Massive Magazine Albany Issue 12 2020

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Managing Editor: Laura Macdonald editor@mawsa.org.nz 04 979 3765 Designer: Alexandra Bishop massive@mawsa.org.nz 04 979 3765 Media Manager: Caitlin Barlow-Groome manager@mawsa.org.nz 04 979 3763 Staff Writers: Dani Molloy (Albany) James Pocock (Manawatū) Tyler Hambleton (Wellington) Contributors: Erin Bradnock, Jack Crossland, Naomi PuketapuWaite, Layson Whitman, Aryaman Vijay Parulkar, Cameron Taylor, Connie Sellers, Tess Patrick, Arishma Prakash Illustrators: Padraig Simpson Artist Feature: Rachel Witkowksi Front Cover: George Naylor Publisher: Massivemagazine.org.nz ISSN-2253-5918 (Print) ISSN-2253-5926 (Online). This publication is printed using environmentally friendly inks and paper, the paper which is FSC© certified and from responsible forests, is manufactured under ISO14001 Environmental Management Systems.

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NEWS

FEATURES

Massive’s got the scoop on what’s happening on (and off) Massey campuses nationwide.

Front and centre, our features investigate and probe at the issues or topics of the moment. Have a gander.

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ARTIST FEATURES

OPINION

In each issue we shine the spotlight on a talented student and their portfolio.

It could be you in the next issue!

This is the spot for all creative writing, thought pieces and anything else that makes you cock your head.

30-40 REGULARS The classics– Climate Corner, Suffrage, Salivate, Eat, Pray, Fuck and the rest all live on these back pages. We understand if you skip straight to them.

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Editorial "You might have to go back to your shitty part-time retail job in your hometown; you might want to hide in the skirts of postgraduate studies and Studylink again."

We’re slowly eating into the tail end of the semester, and I know many of you soon-to-be graduates are starting to feel queasy about the big black question mark of 2021. It’s hard enough to land a graduate gig, let alone when the crumbs of the few roles are being gobbled up by veterans laid off by the pandemic. Those of you in aviation and communications will be feeling the most dread. I, for one, am also reaching the tail end of my contract and I’ve only been shortlisted for one out of fifty jobs I’ve applied for. It’s demoralising, uninspiring and stressful. But it’s also life.

You might have to go back to your shitty part-time retail job in your hometown; you might want to hide in the skirts of postgraduate studies and Studylink again. I’m going back to Massey to do my master’s while I wait out the storm. Let the graduates and professionals scrap over the bones of the only communications jobs left in the country; I’ll try my luck again in 2022.

My mother was horrified at the idea of me lumping another $20k onto the waistline of my already distended student loan.

But my logic is that my loan has no interest, I’m honing and developing my craft, and it’s not as if Studylink is gonna lay me off due to ‘Covid-19 restrictions’.

However, if the thought of another year of online lectures churns your stomach, there is one full-time graduate job that will be up for grabs in the next few months - mine! If you’re a comms graduate that loves talking shit, keep an eye out for the Managing Editor role which will be advertised on Student Job Search (along with other graduate roles) and our social media channels in the coming weeks. We’ll also be advertising a part-time designer role for you VCD students and graduates who are scratching your heads, wondering what to do next year.

So if you’re staring down the barrel of an underpaid hospo job or the debt of another year of study, just remember that it won’t be forever.

–Laura Macdonald

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21/09/2020

Letter to the Editor m CW: sexual assault I moved to Wellington this year in February to study music at Massey. I really love the community feel to this city and so far, the collaboration between students in my own course has been very alive which sparks that community feel once again.

But this year hasn’t been easy. In semester one, I was raped at a house party. I immediately left Wellington to be around family and friends to support me through the process of filing a police report. Everything happened very quickly and throughout, all that ran through my head were the cliché phrases: ‘this feels like a bad dream’ and ‘I’m just waiting to wake up’. It rocked my world, yet I was extremely fortunate to have had the immediate support from my family and friends around me.

Massey University currently has no sexual violence policy protecting its students, I understand there is a policy being drafted however I am unsure as to when that’ll be implemented. Upon returning to campus I had a lot of anxiety having found out the perpetrator is studying on the same campus as myself I saw a doctor at health & counselling on campus in order to discuss the support provided on campus for this situation. The doctor and staff struggled to help me in regard to providing an answer for a safe space on campus. Wellington campus has no safe spaces on campus. The doctor suggested I could sit in the stairs of the student hub or on the benches outside Tussock when feeling ‘not so good’. By this time, I was frustrated and considered not returning to campus. However, I had only just moved to Wellington and I’d always loved this city, so I didn’t give in to such anxiety and I didn’t give up.

For the past six weeks, I’ve been working with MAWSA’s Welfare & Equity Committee, which has become my safe space on campus. The committee is made up of amazing people who have passions to create a better place here on campus for students. It’s really nice to go in there for a meeting and put all our heads together through really listening to each other on what we’re seeking to create better environments.

Right now in the committee, we’re pushing to ensure that in producing this policy, the university properly consults with all interested students. We’re also advocating for preventative measures to be implemented alongside the policy. Because a policy alone isn’t enough. We need training for staff and students, we need more support for halls, and we need safe spaces. I really hope they listen.

I’m glad I didn’t leave campus, but I worry for the other survivors out there who aren’t able to be surrounded by support on campus. How are those people kept safe? My heart is truly with those survivors and I wish I could be there for them. Us students need this sexual violence policy, and we really do need it now.

From Anonymous

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New voters L to R: Esther Walters, Gina Dao-McLay and Kate Rowan.

NEW VOTERS EXCITED TO HAVE THEIR SAY

By Erin Bradnock

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tudents and Libras Kate Rowan (17), Gina Dao-McLay (17) and Esther Walters (17) are three of the 5,000 new eligible voters due to election day being pushed back to October 17th.

“I want to vote for a person/party who will meaningfully lift up those in need and take actual action for our climate.”

Dao-McLay has been a prominent voice in the campaign to lower the voting age to 16 and is currently the co-director of ‘Make It 16’.

on voting was such a punch in the gut,” said Rowan, a Levin highschool student at Waiopehu College who keeps up with the day to day news and with politicians on social media.

“I wanted to be well informed even though I couldn’t vote. I’d spend a lot of “I do consider myself a political person. If time talking to friends who could vote we think about it we’re all political people about their thoughts and opinions on the as politics affects all of us,” said Walters, different parties and local candidates.” head girl at Nelson College for Girls who said Rowan. “I am so thrilled to now be able to have my say in the future of New Mental health, climate change, poverty, is “indescribably excited” to now be able Zealand.” inequality and LBGTQ+ issues were some to vote.

“Democracy should reflect our young of the concerns raised by the three and “So many issues are important people’s opinions- we are so often the issues that they’d be keeping in mind especially as a rangatahi,” said ones who bear the consequences of when voting.

Walters. “Voting is not just for decisions made by those who are older and “I realised a couple of years ago just the white old people, it needs to disconnected from us,” said Rowan. how much politics affects me and my be everyone because this is how friend's lives,” said Dao-McLay, an Asian things will change, vote for people All three students agree that the voting Studies student at Victoria University of who will positively impact your age should be lowered to 16, a decision that ‘Make it 16’ has taken to the high Wellington. community". court with the claim that the current Initially, she was ‘disappointed’ that she permitted age of 18 is age discrimination wouldn’t be able to vote and was focused “I have been longing to be able to and a breach of rights. on ensuring those who could vote were participate in our democracy for so long, and ‘would be voting for politicians who and knowing that I had just missed out will make positive decisions for my future’.

Despite the stereotype that young people don’t keep up with politics, Rowan, DaoMcLay and Walters are extremely excited to now be able to vote this election, each proving a keen interest in politics.

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MASSEY ACADEMICS EXPRESS CONCERN OVER NEW MEDIA POLICY James Pocock

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assey University has recently circulated new PR policies that cover how academics should engage with the media and social platforms.

factor among other things prompting the sudden policy changes.

staff regularly and vigorously critique university policies in public without “While I disagree with his views, I think sanction, its recent name-change, and it’s dangerous to shut down voices we may restructuring proposals among them.” not agree with, unless they are advocating “Some simple guidelines on avoiding hate or violence, which he clearly was not.” abusive language, personal attacks and “Massey’s media policy is authoritarian hate speech would have been appropriate and wrong. It claims to wish to promote – this policy goes too far and should be free speech, but tells staff they must ‘seek rethought.”

