence that other of Bay of Plenty Polytechnic’s two-year Aka banks are following suit in regards to ANZ’s Rakai Toi Diploma in Art Level 6 course, which The Dominion Post, chinesefashionshow. actions, suggesting that ANZ has a bigger will produce its first graduates this year. blogspot.com; Hutt News (30 September): problem with its retail network rather than its

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Riddet Institute is appreciative of the support thesis in reo Mäori at Massey, has been given NZ Business: Dr James Lockhart, from the which Agilent is giving, after receiving two the go-ahead to complete his thesis into the Graduate School of Business, says small to pieces of scientific equipment, and hopes creation of Mäori speaking communities, after medium enterprises, SMES, are better equipped to make the equipment available to other a presentation in te reo Mäori at Palmerston to capture the benefits of MBA education, by research staff and students. North campus. virtue of the fact that key decision-makers are NZ Education Review: Professor Jacqueline the managers attending class, and in larger Rowarth, from the Institute of Natural 30 September organisations the individual benefits first and Resources, has written articles based on the the company second. role of education, the Y-generation, creating Primary Industry Management: Professor Lifestyle Farmer: Dr Attilio Pigneri, from the a successful supervision environment, and Yusuf Chisti, from the Institute of Technology Institute of Technology and Engineering, says the importance of time management for post- and Engineering, is leading a research team that while the Biochar Initiative has exciting graduates. that is producing algal oil from marine micro- possibilities, as far as using it as a carbon sink, Chartered Accountants Journal of NZ: algae in photo bioreactors. putting biochar into the soil is only half the Chancellor Nigel Gould, from the Office of Primary Industry Management: Professor exercise – the other half is keeping it there. the Pro Vice-Chancellor, has been awarded a Ray Winger, from the Institute of Food, Management: Claire Robinson, from the celebratory centennial Fellowship pin. Nutrition and Human Health, has written an Institute of Communication Design, believes Chartered Accountants Journal of NZ: article on changing consumer tastes and the Greens and Mäori party have a valuable Professor Claire Massey, from the Department dietary patterns, and explores new product’s added factor being that their MPs live their of Management, has given a presentation successes in the market. brands, and being “Green or “Mäori” is a way at the New Zealand Leadership session at Country News: Jacqueline McCormack, a of life, not just a set of politics. the Looking Forward one-day conference, Massey graduate and member of Aongatete NZ Marketing Magazine: Professor Janet and reminded attendees that 98 per cent Coolstore’s horticultural technical team, Hoek, from the Department of Management, of businesses in New Zealand are small to questions whether cicada insects could be believes universities have always needed medium enterprises (SMEs) and explained a threat to kiwifruit growers and has found to teach their students to think critically and that this sector is different to the rest of the that sooty mould, caused by cicada secretion, creatively, which means resisting the pressure economy. was very prevalent of kiwifruit this packing to offer superficial ‘recipe book’ solutions and Manawatu Standard: Struan Webb, a second season. assessment, and creating programmes that year business studies student, has won the Food NZ: Dr Tony Mutukumira, from the require students to reflect on and evaluate under-19 event at the world age-group duathlon University of Swaziland, joins the Institute competing ideas and develop their won championships in Italy, which features a 10km of Food, Nutrition and Human Health at the conclusions. run, 40km cycle, and a 5km run. Albany Campus, and for the future he hopes to NZ Property Investor: Professor Bob Taranaki Daily News: Rosemary Hawera, a focus his research on food safety and quality Hargreaves, from the Department of Finance, property and agriculture student, has own management, as he feels the subject of food Banking and Property, says the market has equal fourth at the TW Moore Duelled Bracelet quality management is of particular importance further to fall and there are some pretty over 2000m at Matamata. to the development of New Zealand’s export negative stories coming through and the Hutt News: Dr Mike Joy, from the Institute of driven economy. statistics always lag. Natural Resources, says Mäori are concerned NZ Dairy Exporter: Dr Nicolas Lopez-Villalobos, Kai Tiaki Nursing: Suzi Penny, from the increasing disappearance of whitebait .

