I wish my tenth birthday was this fun

Happy birthday to Massive!

Ten(ish) years ago, Matt Shand and the late Cameron Cornelius created Massive Magazine. The origin story of Massive was lowkey epic, but to keep it brief, student media was on the brink of collapsing at Massey, and these two legends fought to keep any reminiscence of a student publication alive. I dove into this grand conquest in a feature interview with the OG Editor, Matt, take a look.

For the last decade, Massive has evolved year-on-year. We’ve had eight different editors with wildly varying styles and visions for the magazine. But what each year and each Editor has had in common, is a commitment to representing the student voice at Massey University. I think I can confidently speak for the former Editors in saying that holding the University accountable for their constant fuck ups has been a blast too.

But Mason, birthdays are all about celebration, right? On my tenth birthday I was ferociously attacked by an ill-mannered swan at Staglands. Does that answer your question? For this historical issue, we’ve decided to recreate the best, and worst, of Massive’s ten years in print.

Each section of our magazine is designed in a previous year's style. On top of that, we’ve dug up and reworked a variety of fan favourite columns. And yes, you probably realised our cover seemed slightly off. We’ve fucked up our entire design guideline and used Massive’s original font created by Cameron Cornelius. This is part of our tribute to the good man himself, and the rest of the 2012 team.

I hope this trip down memory lane shows you how Massive has grown, developed and kicked-ass for the last decade. Student media is an integral part of each university in Aotearoa. Take a read, show us some support and reach out to get involved. Whether you’re a budding writer, or a design whizz – student media is the BEST place to be if you want to kickstart real change for your fellow students.

Here’s to ten more years.

Hip hip hooray,

Mason Tangatatai