Concerns over the new policy had been expressed by Massey scientists in Albany in the NZ Herald, who claimed they were being gagged from publicly criticising their university and that there was a “lack permission’ before talking about anything of consultation”. other than their own research area, and This was due to the timing of the policy’s then they can only do that in what is called release coming after the university an ‘evidence-based’ way.” proposed to stop offering a science degree Hollings says this phrasing only raises from its Albany campus, a restructure that further questions for staff. could result in around 50 science jobs lost from Auckland and hundreds of students “One of our own Senior Leadership Team, which signed off on this policy last week, forced to relocate. recently wrote an opinion piece published Specifically, excerpts from the policy such in the Guardian critiquing the Green as, ‘All media enquiries to staff other than Party’s green school’s bungle… However, those inviting academic staff to comment she was listed in the article as an expert on their area of expertise must be referred in communication design, not politics or in the first instance to the University's political science, and the article did not communications team,’ were cause for seem to contain any ‘evidence’. Did it some concern for Massey academics. breach the new policy?”

An unnamed Massey staff member in A Massey spokesperson has claimed the Herald article said, “"Many staff have that they were, “the only New Zealand contacted the union and they are planning university without formally prescribed on fighting this”. guidance to support staff in this area”.

Another staff member who wished to remain unnamed said that the policy had come about suddenly and had led to some confusion for the staff.

Several other Massey staff were approached for this story but were unwilling to publicly comment on the policy or be named.

According to a Massey spokesperson, “These policies affirm academic freedom and do not in any way aim to interfere with or undermine the role of academic staff in exercising their ‘critic and conscience’ role.

“The policies were developed by the university’s communications team and as with any other document providing guidance around the use of media channels has gone through our usual decision-making processes.”

Programme Leader for Journalism at However, Hollings disputes this claim.

The Massey spokesperson claimed that Massey James Hollings said that prior the communications team has received no “To my knowledge, Victoria University controversial comments in the media requests for clarification on the policy. has no similar policy and many of its by a staff member could have been one Disclaimer: Dr Hollings is a member of the Massive editorial board. However, he did not contribute to writing or editing this article.

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Massey graduate Giselle Camp has been overwhelmed with handmade mask orders.

STUDENT’S HANDMADE MASK BUSINESS BRINGS IN EXTRA INCOME

By Dani Molloy

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Massey Albany graduate has turned her sewing skills into a business opportunity by selling handmade face masks on social media.

kept asking how much I would charge for them and it was a little bit awkward at first because I’ve never charged for my sewing before.”

While Camp expressed that she thought the homemade face mask market was becoming oversaturated, she wasn’t worried about the competition.

“I had to think quickly and ended up “I think people will stop buying them after collecting some fabric and doing a small ad a while but for as long as people want on local community pages on Facebook – masks, I’m happy to make them,” she said. and it exploded!”

“To be honest, I’m glad that the market Camp said that her online business has for masks is quite oversaturated because been well received and that this new I’m already extremely busy with the mask Massey business graduate Giselle Camp business opportunity has been a great orders that I have as I’m making masks instarted a Facebook page called Masks by source of additional income during an between working my full-time job.”

Giselle to promote and sell her handmade unpredictable time.

“I’m glad that there’s quite a lot of other face masks while offering customers a “I started writing orders in a little notebook people that can share the load!” range of different fabric choices. and after a couple of days I realised that I Camp explained that she got into mask- needed a full-blown spreadsheet to keep making by first making them for herself track!” she laughed. and for her family.

“The extra money is awesome because I Auckland students are encouraged to wear face masks on campus – and it is compulsory to wear them on public transport – so buying handmade face masks allows students to support local businesses.

“My mum is a hairdresser and a couple of her clients asked about them as well as a couple of my own colleagues,” she said.

“They asked if I was making them to sell.”

have some life admin stuff that I’ve needed to be able to do for ages and I can finally afford it thanks to the masks.”

She isn’t the only person turning her “Initially, I said no and kind of laughed sewing skills into a mask-making business it off because I didn’t think they were venture; there are a myriad of online stores serious about it,” she continued, “But they cropping up across Auckland.

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'Kafa Kollective' can be found in the Fale located at T33.

STUDENTS LAUNCH A NEW MENTORING PROGRAMME AT MASSEY WELLINGTON

By Tyler Hambleton

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new mentoring collective, the ‘Kafa Kollective’ is a Pasifika initiative with the aim to provide students at Massey Wellington a supportive space for their studies.

The mentors were selected by Herbert Bartley, the Associate Dean and the Creative Director Pacific, with the aim for them to help mentor other Pasifika students on campus.

Mentor and current student Sophia Coghini said that Covid-19 was one of the reasons the collective came about.

He selected multiple different students from different degrees to participate in the collective, offering students a wide-range of options for mentoring and support.

“A lot of Pasifika students dropped out due to Covid, because of things going on This includes students from Fine Arts, The School of Music, Creative Media at home and for other family reasons.”

Production and Fashion and Design.

The collective saw a strong increase in attendance over their first weeks of Students can find the collective in the Fale located at T33; mentors are there most operating. days of the week working with students “In the first week, around three people and hanging out together. showed up, we are now in our third week and around 14 people have shown up,” All students are welcome in the Fale and are encouraged to come and say hello even Coghini said. if they don’t need support. “‘Kafa Kollective’, comes from the Tongan word ‘Afa’. Afa, is one of the strongest ropes, a sonnet braid of coconut husks.

It is used for tying Faleo’o (houses) together with a strong hold,” Coghini also explained.

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Steve Elers (left) and Sir Bob Jones (right). Credit: Steve Elers.

CONTROVERSIAL MASSEY LECTURER ANNOUNCES PLANS TO WRITE BOOK IN 2021

By James Pocock and Laura Macdonald

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In the column, he states, “According to Lal, gay conversion therapy "aims to compel an individual to renounce their sexual orientation or gender identity", which he claims is "via manipulative, abusive, hateful and even bizarre practices". In reality, it seems that gay conversion therapy The book is to be bank-rolled by are programmes run by some Christian businessman Sir Bob Jones, who came churches across the country who attempt to under fire this year for suing journalist "pray the gay away"… If people want to pray Renae Maihi for defamation after she called – for whatever purpose – let them pray.” a column he wrote as racist.

Journalist David Farrier has since published In the announcement email sent to two newsletters criticising Elers’ columns, subscribers (and forwarded to Massive along with sharing his own experience

by Elers himself) he also wrote, “I will with homophobia and Christianity. consider devoting a section to the gender Elers sent a subsequent email to subscribers, pronoun issue since it’s so popular!” saying, “This is the second time I have been “The Bewildering Politics of Gender ‘deplatformed’ or ‘cancelled’ by Mr Farrier.

Pronouns”, published in Stuff in July, Maybe he fancies me or something,”, a raised controversy for its transphobic statement Farrier has since called out for commentary, which prompted two being homophobic. response articles from other Massey lecturers. Elers wrote another column In the email announcing his plans to write on the back of this, mocking Youth MP a book, Elers again referenced Farrier’s Shaneel Lal’s stance against gay conversion sexuality by writing, “Also, thanks to David Farrier - his obsession with me has helped therapy. to raise my profile.” ontroversial Massey University senior lecturer and columnist Steve Elers has announced he will be publishing a book next year, which will contain essays written in a similar style to his opinion columns.

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Farrier has expressed concern for the students under Elers’ tutelage.

“I have thick skin, but I feel for the young people he teaches and those reading his material, that are already feeling pretty shit, and being made to feel like an outsider even more,” he told Massive.

However, Elers insisted that he ‘doesn’t care’ about his students’ sexuality and said, “I think we all get along in class. I have never had a complaint from a student and my student feedback is always very high.”

When asked for comment on Elers’ columns, a Massey University spokesperson said, “Our academics routinely make public commentary, as part of academic freedom under the Education Act. When an academic expresses an opinion, they do not necessarily reflect the position of our university. Dr Elers writes strictly in a personal capacity.”

“The university firmly supports the exercise of academic freedom, which includes the right to undertake research, to question and test received wisdom, to put forward new ideas and to state opinions even if they are controversial or unpopular.”

Construction workers installing park benches to deter skaters in the War Memorial. Credit: Jack Crossland.

SKATING GRINDING TO A HALT

By Jack Crossland

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he Ministry of Culture and Heritage are enlisting physical measures to stop skateboarders using the Pukeahu National War Memorial as a makeshift skate park.

Construction workers have installed park benches throughout the War Memorial that will act as physical barriers along the areas used the most by skaters when ‘grinding’.

