Massey University
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{{Infobox_University |name = Massey University |image = |motto = Floreat scientia (Let knowledge flourish) |established = 1927 |chancellor= Nigel Gould |vice_chancellor= Judith Kinnear |city = Palmerston North, Albany, Wellington |country = New Zealand |students= 42,000 total (2003) |type = Public |campus= |affiliations= |website= www.massey.ac.nz }} Massey University is a university of New Zealand. Founded in 1927 as Massey University Agricultural College, the sixth constituent college of the University of New Zealand, it became independent upon that University's demise in 1961. Massey takes its name from William Massey, a former New Zealand Prime Minister.
Massey University has two campuses in Palmerston North (Turitea and Hokowhitu), one in Wellington (Te Aro), and one at Albany on Auckland's North Shore (Albany). The Turitea campus is the original location of Massey University, and was the sole campus for many years. In recent years Massey expanded by merging with Palmerston North Teachers College (now the Hokowhitu campus), Wellington Polytechnic (also purchasing the former Buckle Street Museum in Wellington), and by building a new campus at Albany. In addition, Massey offers most of its degrees extramurally within New Zealand and internationally. It is one of the largest educational institutions in New Zealand, with the biggest business college in the country. Research is undertaken on all three campuses.
It is the only New Zealand university that offers degrees in aviation, in dispute resolution, and in veterinary medicine. Having recently been accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association, Massey veterinary school now has the distinction of having its degree recognised not only by New Zealand, but also the USA, Australia, Canada, and the UK, as well as most other countries in the world, an honour shared by only a handful of other institutions.
New Zealand's first satellite, KiwiSat is currently being built and tested at Massey.
Massey University School of Aviation
On February 9 2006, two Massey University School of Aviation students - Brandon James Gedge, 20, from Tauranga, and Dae Jin Hwang, 27, from West Auckland - flying Piper Warrior II (PA28-161) trainer aircraft, registrations ZK-MBD and ZK-MBL, were involved in a mid-air collision over Opiki, 18km southwest of Palmerston North, at about 10am before crashing on to farm land spreading debris over a 500 square metre area. The Square Trust rescue helicopter, which happened to be in the vicinity, had reported taking evasive action to avoid one of the students just moments earlier. The CAA are currently investigating the causes of the crash.
The School of Aviation is also the current employer of Group Captain Frank Sharp, the former base commander of RNZAF Base Ohakea.