Health and counselling
If you are feeling unwell, contact your doctor or Healthline (0800 358 5453). Massey student health and counselling appointments are available by telephone or video where possible, but will also be available face-to-face (where possible within the protection framework) if deemed necessary. We know this service is more important than ever and we encourage you to make use of it.
There is a free 24/7 counselling service available from the Mental Health Foundation by texting or calling 1737.
Additional information and resources are also available at the following links:
Halls students should notify duty staff if they are self-isolating. If you are identified as a close contact, or a probable or confirmed case please notify the university by emailing the health and safety team at HandS@massey.ac.nz.
Student support
All Massey's student support services are still in operation including M膩ori student support and chaplaincy services (although not all will be offered face to face). You can find more on the MyHub student site (login) or contact the team at the Massey Contact Centre (Te Paepoto) to be connected to the service you need.
TalkCampus
This 24/7 mental health support app offers Massey students access to online support from anywhere, at any time, for as long as needed. Also available to student off-shore.
Activities and resources
These ideas for free activities to do outside of study time include free career courses, karakia and Te Reo lessons.
Career courses
Massey's MyHub site has links to a number of resources and courses to help you plan and train for your career. This is a free student portal (use your student login).
Toro Mai
Toro Mai offers two free introductory online courses in Te Reo M膩ori and Tikanga M膩ori.
Karakia
A karakia, sung by Scotty Morrison. To help soothe little children and instil peace in the whanau before bedtime. Link goes to the M膩ori 4 Grown Ups Facebook page.
Te reo for tamariki and adults
The Kura M艒 Ng膩 Mokopuna Facebook page聽provides online (live) and video lessons twice a day for tamariki and te reo M膩ori learners. Lessons draw on a network of M膩ori teachers and experts.
Learn the Massey waiata
Take time to learn the Massey waiata. Te Kunenga ki P奴rehuroa.Te Kunenga ki P奴rehuroa is the M膩ori name for Massey. It emphasises that the pursuit of learning is an endless journey. Literally, it means 'from inception to infinity'.
Te Turuki Healthcare karakia and k艒rero hauora
Live sessions on hauora, streamed daily on the Turuki Healthcare Facebook page.
Having trouble sleeping?
Our Sleep/Wake Centre has a number of research-based resources to help you if you are having trouble sleeping. There is specific information for children (from toddlers to teenagers), adults and those doing shift work.
Join the Student Volunteer Army
If you are well and want to safely help others during this time, consider joining your local student volunteer army, who are doing things like delivering essential supplies to vulnerable people in the community.
Response to racism
We welcome all students, staff and visitors regardless of their gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, country of origin, ability, ethnicity, physical appearance, socioeconomic status, body size, race, or religion (or lack thereof). We firmly reject bullying and harassment in all forms.
As the country has taken action to respond to COVID-19, there has been an increase in the expression of negative attitudes toward some members of our society, particularly those who appear to have a Chinese or other Asian ethnicity. This is not acceptable at Massey now, or ever. If you have been the victim of verbal, physical or other forms of abuse in any form, you can report this to Campus Security on 0800 627750, or seek support from the Student Care team by emailing studentcare@massey.ac.nz.
Only by finding out can we take action to support you and others in the Massey community.
Hauora (health and wellbeing) during the COVID-19 pandemic - a M膩ori perspective
Improving M膩ori health and wellbeing is key to shaping the social, political and economic future of Aotearoa. Philosophies such as Ako, 膧ta, m膩tauranga, Kaupapa M膩ori, tikanga, te reo, and Te Tiriti o Waitangi guide our understanding of hauora. Massey's Te Putahi-a-Toi School of M膩ori Knowledge provides a M膩ori perspective on COVID-19 and whanau health.