Ministry for Culture and Heritage Manager Brodie Stubbs said efforts to stop skaters thus far have fallen on deaf ears.

“My team has dealt with this issue in a number of ways including education and persuasion. Our approach has not always remedied the issue, so we’ve had to go a step further to install extra measures that will help prevent damage and move skaters away from the main thoroughfares of the park.”

because it causes damage to the structure of the park and has a negative impact on other visitors who do not feel completely safe using the space. Skateboarders have deliberately vandalised anti-skate devices in order to grind along walls.”

He also said skateboarders needed to be more understanding.

“We would like skaters to understand that their actions may result in thousands of dollars of damage and can prevent others from enjoying the space. Their actions in the park are seen by others as disrespectful to the purpose of the park.”

However, skateboarders and students of neighbouring Massey University object to the skating being branded as offensive.

Joseph Jakicevich said, “I don’t understand how it is being disrespectful. The space is still being used for commemorative events and the skaters don’t use it when Stubbs said the issue was more than just a there’s functions going on. Most of the time it sits there dormant and just used as matter of respect. a thoroughfare.”

“Skateboarding is a major issue at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park “You see people with their dogs chucking

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a Frisbee around kids running around in circles, it’s a shared space for the people.

Just let them skate.”

Skater Emmanuel Nuval said, “I don’t understand, the skaters aren’t hurting anyone. The space needs to be used in some sort of way. It’s better that it be used than not be used at all.”

“Even with the barriers people will find somehow to skate it. That’s the cool thing about the War Memorial, it’s such an open and cool space and there’s so much more than those grinding areas.”

Jakicevich doesn’t believe the councils latest efforts will stop skaters.

“Where there’s a will there’s a way and we’ll be able to skate it.”

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Campus

The “Comprehensive� Review

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James Pocock

Toilets

Some Buildings

Toilets under the stairs up to MUSA offices - 9/10

SGP Building - weird/10

This high rating is solely because of a magical contraption known as the Dyson Airblade. I was fortunate enough to bear witness to nearly 12 combined years of engineering education experience demonstrating how even a small amount of water (and hypothetically urine as well), when tipped into the gale force of this machine, can create an impressive spray radius. Massey should be proud to have produced such enquiring minds, and to have installed a machine that stimulates them so.

For any new student first entering this building, it is a nightmarish square-shaped hellscape of corridors that just return you back to where you started. The “ground floor” is actually the second floor, and the “basement” is the first floor, and it has classrooms with windows half in the ground that look out at people’s feet on one side.

In a second-year film project my group initially considered making a psychological horror centered around this building, but the idea was so good, the universe didn’t allow it to happen. True story.

SGP Building 2nd floor Toilets - 7/10

Psychology and Geography Buildings - 1/10

While nothing special by themselves, the urinals in these toilets have a sticker someone has placed at head height proclaiming “the future is in your hands”, and that is enough to make the visit worthwhile.

I think these buildings are a great artistic statement if you consider them to be symbolic representations of the amount of shit the people who use them get for their degree choice.

Rec Centre Male locker room toilets - 4/10

Vet Tower - 9/10

Personally, I think mirrors should always be situated behind urinals, not to the front or the side, so that there is no risk of looking at yourself pissing, even with your lower half covered by a low wall thing.

Also, if you are one who enjoys a private draining of the ol’ snake you probably shouldn’t be pissing in a gym locker room.

It makes sense really. You do the most difficult degree and potentially earn the most money over the course of your career to gratefully grant in a trust on your deathbed to the University that molded you into a “productive member of society™”. Therefore, you get the nicest building to learn in. However, knowing all this does nothing whatsoever to reduce my jealousy.

Students Engineers - 10/10

City Activities

It might be the fact that most engineering students are mildly autistic that makes me think of them as my people in a spiritual way. My Spirit Degree if you will. A large number of my friends from high school, as well as a fair few I met here, are engineers. Always willing to get on the piss, always willing to make inappropriate jokes, and always willing to take totally illogical concepts too far in practical application.

I just love them.

Bowling - 8/10 Bowling is always great, but the massive downside comes from the fact that the place is always busy, likely a consequence of being one of the few recreational activities available in the city of Palmerston North that appeals to students besides drinking. Unfortunately, this means it is prudent to book ahead, and prudence is one of students’ greatest weaknesses.

Aviation students - 3/10

Esplanade - 10/10

Picture this. You had ended Year 12 or Year 13 at high school thinking this will be the last time you’ll have to wear a uniform for a long time, until your partner wants to get kinky in the bedroom or the postgraduation job market wants to get kinky with your prospects (hello retail). But wait. You want to be a pilot, and not just that, you want to go to Massey and be the only one on campus forced to wear a uniform for another three years minimum so that everyone will know exactly who you are and how much student debt you are in. This is your life now. You would take comfort in the fact that you will likely be earning three times as much as these uniform-less dorks in half the time, but coronavirus has ruined even that for you.

This is one thing Wellington and Auckland don’t have and Palmerston North does that I am genuinely proud of. Nothing beats a walk in the rose gardens or along the river for a nice dosage of Mother Nature and you can even pop into the Wildbase Recovery Centre to see some cool endangered animals be rehabilitated. Best of all, it’s all free so there are no downsides.

Vet students - can’t stop, won’t stop/10

Foxton Beach - 6/10 I cannot give a higher score because Foxton beach is still a 30 min drive away from Palmerston North, making it not a very convenient activity for Manawatu students low on the petrol money or those who don’t even own a car at all.

Just about as messed up in the head as any other student priming to work as a doctor or in the general medical field. Of course, that means they fall right near the top of the list of hardest partying degrees because when they take a break from studying, of course they are going to want to fuck up their sleep schedule even more by going on a bender. I have only heard rumors of what happens at a Vet Happy Hour, and it makes me wish that I and the others in my degree had more culture. Pre-vets obviously aren’t included in this category, because the only ones that are binging are those that already know that they aren’t getting in this year.

Sports science - 7/10 There are three different degrees that sink the hardest and do the dumbest shit when it comes to a night out on town. These are the engineers, vets and last, but certainly not least, sports science students.

Very entertaining to be friends with unless they are losing at any given sport in which case, they will become intolerable to be around.

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Wellington Campus A Massey Wellington roast Review

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Tyler Hambleton

Like every university and business, Massey University’s Wellington campus has its significant ups and downs. Although, I can confidently say that the Wellington campus is leaning more towards the downward scale.

There are many factors that work to position Massey on this side of the scale, factors of which include; the lack of student culture, a lack of student common rooms and more importantly, for the last five years, the lack of a marae which is a pivotal space for Maori students on campus.

A Massey representative recently commented on the completion of the marae saying, “Importantly, we want to be able to open the Marae once all work is fully completed and to then share what will be an incredible and culturally significant space for the Pukeahu Campus.”

These are the same comments that Massey representatives have been saying for years. It seems as if Massey has a significant issue with their infrastructure as many common and shared areas are vacant and have been for years.

This may relate to Massey’s Digital Plus framework, in which the university aims to ‘future-proof’ the university in the next three to five years, through the use of more digitised learning. The university calls this ‘anchoring’, which means some subjects will only be available at one campus or online.

Some students on the Wellington campus have it better than others, which includes a better culture surrounding their degree. The design block at Massey Wellington is new and accommodating, and the students work in unison through the use of shared spaces which creates a better student culture.

This culture also allows for students to feel more secure in their work, as they have their peers to bounce ideas off and also learn from.

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On the other hand, communication students at Massey Wellington make up one of the largest cohorts of students, but currently have no shared space and little culture.

MAWSA’s Communication Executive Basti Todd believes that a shared space for Massey Wellington’s communication students will grow the culture, and give students more of a sense of community.

Even staff on Massey’s Wellington campus have an issue with the infrastructure; they once had a staff common room within Block 5 on floor F. This allowed for all staff to come together to eat and converse about their jobs and lives, until it was repurposed into an executive office for previous Vice Chancellor, Steve Maharey for about two seconds flat, and has remained empty ever since.

The reasoning for the lack of shared common spaces for student cohorts regards how Massey is a business first and a university second. Student groups and associations are charged rent for the spaces they use, which often makes these spaces unattainable for student related use.

This inherently contributes to the lack of community within the campus as students don’t get as many chances as they should to meet and interact with each other. They only really get to know their peers through first year halls or sometimes class.

The issue seems to spread across the other Massey campuses too, as neither have many shared common spaces and if they do, it’s for their main cohorts such as engineering or veterinary studies.