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PN – Mon 13 - Sat 18 October HIghway 17 Auckland into the story of the civil war in Bougainville. 7.00pm – 9.30pm Contact: Hala Elattar This presentation will outline the literary Latin American Film Festival Ph: 09 4140800 ext 41121 sources of Mister Pip and bring to life the rich The Spanish programme in the School of culture of the Bougainvillean people. Language Studies is making sure the tradition AK – Wednesday 15 October http://sscs.massey.ac.nz of showcasing fascinating and critically 12.00pm – 1.00pm Venue: Sir Neil Waters Lecture Theatres, Gate acclaimed Latin American and Spanish films Dr Vladimir Petkov One Entrance, Albany Expressway, Albany in Palmerston North continues. Dept of Commerce Seminar Series: Time- Contact: Leanne Menzies, Ph: 09 441 8163 It is next to impossible to catch these movies Consistent Taxation of Addictive Goods in commercial cinemas, and that’s why events This paper studies government taxation in AK – Wednesday 22 October such as this offer a unique opportunity not to a framework with habit persistence and 12.00pm – 1.00pm be missed. oligopolistic industry structure. The social Murat Koyuncu PhD Candidate, University of The Festival runs from 13-18 Oct, showing the planner’s policy seeks to address three Washington: Can Progressive Taxation Explain following films: sources of inefficiency that arise in our Cross-Country Variation in Labor Supply? Monday 13: The Last Train (El último tren, setting: i) negative consumption externalities, University of Washington Uruguay) ii) excessive consumption due to self-control Average weekly hours gap between the Tuesday 14: How Much Further? (Qué tan problems (i.e. internalities); and iii) market United States and the Continental Europe has lejos, Ecuador) power. We characterize a time consistent been widening since the 1970s. To explain Wednesday 15: Days of Santiago (Días de tax rule that implements the social optimum this phenomenon, this paper develops an Santiago, Perú) and we compute a linear quadratic example. endogenous growth model with two key Thursday 16: The Violin (El violín, México); Finally, we also calibrate the model to match properties: agents are heterogeneous - Friday 17: To the Other Side (Al otro lado, some key facts of the U.S. cigarettes market. differing in their initial capital levels and México) http://www.victoria.ac.nz/sef/pages/staff/ rates of time preference-, and the model Saturday 18: Elsa & Fred (Argentina/España). Contact: Dr Steffen Lippert incorporates progressive income taxes. All movies are in Spanish with English Ph: 9283 Model is calibrated to the US and Germany for subtitles 1970-1974 and 1993-1996 Venue: Wool Bldg # 1 PN – Monday 20 October periods. Our findings suggest that the degree Contact: Leonel Alvarado, ext: 7037 5.15pm – 7.30pm of progressivity is a major factor in explaining Massey Agriculture - 2008 Address Series the pattern of US and German labor supply AK – Tuesday 14 October Dr Jan Wright – Parliamentary Commissioner over time. 7.00pm – 8.00pm for the Environment: “Prioritising Environmental The model also produces analytical and Free Lecture Series: Dr Grant Duncan Challenges: What Matters Most?” numerical results on the relationship between “What are we voting for? A rough guide to our Environmental concern tends to be reactive. the progressivity of the tax system and the political landscape” The Parliamentary Commissioner for the income distribution. 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Liz McLeay, Adam Lawrie, Ashleigh Hook and Rhian Firmin prepare for a lunchtime performance of Falling. Festival of New Arts About to board the Dolphin Explorer are Massey marine biology researcher and student mentor Karen Stockin (front left) with secondary school pupils (from front New Pro Vice-Chancellor left) Audrey Setiawan, Merel Kroonenberg, Shaka Ravishankar (all Rangitoto College), and (back row from left) Donald van der Westhuizen (Long Bay College), for Humanities and Social Hayden Hamilton (Manurewa High School), Craig Parker (Long Bay College), Laura Goudie (Westlake Girls’ High School), Laetitia Kench (Rangitoto College), showcases University talent Sciences Fiona McMillan (Long Bay College) and Shannon Fraser (Rangitoto College). The Manawatu Festival of New Arts wrapped up its week-long programme Page 4 at the weekend with a final matinee performance at the Globe Theatre Aspiring scientists dazzled by dolphins in Palmerston North. The thrill of seeing whales spouting and pods of dolphins acted as guide and mentor for the group of ten students The festival showcases new works of film, creative writing, music, swimming at close range on Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf gave from Rangitoto and Long Bay Colleges, Westlake Girls’ High visual arts and performance. secondary school science pupils a vivid sense of life as a School and Manurewa High School - all aspiring scientists It opened to a packed house in the Old Main Building’s auditorium at marine biologist. interested in marine biology, zoology and evolution. the Palmerston North campus and took in other venues around the city Like many Aucklanders the pupils were stunned to find She shared fascinating facts and details of the common inclucing the City Library and Centrepoint Theatre’s Dark Room. there are whales just kilometres off the North Shore coast dolphin’s behaviour and biology, including their voracious between Rangitoto Island and the Coromandel Peninsula. appetites resulting from their need to maintain their body The pupils won vouchers at a recent Course Advice Day on temperature in temperate seas and their highly competitive biological sciences for a day out on the Dolphin Explorer – a mating and sexual antics. Sporting elite honoured tourist and research vessel operated by Auckland’s whale The trip was a follow-up to the course advice day Page 9 and dolphin Safari. highlighting the extensive biological research being The five-hour boat trip was more than a joy ride. Organised undertaken by New Zealand and international researchers by marine biologist Karen Stockin from the Institute of Natural at the institute as well as the growing opportunities for study Resources at Massey’s Albany campus, the journey over and research with the introduction of an undergraduate choppy seas was a unique chance for students to learn about marine biology paper next year. the prolific marine life at their doorstep. Ms Stockin, a research officer for the Coastal Marine This includes marine birds such as gannets, shearwaters Research Group says she is excited about being involving and petrels in addition to five Brydes whales and more than in the expansion of marine research at Massey’s Albany 100 common dolphins. campus. Projects being conducted in both the Coastal While some were beginning to wonder if they would spot Marine and Ecology and Conservation Groups at Albany’s a single dolphin after more than an hour at sea, the eventual campus seem to be growing at an almost exponential rate, sighting of a frenzied crowd of dive-bombing gannets and she says. other seabirds gave the clue to where dolphins and whales “It’s been a privilege to be part of such a multidisciplinary Ash James, Joy Pratt, Phil Anstis, Megan Andrews and Sean Sexton in Phil Anstis, Megan Andrews, Ash James and Sean Sexton in The Thought Experiment. Fashion graduate a would be feeding. Pupils braved drenchings at the bow for a team. Albany’s biological science post-graduate students The Thought Experiment. winner at WOW glimpse of Brydes whales – spotted close to the boat. study an array of species from marine leeches to rats, Page 11 Ms Stockin, who has recently completed her doctoral geckos and gannets.” thesis on the common dolphin found in the Hauraki Gulf,

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