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COVID-19 hardship grants
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Massey University offered Emergency Hardship and Emergency Technology grants to ensure that students facing financial hardship could continue their studies. The university provided over $1.2 million worth of support.
Just Zilch Rescue Food Charity
In 2022, Massey staff and students harvested more than three tonnes of apples and pears and half a tonne of kiwifruit from the Massey orchards. The fruit went to Palmerston North rescue food charity Just Zilch to distribute through its free store.
Wharerata, the staff cafeteria on the Manawatū campus, and the Manawatū dining halls both give leftover daily production to Just Zilch.
International Development Studies Network
Massey chairs the Aotearoa NZ International Development Studies Network – an interface amongst people and organisations proactively working together on ending poverty. Members include aid and development NGOs, private sector development practitioners and the government (especially New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade).
Exposure of Rental Housing Standards failure
Three Massey journalism students were honoured with the Bruce Jesson Emerging Journalism Award for their investigation that exposed the failure of New Zealand’s regulation of new laws on healthy home standards for rental housing.
Decades of Insight: Home and Rental Affordability Reports
Massey’s Real Estate Analysis Unit has produced quarterly reports on home and rental affordability for almost a quarter of a century.
Annual Retirement Expenditure Guidelines
Massey’s Financial Education and Research Centre’s annual New Zealand Retirement Expenditure Guidelines continued to provide up-to-date information on saving requirements for “no frills” and “choices” retirement.
Financial Education and Research Centre
Community Accounting Services
Massey University’s Community Accounting Services provides free financial advice for non-profit community groups. There are also free, regular clinics for treasurers and board members of small to medium-sized community groups, including charities and service organisations.
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