Massive’s Manawatu writer James Pocock also highlighted the delay of Massey Wellington's “Wellbeing Hub”, in a recent piece. The Wellbeing Hub took over the campus’s only book store in 2019 and was meant to be opened at the beginning of this year.

When reached for comment this month, Massey Wellington Student Life Services manager Debbie Snelson said, “We still haven’t set a date for

the opening of the Wellbeing Hub yet as we are still progressing its establishment and will open it when we have everything in place.”

Students like to think of a university as an interactive learning environment.

Although Massey is more than a university, it is a business that generates millions of dollars of profit every year, then directs the profit into what some might argue are the wrong areas.

Since we have no bookstore here, I believe it would be easier to ask one of the highly talented design students on campus to make you a note pad, and then find an industrial design student to make you a functioning pen, than it would be to buy one on campus.

Well, I thought I should end on some positives. I can guarantee for your first year or so you probably will not think of these issues, which can be a positive.

The blossom trees outside Tussock flower in the summer and they are pretty beautiful to look at. There is a toilet underneath the stairs of Block 5 that no one uses and it’s pretty relaxing. The campus is also insanely close to town so you can procrastinate with your mates on a daily basis then wonder where the world went.

The student association is also the most active out of the three and prompts the most change, and Koha Coffee sponsored by Peoples on Wednesday and Thursday is absolutely banging!

Massey does have some issues, some more important than others. But on the whole, it’s a pretty good environment to learn in and the lecturers are more than helpful in the completion of your studies. I don’t have any regrets about going to Massey but I would like to see some improvements in the use of their physical campuses in the years to come to better future students’ experiences.

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Albany Campus Chicken wings and basic bitches: an Albany campus review

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Dani Molloy

The Albany campus… the awkward third wheel of the Massey University ménage à trois.

You know you’re in for a wild ride when the highlight of your campus is a golden chicken wing statue. The majority of Albany’s student body consist of Aucklanders studying communications (who think they’re running their own business by joining a pyramid scheme) or Northlanders in Thrasher hoodies who think they’ve reached the big city.

Location wise, Massey Albany is in a prime spot near the Westfield mall, a myriad of local supermarkets and the Albany McDonald’s. This is great for those staying in student accommodation because it means you can pop over to the supermarket or, more importantly, go for 11pm trips to Kmart with relative ease. Not only that, you can still make it home in time to string up that line of fairy lights before your hook-up from the first floor is ready to come upstairs.

high schoolers are turning eighteen and thinking they’re the absolute shit because they were able to sink four vodka cruisers and still get in.

Along the way I’ve spent way too much money at Kmart, attended some superb ASA Balls (thanks to 2018 ASA President, Jason Woodroofe, for reviving ASA Balls from the dead), The ASA struggles to get students and maybe even handed in a couple of enthusiastic about anything and assignments along the way. I’ve made the smoking shelter behind the lifelong friends who are now flatmates, accommodation car park is probably learnt when a degree wasn’t right the liveliest example of campus culture for me and worked a few jobs before and comradery. There will always be landing this gig where I get paid to someone there ready to skip class and if roast my university. you can get past the fact that nearly all of the shelter walls have been broken But for anyone that had me as an RA in or removed by drunken idiots, it’s a 2019 – I’m so, so sorry. nice spot to hang out.

Foodwise, Scholars café is a godsend and quite possibly my favourite place on campus; however, to get there you have to make it past the Albany gym where the guy that hit on you while you were underage is snorting preworkout powder – and some days that’s too much for even the greatest coffee enthusiast to endure.

Also, Albany students love to complain about Massive. It’s essentially a campus full of Karens coming back to pursue Speaking of halls, Albany their love of Austen in my English Lit accommodation has the weirdest class (fair enough). After class, these cesspool of bogans and basic white lovely women stumble out of the girls because unlike most university Atrium only to find that lo-and-behold, halls which only take your standard the student magazine is plastered with first years, Albany accepts people of any images of some woman’s cleavage. age. I spent many nights witnessing They then write a strongly worded men in their late twenties hitting letter to the editor demanding that on the barely legal seventeen-yearsuch PORNOGRAPHY never graces old freshers and trying to lure them their Wholesome-Christian-Campus into the apartments, which is an again. unfortunately frequent sight in Albany.

And trust me, there is nothing more Party life on the Albany campus is awkward than the looks ASA staff scarce. If you’re in halls you can go to give me as I distribute yet another a few micromanaged parties in Te Rito controversial magazine cover. but otherwise, your entire social life depends on ASA barbeques and hitting So, as I near the end of my third and final year of my undergraduate degree up Fergs on a Thursday night. Now at Massey University’s Albany campus, I’ve never been one to hate on an ASA barbeque, but there have been very few I say farewell to the drunken nights this year due to lockdown which I find spent mounting the chicken wing, the first year nights that I left Fergs to be a heinous crime. thrilled to have pulled a second-year Fergs is probably the best thing about engineering student, or in tears when Albany campus and it hasn’t even been some skinny white boy I liked had gone open half of this year. Now that it’s home with the girl in the room next open again, we’re in that unfortunate door to me. time of the year when North Shore

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IS OUR HISTORY THE KEY? Ko ahau te taiao, ko te taiao, ko ahau – The ecosystem defines my quality of life Naomi Puketapu-Waite

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This wonderful whakatauki (Māori proverb) is from a mindset that many aren’t familiar with.

Although there is a simple correlation between our survival and the earth's ability to provide for us, we live in an astoundingly convenient world. Personally I have never had to rely on the seasons, forage, hunt or live off the land. Yet for many indigenous communities, existence is based around these practices, where understanding the balance of ecosystems is vital to all aspects of life.

It’s a pretty foreign concept for most of us - few people outside of indigenous communities can fully understand the deeper spiritual and sometimes cosmological relationships between humans and nature. As much as one might like to think they are ‘in tune with the earth’ because they’ve dabbled in shrooms and own a keep cup, the interactions between indigenous communities and the planet are uncontested.

To illustrate this relationship we can look at the Māori understanding that mankind comes from the earth, that we are not above it but merely a part of it - where nature is a taonga (gift) from our ancestors. This is evident in Māori cropping and cultivation, where soil isn’t just dirt. It instead holds primal and cosmic energies of the universe; and is sometimes considered to be a living and breathing entity. This belief encourages a two way relationship between humans and land where, in order to grow food, there is a large amount of care that goes into utilising the soil - a far cry from the industrial strain modern day systems place onto it.

Recently I have been wondering, why did Māori among many indigenous communities, live within the environment rather than ‘on’ it? And

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where did this way of life get lost? Can we get it back without compromising our comfort? It can quite easily be put down to colonialism and ‘The Enlightenment’ period that saw indigenous communities robbed of their land and stripped of their practices.

The more I look into my Māori ancestry, the more I understand how Western paradigms have replaced traditional ways and where the relationship between humans and land has been lost. Although Aotearoa no longer has punishments for the use of these practices - and kids don’t have Te Reo literally beaten out of them at school - there is still a suffocating colonial presence regarding how Māori knowledge is handled.

So why is it important to know about this? What can we gain from it? I agree there probably won’t be a time where you will need to cure dysentery by chewing koromiko leaves, nor should you feel guilty for benefitting from modern Western science.

Yet traditional practices across the world have allowed communities to be self reliant, while protecting the land rather than pillaging it. In a time that could easily be considered earth’s final hour, I think perhaps there could be some benefit in looking back and uplifting these communities and their knowledge.

It’s part of a massive debate in science at the moment - how to utilise these practices without following colonial footsteps and exploiting the knowledge of marginalised communities. But for us individuals, it seems even harder to place any value on our actions or even know what to do.

Luckily, I have some recommendations for you!

1. If you hear someone giving a piece of info from their culture - call out those who snigger and roll their eyes. Indigenous communities have held this knowledge for thousands of years - there is a reason this stuff works.

2. Conversations! There isn’t a lot of talk about indigenous knowledge, it generally either gets rejected or exploited, so by encouraging learning about it and supporting it - you’re actually doing a whole lot.

3. This one goes out to the future and current scientists. Question the ‘cultural’ collaborations you may come across. Is there a genuine interest? Or is it a tick the box exercise? Push for more authenticity.

Despite the major technological advances in everyday living, we still depend on healthy ecosystems for survival - the only difference is we are now far more disconnected from it.

We live in a unique country, and to embrace, support and access our Māori heritage is a rare opportunity - now is the time to take it.

Toitu te marae a Tane Toitu te marae a Tangaroa Toitu te iwi.

