Massey University is a state-funded institution of higher education in New Zealand. It was founded in Palmerston North in 1927 as the Massey Agricultural College. The college took its name from William Ferguson Massey, who was New Zealand’s prime minister from 1912 to 1925. Massey Agricultural College merged with the Palmerston North Branch of Victoria University of Wellington in 1963, before gaining full independent status as a university in 1964.
In physical size and student numbers, Massey University is New Zealand’s largest university. In addition to the Palmerston North campus, there are campuses in Auckland and Wellington, as well as at a number of smaller sites in the North Island. The university also has a distance learning program, serving students within New Zealand and throughout the world.
In 1999, Massey opened a rugby institute, which is a facility used by the All Blacks rugby team of the New Zealand Rugby Football Union.
The university’s website at https://www.massey.ac.nz/ offers additional information.
