Fast, productive, different, chaotic, practical and easy-going is how Massey students described the past school year.

Since mid-September, mask mandates have been scrapped leaving some students missing them. On the streets of Wellington, students let Massive know how they felt.

After two years of living under these government restrictions, their sudden lifting has undoubtedly sparked an array of mixed emotions.

Prices are rising. Wages are falling. Young New Zealanders are increasingly feeling the pressure to leave our country in search of a better deal elsewhere. To put it in short, our country is experiencing a ‘brain drain’.

A survey found that only 23 per cent of students know which association represents them. But with a new plan, student representation will be less complicated.

September 5 to 11 was dedicated to saving our 4,000 native plants and animals that are currently threatened or at risk. Events and activities including beach clean-ups, community planting, eco-safari tours, pest control seminars and educational tramps.

However, her death has also brought back longstanding criticisms of her legacy as a leading monarch in the British Empire’s violent exploitation, colonisation and economic deprivation of many countries throughout history.

Victoria University responds to sexual assault claims by banning intimate relationships between staff and students. However, Massey seemingly isn’t following suit.

Why an ex-Massey lecturer created the Whittaker’s White Fragility block

Massey name change dismissed despite racist namesake

The importance of Māori spaces on campus

The new photo-sharing app ‘BeReal’ is abolishing these notions and asking people to show their authentic, unfiltered selves.

First let’s start by dissecting the filthy rich. I’m talking about the likes of Musk, Bezos, Gates, Branson - the top one per cent of all wealthy people. Their affluence is excessive to a nauseating degree, and not just because we are all out here struggling to survive whilst they’re sitting on their thrones of billions.

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