If the land is well and the sea is well the people will thrive.

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RACHEL WITKOWSKI Hey guys, my name's Rachel Witkowski and I am an outdoor Action and Adventure photographer who specialises in Action Sports, Adventure, Lifestyle and Commercial photography. I studied photography where I completed my Level 5 and 6 Diploma in Photography. I am an award winning photographer gaining Silver with Distinction in the student category of the IRIS New Zealand Institute of Professional Photographers Awards.

This collection of images was produced for my final project, where I found my passion for Action Sport photography.

It took me two years of studying to decide what areas of photography I wanted to focus on, so my advice to any budding photographers out there is keep exploring your options and stick to what you love and enjoy. Feel free to check out my latest photographs on my Instagram page ‘rachelwitkowski’ and flick me a message if you have any questions!

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SUN, SANGRIA, AND BREAKING BOUNDARIES I even saw graffiti on walls saying, “Go home, tourist.” Yeah, I’m trying to.

Layson Whitman

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Let me take you back to the scary and confusing time when COVID was spreading like wildfire around the world. While you were still attending lectures, working, and discussing the news while slipping in the odd “Oh, how terrible”, I had begun a month walk across Spain.

into thinking it was sanitising my throat. Thankfully, everyone had separate rooms for that night which was a relief. Everybody was looking to get back home, apart from a couple odd ones who wanted to live through the zombie apocalypse occurring.

I had heard the news about some crazy virus spreading through China but I’m young; news only matters to me if it’s directly imposing on my life. I gave a good, “Oh shit, sucks for China. Thoughts and prayers.” I never considered it could ever have an impact on me.

That next morning the lockdown started. I had decided to walk to the airport cause that’s what I’d been doing for the last ten days and it would only take a couple hours. Boy, what a mistake.

Anyways, into the story. I broke into an airport.

Wait, let’s rewind a little. The Spanish government had decided to lock down.

I didn’t know until I was in a bar in bumfuck nowhere, gathering strength through whiskey, with the TV saying “Estado de Alarma”. I tried to ask the bartenders what was going on, but I got a lot of shrugs and shaking of heads. I gathered that El Camino, the walk I’d been doing, was over.

I decided to walk back 6km to the nearest town as I had two days until the country shut its borders. I stayed the night in a hotel as it was the only accommodation left. I then missed the bus to a city with an airport which left only once a day. Feeling a moderate amount of panic and confusion I called my aunty in the Netherlands and asked for advice. She said to get out and to her house ASAP. It felt good to be on the bus and moving although once I got off, the anxiety started to rise. I could feel the paranoia hugging my back like a seductive demon. The more I walked and passed by people, the higher my chances of catching this virus. People were looking at me as if I was prime suspect number one. I even saw graffiti on walls saying, “Go home, tourist.”

Yeah, I’m trying to.

I’m slurping sangria down while walking to my hostel, tricking myself

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I was walking through a city that mere hours ago was brimming with people and now was a ghost town. Buses were still running with nobody in them.

Oh, an important note is I was following Google Maps walking directions. Never, if you learn anything from this, never, trust in our technological overlords for walking directions to an airport.

I got to a road that was blocked by a barbed wire gate. That’s weird, I’m supposed to go down this street. Now, the apocalypse had hit so I imagined jumping a few fences is kind of a requirement. Luckily there was a tree right by the gate, so I climbed up that, threw my bag over then myself. Landed on my feet, surprisingly. Although not as surprising as there being another gate with barbed wire along the same path… and this one didn’t have a helpful tree next to it! Biting my tongue before I started cursing the universe and myself, I climbed this second fence with a little more difficulty. But over it I went and began walking along what I assumed to be the main entrance to the airport, even though not a single car was coming or going. Cue a rise in anxiety until I saw a plane take off. Hooooly fuck, what blessed relief flooded my body.

help me get to the airport. He jumped at the opportunity to do something and didn’t ask any questions. Off we went into the staff area where the staff stared at me confused and started railing questions off about what I was doing there. I really didn’t care about anything at that moment because I’d seen a plane take off, hallelujah, so I knew I was one step closer to getting home. They told the dude who’d helped me he’d better fuck off before the security guards came to get me, cause he really shouldn’t have done that. So off he fucked with a smirk on his face.

Security was on me in minutes; big dude with a big gun, take that as you wish. I assumed at some point they were going to get a translator but nope.

Two hours of going back and forth with my low-level Spanish.

He’d ask, “How did you get here?”

I’d say, “I walked.”

He’d say, “But that’s impossible.”

I’d say, “Well tough titties.”

Okay maybe not quite that, but I was keen not to mention those gates I’d jumped as I just realised how I’d broken into the perimeter of an international airport. Eventually he realised I wasn’t a terrorist, just a young man from New Zealand trying to get to Amsterdam in a time of crisis.

I did show him the fences I’d jumped because he started pointing at the fences saying I must’ve jumped them.

If you call me out, I’ll accept defeat in the eyes of the truth. After showing him, we’re both laughing at the situation. He even gave me a stamp in my Pilgrim’s Passport (for El Camino), so I’ve got proof of how this boy from Napier broke into a Spanish airport to escape a pandemic.

However, I had hit another obstacle.

More goddamn fences! What the hell Spain?! I looked around and to my surprise there was a worker chilling in his ute so I walked up and asked in my most polite Spanish if he could please

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SKIN DEEP How my tattoos turned my confidence around Cameron Taylor Massive Magazine | Issue 12 10

Looking at your body naked can be difficult. Confronting my bare skin in the mirror before I shower has led to a few meltdowns in my lifetime, because I didn’t feel at home in my own skin. But I’m here to share a little story on my shift in self-confidence, thanks to the sweet stab of a tattoo needle.

My tattoo journey started off in May 2019. I wanted a meaningful tattoo below the back of my neck, a Māori mama holding her moko to represent me and my mother. Let me tell you, the nerves were REAL!! I was chewing lollies like a mad person, clutching my mate’s hand like I was in a life or death situation, scrunching up my eyes so tight awaiting the pain. If you can’t tell, dramatic bitch is my brand.

But after that first drag across the skin, a bitch was HOOKED. I got home from the studio and for days on end, I could not stop admiring myself in the mirror. I started to feel a new sense of joy and love for my body and my skin on a WHOLE new level I had never experienced before.

I decided from then on, I was going to continue getting covered in ink. The way it made me feel about my body was unreal, and I always wanted to chase that feeling. Why not do things that make us look and feel good, yanno?? We

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can literally do whatever we want in this life. I got 10 tattoos in the exact span of a year (legit, I went to the same artist an exact year later for my 10th tattoo).

Some of them have meaning, like the letter ‘H’ on my wrist for my younger brother Hunter. Some really don’t have meaning at all - I got a fucking ice cream cone above my elbow just ‘cos it’s my favourite dessert. All of them, regardless of meaning, have boosted my confidence by a million.

One gigantic step in confidence for me tattoo-wise was getting my thigh tattoo.

I grew up fat pretty much my whole life, meaning I’ve always had thunder thighs.

They’ve always been my biggest body insecurity, and I fucking hated people looking at them or commenting on them. Never in my LIFE would I have guessed that I was gonna draw attention to them by getting them tattooed!!

Younger me would’ve absolutely flipped her shit at the idea!!

choices I ever made. I had never felt more empowered in my entire fucking life.

My collection of ink has been more than an aesthetic fulfillment. It’s led me towards feeling more at home in my own skin. Every time I look at myself naked now, I feel like the baddest bitch in all the land. I feel more in control of my body through this empowerment, and it’s the BEST feeling ever. I’m not saying tattoos are some magical cure to confidence, I still have my shitty days like everyone else. But they definitely have helped me so fucking much. Our bodies are such a gift, and being able to cover them in art is such a blessing. If you’re feeling insecure about your body, BITCH go get it inked. Honour those parts of you that need extra TLC. Make them look as beautiful as you deserve to feel. Thank me later x

But I knew that life was too short to hide my body forever, because my body is BOMB and deserves to be shown. My thick thighs deserve to be honoured!! I wanted them to look pretty, I wanted to feel more comfortable with them, and I wanted to feel more empowered in my own skin. So, I got a massive floral tattoo covering my whole left thigh. And let me tell you, that was one of the best

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Poetry Heart in the Wall The whiteness becomes a state of mind.

An absence mimicked in this backyard of yellowed grass.

Reflected in the beige houses on the street. who haven’t lost their colour in time for the funeral.

A heart can be found within this wall I see Where the plaster reflects reddish light.

The colour of raw wounds, of fingertips in the cold as feet thud with a soft and uneven pulse.

But as the memory loses its vivacity I wonder if there was any light at all.

The same way I struggle to remember the faces muted in every way.

Only the closed eyes remain wrinkled and smiling in their own stillness as circles of frankincense mimic the open and the close.

- Arishma Prakash

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Poetry As the Flowers Do Turn my face towards the sun that the flowers follow.

Skink tail vows that fall apart and grow back again.

Walk into the meadow with me like strangers do, where the caterpillars wind their own wombs, and where the rain kneads the earth, coaxing stems from the fertile soil.

Yellow blankets slip through my fingers as shade clings to my back They fold and gather between hills, yet all I can find are the holes.

The buds have left their beds, opened their mouths and peeled back their lips, To sing like the birds do the notes sway like children on swings for the sky to hold.

For the birds, will forget tomorrow and the flowers will forget that they are mute.

But even though I am nothing like the flowers and the birds And I still remember every yesterday, I still wish, to swallow the sunlight as the flowers do and want for nothing except a world reborn everyday.

- Arishma Prakash

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Eat, Pray, Fuck Tatted Twink

“It’s like patting your head and rubbing your belly like the performative sex monkey you are” I had an orgy in Grandma’s room. I figured we would get the morally rotten detail out of the way. After a game of truth or dare spiralling into what it always became - a poorly written episode of Degrassi - the sexual drives of about 7/10 teenagers really took hold and the situation unravelled from there. Now, it's not like we immediately went, ‘Let’s have an orgy’, but rather it was an unfortunate domino effect of poor choices (much like the Fast and Furious series).

room, which felt far too weird to have a threesome in on account of it being plastered in family photos and my parents belongings; my sisters room, which I knew I would be scalped if even a pillow had been de-fluffed; and, finally, Grandma’s room.

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The family never found out, I cleaned up the alcohol; made the beds and grandma came back home. All's well that ends-

To get some insight into my reasoning, the old bitch’s manz died a good decade the fucking sheets. ago (bless him) so I doubt she knew Yours sincerely what sex smelt like anymore, she was staying at my uncle’s that week and I The Tatted Twink didn’t like her that much anyway. As for a threesome with your ex, I mean unresolved attachment issues have a tendency to pop up when you’re drunk and there is no faster gratification than sex; or so my therapist tells me.

Not everyone at this party was sexually driven, therefore some were merely watching a movie in the lounge or chilling in my room. Two of the girls had begun to very much enjoy each other’s company but did not appreciate So, the three of us boost up the stairs the viewing party, opting to boost up to and into the bedroom. We start getting the guest bedroom to “move furniture”. it on and, honestly, wasn’t half bad as much as our drunk asses could tell, Following this, in an unforeseen but and then we hear a knock. “Who the completely on brand turn of events, I fuck could it be?” I thought, slightly had begun making out with the dude preoccupied. The girls had become I really wanted to sleep with and the bored next door and kept knocking ex-girlfriend I never really resolved until we opened the door. They then anything with. You may be thinking joined in. This truly was a porno and “what the fuck?”, but be rest assured, a half, and my dead grandpa would I was also thinking “what the fuck?”. either be appalled or impressed from Making out with two people at once seems to work so practically in pornos whichever concept of afterlife you choose to abide by. but lord was it a journey.

As company and I were getting increasingly handsy, someone else shouted across the lounge to “get a room!” (fair point). So, that’s what we did. Now our options were limited as there were people in my room, most of the major spots in the house had cameras operating on account of my paranoid parents - despite living in the most Caucasian neighbourhood and the guest room was occupied by those two girls. This leaves my parents’

sinful evening wrapped up. I merely hoped we would all never discuss this exchange again (ironic to be writing about it I know).

I’ve always been aware of inclusivity in threesomes and how an individual always gets slightly left out and therefore you need to maintain attention evenly. It’s like patting your head and rubbing your belly like the performative sex monkey you are.

People were on the floor, on the bed, on each other (obviously) and, for the most part, it was fun. As fun and doomed as a drunk orgy with your friends can get.

Eventually people tapped out and the

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The Hype About Hemp This week I was curious about sustainable materials or plants that we don’t usually appreciate. I thought of hemp and ended up down a hemp rabbit hole. There is a lot you don’t know about hemp. Enough for a whole column. First and foremost, what exactly is hemp? I’ve never really known what exactly the difference is between hemp and marijuana - I might be the only one, but there seems to be a level of confusion here. To put it simply, marijuana is a variety of cannabis that contains more than 0.3% of THC and can induce psychotropic or euphoric effects, whereas hemp classifies varieties of cannabis that have less than 0.3% THC and don’t get you cooked. Unfortunately, this column is not about the potential environmental benefits of smoking a joint on the couch - however, please enlighten me if such benefits do exist.

For years, industrial hemp has been used to produce fabrics and fibrous materials. The eco-friendly crop is an increasingly popular fibre for clothing.

Hemp fibre has three times the tensile strength of cotton whilst remaining lightweight and absorbent. Importantly to note, farming hemp only uses half as much water as cotton. It takes 2700 litres of water to grow only a single kilogram of cotton, and water is running dry in many cotton-producing regions. Hemp can be grown easily without the use of harsh chemical pesticides which, of course, do no good for the environment. It’s a hardy crop with very little vulnerability to diseases and pests.

Hemp can also be turned into paper.

In fact, it is actually a more suitable plant for paper production than wood pulp (what 90% of the world’s paper is currently made of). This is because Hemp’s uses are expansive, from health hemp has a higher percentage of foods to clothing. But what strikes cellulose, which gives plants their me most about the plant are its many structure. The more cellulose in a plant, environmental benefits. One of the the better it is for paper production. greatest benefits of hemp cultivation is Hemp also has a much quicker crop its ability to regenerate its surrounding yield. It takes around four months to soil. Once hemp matures and the reach maturity compared to the 20 to seeds grow, its remains decompose in 80 years that trees can take. Plus, it can the soil. During this process (known be recycled up to eight times, compared as ‘retting’) the nutrients from the to just three times for paper made from plant are soaked up and returned to wood pulp. the soil. By taking advantage of this The benefits of hemp are endless, natural fertilisation process, known but sadly the stigma and politics as ‘phytoremediation’, farmers could surrounding the plant have halted the potentially use hemp to clean up soil. progression of hemp-based products.

Sustainable farming involves rotating Luckily, in recent years we have crops in line with the changing seasons several companies embracing these to maintain optimum soil nutrients. benefits. I’m excited to see what other Cultivated annually, hemp could make sustainable materials will arise if future harvests more sustainable by we keep demanding and supporting naturally replenishing soil. environmental alternatives.

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Suffrage Tess Patrick

"But when debate can’t be had within reason, in this (dare I say it) unprecedented shit show, there’s room for extremities, and there’s room for people to fall through the gaps."

Let’s talk about the need for a competent opposition because we all know it’s no fun playing by yourself. I know I’ve touched on it from time to time but listen, it’s really important because if the big players like National aren’t willing to carry out the somewhat simple task of picking at everything our government does, support (or hatred) flows to the parties who are willing to make bold claims.

Act, who has historically never achieved much more than the Epsom seat, a horrific run at Dancing With The Stars and some truly appalling bow ties, is this current government’s biggest threat. And their rise in recent polls is showing it. David Seymour, aside from his goofy grin, isn’t afraid to hop on Facebook and use statistics and logical reason to come up with an alternative.

Heaven forbid, support flows to New Conservatives, who had sense enough to advertise on a garbage truck because the trash always takes itself out.

But when debate can’t be had within reason, in this (dare I say it) unprecedented shit show, there’s room for extremities, and there’s room for people to fall through the gaps.

Take the latest UNICEF report for example. We’re 35th in the world for child wellbeing. We always knew we weren’t in the best position, but this shouldn’t be a shock to us. Last election entire families were sleeping in cars.

It’s confronting and you’re right to feel our current government hasn’t made good on all of their promises. I have no further words than now is the time

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to fix it.

Now isn’t the time to worry about tax breaks for people, but instead address the tax breaks for corporations. Now isn’t the time to be concerned with breaches of freedoms or Green School fundings (sure, a fuck up). Because while we’re sitting here worrying about ourselves, the most vulnerable in our country are falling through the cracks.

I’ve been thinking a lot about the word whanau lately (especially after that Don Brash interview), and how there really is no word in the English language to describe it. It’s as much of a family unit as it is a feeling, an unbreakable bond that built the backbones of Aotearoa.

And from my experience, there’s no place in the world that has anything like it. Keep that feeling in mind this election season.

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Salivate is here to help you get the most out of your measly student meals, while still making the most of your weekend.

Ingredients

Method to the Madness:

for the base:

1. Add yeast to lukewarm water and rest in a warm space for 10-15 minutes, when the yeast begins to activate.

1 cup wholemeal spelt flour 1 cup white spelt flour (extra for adding as needed)

2. Add flours to a large bowl with the salt and stir.

3. Create a well before slowly adding the yeast mixture & olive oil, stirring consistently.

½ teaspoon salt

4. Cover with a tea-towel and let rest in a warm space for an hour. The spelt base has a naturally wet consistency – when the base is ready it should be somewhat elastic. I find it’s best to break the dough open and this will give you a feel of the true consistency.

Add more or less flour or water as necessary.

for the cashew cheese:

5. Towards the end of this hour, preheat the oven to 220 degrees celsius and coat a shallow baking tray in more spelt flour.

1 teaspoon active dry yeast ½ cup lukewarm water 1 tablespoon olive oil

½ cup soaked cashews ¼ cup almond milk ¼ cup olive oil 2 cloves of garlic 2 tablespoons tamari/soy sauce

6. While the pizza is rising, place all cashew cheese ingredients into a blender and pulse until silky smooth.

7. Roll out the dough to your desired thickness. The base is quite wholesome, and I suggest a thin, flat base. Gently fold the edges over one another and crimp to hold in place.

1 tablespoon nutritional yeast

8. Spread a thick layer of cashew cheese, followed by a layer of pesto, and top with chilli flakes.

for the herb pesto, veggies and crunch:

10. Place in the heated oven and bake for 15-20 minutes.

9. At this point, I like to place on some fresh, organic, seasonal vegetables.

For the pesto, I use Waiheke Herb Spread. You can use this, or any other store-bought pesto, or make your own with fresh green herbs & edible flowers.

11. While the pizza is baking, toast some chopped almonds, pumpkin, sunflower & sesame seeds into a cast-iron pan on a medium heat. You can add a little tamari or soy sauce to make the crunchiness pop!

For the vegetables, anything fresh, organic, and seasonal will do. In the past, I have loved asparagus, avocado, artichoke, courgette, fennel & mushroom. Leafy greens like rocket and baby spinach are great to throw on after.

12. When the pizza is cooked to your liking, top with a mountain of fresh greens; rocket, basil, sprouts, mescalin – anything in season is bound to be detoxifying and great for you. Finish with a drizzle of cold-pressed olive oil and top with the toasted nuts & seeds and fresh greens.

For the crunch, you’ll need a handful of chopped almonds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds and sesame seeds with a little more tamari or soy sauce.

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13. Adapt to the seasons & enjoy your detox!

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Netflix Series: The Midnight Gospel (2020) Aryaman Vijay Parulkar I have never taken hallucinogens, nor do I plan to, but after watching this show I’m pretty sure I won’t need to.

The thing that drew me to it was the animation. I am loving the new wave of cartoons and animated series to adults and my quest for more brought me to this gem.

Don’t let the ominous foreword deter you though, I am extremely surprised by what this series had to offer. In fact, the entire premise actually confused me for the first couple episodes before I did a quick Google search. To save you the trouble, this show isn’t actually a show but in fact an animated depiction of podcasts sessions between Duncan Trussell, who plays the protagonist ‘Clem’, and whomever he is talking to that episode. The episodes themselves cover a variety of topics including happiness, drugs and religion, with significant time taken on the discussion of death and its impacts and implications.

Despite having some pretty in-depth conversations, the animation adds an extra level or two, giving the viewer a type of visual equivalent to the topic of discussion. I fell in love with the art style, with the bright colours and graphic illustrations that at times made no connection to what you were listening to. I definitely lost myself just watching and not really listening to what was being said, although the series finale really took my breath away.

The episode features Duncan’s mother Deneen who had been diagnosed with Stage 5 breast cancer and was in a conversation about accepting your own death and grieving and moving on from someone else’s as well. And when I tell you I wept like a wee baby; having experienced it firsthand, tied in with some breath-taking animations, sob city was inevitable. Although I just ruined the end, I really suggest you check it out and see what you take away from it.

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Netflix Series: Tuca & Bertie (2019) Aryaman Vijay Parulkar If you didn’t love Tiffany Haddish before, firstly what is wrong with you, and two you sure as hell will after this!

I was really on the ropes with adult cartoons on Netflix.

After finishing Archer I was dying for more, some other animated smut I could sink my teeth into. And boy did it sink! From the get-go I knew I’d like the show. The animation was loud and colourful with a pair of bouncing tits in the opening titles, so you know it’s going to be good. In a universe where humans are humans but animals and even plants are also anthropomorphised, the lack of censorship was weirdly refreshing (makes sense as it was originally aired on Adult Swim). The story follows the friendship of two friends, Tuca the toucan and Bertie the songbird, and the trials and tribulations they both face living life as young independent women in the city. With an obvious comedic undertone, the show still touched on some real-life issues and does so brilliantly without taking away the weight of the matter.

I also appreciated the blatant sexuality and the show's decision to follow through with it as opposed to leaving it as a passing line. What better way to share the littleknown fact that “people get horny” than through the medium of an animated toucan and booty shorts. I was extremely upset when Netflix cancelled the show but at eight episodes it's enough to keep you busy for at least an afternoon. Give it a go nonetheless, if you don’t like well at least you got to see some naked birds and if you did then I take all the credit.

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Horoscopes Since we’re nearing the election, we’re going to be rating your leadership skills based on which politicians you share your star sign with. I thought a lot more of them would be Geminis, for obvious reasons.

AQUARIUS

LEO

No surprises here that the sign’s trademark stubbornness shines through in fellow Aquarian Gareth Morgan. We’ll be keeping our office cat well away from you.

Fiery, passionate Leos make good leaders; so of course you share these traits with lioness Jacinda Ardern (...and John Key).

PISCES

VIRGO

You share this sign with tough parliamentary bitches Judith Collins and Helen Clark, so keep on conquering (UN style, not boyracer crusher style).

Virgos are hard workers and so was Iain Lees-Galloway, who balanced two political roles before… well, you know.

ARIES

LIBRA

I was not surprised to find out that Winston Peters and Paula Bennett were Aries as it’s this fire that’s probably kept them around all these years. Keep on keeping on!

Diplomatic and fair, you’d think Libras would be the ultimate politicians. Simon Bridges is a Libra, which does not prove my point here.

TAURUS

SCORPIO

You’re reliable and determined, just like Taurean James Shaw is to the Green Party cause.

Your honesty is reflected in Jacinda’s hubby Clarke, who I just know would definitely throw a fish back if it was undersized.

GEMINI

SAGITTARIUS

Ashley Bloomfield is a Gemini, which makes sense as he’s pretty two faceted - health whiz AND the nation’s darling?? Too much x

I couldn’t find any famous politician centaurs, but you’re so optimistic, intellectual and fair-minded that you’ll probably find yourself in parliament before long!

CANCER

CAPRICORN

Protective, caring and loyal describes a Cancer. Chloe Swarbrick and David Seymour both care about their respective causes too (cannabis referendum for Chlo and end of life bill for Davo). What’s your cause?

Capricorns are the workaholics of the zodiacs and money is the most tangible way to measure their success. Geoff Simmons is a Capricorn and an economist, so go figure.

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President’s Address It's almost the end of the year. And almost the end of my tenure here as President of MAWSA. Come Wednesday you'll have elected a new student Executive and a new President Elect for 2021! (don’t forget to vote on our website). You're not quite rid of me yet though, I'll be continuing the mahi as your President through till the 31st of December, so plenty of time left; lets focus on the now!

This week is mental health awareness week. And as you all should know, and probably have first-hand experience of, mental health a huge issue in our community. Maintaining positive mental health is everything, its happiness and it's health. I know when I started Uni I didn’t know shit about maintaining my mental health and really let it fall without the support and structure I had in high school. I’m not saying I’m an expert here, but I wanted to share with you some of my learnings in my tumultuous relationship with mental health over my time at Uni. 1. Make damn positive choices.

It ain’t easy but maintaining good mental health means making choices everyday. Choosing actions that'll you'll feel good about, and will lift you up rather than tear you down.

2. Go get help if you need it.

Massey Health and Counselling is funded through student levies. You pay about $120 a year in levies towards health and counselling and because of that you have free counselling. SO USE IT. You probably need it.

3. You build better relationships through vulnerability.

It’s fucking hard to loose someone to suicide. And it’s fucking hard to go through depression yourself. Always look after each and talk to each other; even when it’s hard, especially when its hard. Vulnerability is hard and takes a lot of strength to share parts of yourself with someone else, but it's so worth it and so much better than suffering in silence.

But yeah mental health is a thing. Look after yours and those around you.

As always; love you all.

Jacob xx – Jacob Paterson MAWSA Student President

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ASA CANDIDATES 2021 Matt Coombe - Vice President I am a first-year student studying a Bachelor of Retail and Business Management with a minor in Business Law. As Vice President I want to enhance all aspects of student life to the best of my ability. I will be working closely with the President of the ASA to make sure that the student body has a voice. I will listen to student feedback and ensure that every student has their voice heard. I want to increase participation in and hold more campus events. I will be doing this by taking feedback on board and delivering the Massey experience that you want. I will make Massey for us.

Rohan Smith - Vice President Hi y’all! My name is Rohan Smith. A generic last name, I know, but I can assure you that my performance as Vice President will be anything but! I am currently a Second Year Bachelor of Arts student, Majoring in both English and History. I’m striving for the role of Vice President as a means to represent the various types of Students at Massey. It doesn’t matter if you’re a full time or part time student, I’ll be sure to include everyone in Massey’s Student Culture! My job and role will be to focus on the pressing matters to Massey’s students, and that includes the ever evolving life of a student. Lockdown has been difficult for all, especially students, and I want to make sure that if anything similar happens again, that we’ll have the right measures to maintain a sense of student cohesion amongst our community!

Ben Austin - President I am currently a Second Year Engineering Student and I have a vision of bringing together students from all faculties.

This year has been hard on all of us. University Life as we knew it has changed. Even though gaining our degrees is the priority, campus life should be fun, after all, they are some of the best years of our lives. COVID has taken the fun out of campus, let’s make next year twice as much fun to make up for it. If I am elected President, I would welcome everyone (from all faculties) to submit ideas on how the ASA executive can achieve this.

I’ve worked for the ASA as a volunteer and worked closely with Staff whose main objective is to make campus life enjoyable. Next year I would love to help achieve this as your President!

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Dallin Niuelua - President My name is Dallin and I am a second year BBUS student double majoring in Management and Marketing. I am of Polynesian and European decent, super passionate about music and sport and could talk your ear off about anything and everything! I am also the current President of ASA and have thoroughly enjoyed being able to represent students and be a strong voice and advocate for them especially during this challenging year.

I have decided to run again for another term for two reasons: firstly, to draw on all the experiences and growth of this year to be an even more effective voice and advocate for students. Secondly, to build upon the wins we made this year through strong relationships that were built this year through continuity to keep this momentum going and to continue helping you excel.

I look forward to continuing to work with and for you.

Annesha Bloomfield - Vice President I care about the ASA I have been part of it as a volunteer for over a year now and enjoy being part of it in that role. I have a genuine heart for caring for students; wanting to see you the students grow and succeed at Massey, but not only that, enjoy your time here as well. In the past, I have been a part of teams that have cared for communities and have made differences. I have the experience and determination to make sure that those that are not often seen or heard at Massey can be represented so that we can have true diversity on the team that the students speak through. As part of the rainbow community, being neuro-diverse and throwing horns when the mood suits mean I can be your voice where it matters. Because why fit in when we were designed to stand out?

Michaela Futter - Vice President Kia Ora!

Your Skating Starter Kit

I’m Michaela and I would like to run for the Vice-President role of the Executive Committee for 2021. I am currently a second year BSc student majoring in both Nutrition and Psychology.

I feel like this role is suitable for me as I am currently a Class Advocate and a Student Volunteer, so I want to use this experience to engage with my peers and help them succeed. In this role, I would focus on fostering direct communication networks between students and the university, increasing awareness of available services, and promoting involvement in campus culture. I want to make the ASA more accessible and representative of the students on campus through extending people’s understanding of the ASA and expanding membership. I want to be that friend you sit down with to listen, empathise, and discuss how things are going, what your goals are and how to achieve them.

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Fei Feng - Cultural Officer / Engagement Officer Kia ora! My name is Fei Feng. I am a second year Communication student from China. I am running for the positions of Cultural Officer and Engagement Officer for 2021. If elected, I will:Assist ASA to increase the amount of multi-cultural activities such as holding cultural galas to give international students a chance to share their traditional clothes, food, songs and dances.

Address the issue of the limited internships and scholarships for international students by building a three-way bridge among the university (MyHub), international students, and local businesses.

Focus on the wellbeing of international students.

Increase the involvement of international students with local community in order to enhance their experience and knowledge of New Zealand culture. By the way, I am a foodie, I know a lot of great exotic restaurants around here. Come dine with me!

Rachel Thongskul - Cultural Officer One my top values is diversity. I acknowledge that everyone is unique and different. I originally came from Thailand. Some things I do to embrace my own culture is to perform the traditional Thai dance in cultural events in my community. Not only that, I am also part of my community cultural group back at home. I love learning about others uniqueness and culture, and I love encouraging others to do the same. I believe that this platform will give me the opportunity to encourage and support other students from both overseas and our homeland to express themselves. Everyone’s differences are beautiful and we should be proud and enbrace them.

Linda Yan- Cultural Officer Kia Ora! I am Linda, a second year Food Technology student, and I am running to be your Cultural Officer for 2021! In this position, I will engage with the student body and develop inclusive multicultural and spiritual activities on campus. New Zealand is a multicultural country, and I want to bring you with different “tastes” of those cultures. Who doesn’t love food?

I will also focus on enhancing university experience for international students. Making sure your voice is being heard by the university. I have been working for students as a Massey Guide, Class Representative and ASA volunteer. I cannot wait to bring you with more exciting multicultural events on campus!

I already have some missions in mind and I’m more than happy to hear any ideas you want to throw out there! Hit me with that vote :)

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Mhairi Acheson - Education / Engagement / Welfare Officer Hey everyone!

This uni year has been tough; I want to help make 2021 the best it can be for every student (whatever the year may throw at us). That’s why I’m running for welfare, education, and engagement (three areas critical to student life for which I have a passion). I consider myself a bubbly, compassionate, creative person. I’m a mature student (not that I like the term) and am in my third (but not final) year of a Bachelor of Communication.

During my time at uni, I’ve built connections with peers, teaching staff, student services, and of course, the ASA. I’ve been a class advocate and volunteer for two years, and I consider myself as much an ASA student as a Massey student.

Regardless of what role I’m in, I promise to actively seek your voices to make changes which enhance your sense of belonging on campus.

Prakash Joshi - Education Officer/ Welfare Officer Massey is the bond that connects us. A single voice is powerful and can help us reach for a bright future. I believe we can achieve this if we work together.

I am Prakash Joshi (PJ) and I am pursuing a Bachelor of Accountancy in my second semester. I believe Massey university’s effectiveness in making us more effective and productive can be maximized with some slight changes in our education system. I want to be a resource, accessible to anyone and stand against these issues in order to make our campus environment a safe for all of us. I want to run for the consultation to ensure that all students are having the best possible Massey experience on campus and supervise you all I will need your help to develop and enhance education for all of us.

Allow me to utilize your voice as an education officer.

Daniel Forster - Education Officer/ Engagement Officer My Name is Daniel Forster and I am a Second Year Engineering Student, running for both Education Officer and Engagement Officer. This year I have had the wonderful opportunity of being your Academic Representative on the Executive and it would be an honour to use my experience to continue to stand for the students. I am passionate about solving problems in innovative ways, creating solutions that fix the immediate problem while improving University for all students, whether it be focusing on Education Issues or Planning Events. I know whatever position I receive, I’ll bring enthusiasm and creativity into the role

Amy Wang - Welfare Officer I am in my second year of Bachelor Food Technology with Honors. I come from a beautiful and fascinating country of China. In my spare time, I enjoy listening to music and roller skating.

I am running for the Welfare Officer in 2021. The best thing about University is people and it is vital to make the university a safe and drivable place. I’m going for this position because I reflect this value.

When you encounter any problems with the university, you might go to your friend first.

I want to make ASA and myself as your friend, and every single one of you is matter to us. I would also like to support diversity and maintain the relationship between you and healthcare services. I am confident that I can bring that to the table and show we are caring for every student with a diverse community of the University.

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THE 2020 GENERAL ELECTION AND REFERENDUMS

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