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This position was created within Student Services in 2021 to start and strengthen initiatives to increase diversity and inclusiveness support for students, particularly those of minority sexualities, genders and diverse sex characteristics. Massey also has a Rainbow Student Wellbeing Advisor and several Student Rainbow representatives and Student Rainbow Guides.

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This role was created in 2025 within the People and Culture team to work in alignment with the Diversity and Inclusion Advisor. This role supports inclusion of diversity within our workplaces with an equitable focus on gender, sexuality, ethnicity, disability in relation to all staff through data analysis, strategy, planning and related training, initiatives and advice.

The Gender Equity Plan was published in 2025 to support our mission to ensure that people of all gender types and identities are respected, valued and empowered within our university community.

Gender Equity Plan

The Pay and Employment Equity Implementation Group focuses on identifying issues and opportunities relating to diversity and inclusion to create equitable opportunities for all.

Contact for this mahi is a.crookston@massey.ac.nz

In 2009, ������Դ was the first NZ university to undertake a Pay and Employment Equity review and has published regular reviews since then.

• The latest review was published in November 2022:
  Pay and Employment Equity Monitoring & Analysis Report 2019-2020 Update
• Our Implementation group continues to work on the issues raised and recommendations in these reports.

There are Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committees in 2 areas of Massey currently. These work to address challenges directly within their environments.

This was developed in 2024 to work with disabled communities to progress equity of access to educational and employment opportunities and progress support services within Massey. Massey also has a Disability Services team which supports disabled students to succeed.

Disability services

Established in 2023, this is a safe space to support and share initiatives and content with our communities about all things Rainbow and Takātapui for staff and students.

In 2022 an initiative was created to increase visibility and support opportunities to improve educational opportunities for neurodivergent individuals.

Women@Massey is a group for all staff who identify as women to join, where they can connect, share and learn. A recent panel discussion and workshop was held on Imposter Syndrome and how it impacts women and people from marginalised communities. Bi-Monthly events are planned for 2026. Peer Mentoring Circles initiatives are underway. Please contact women@massey.ac.nz

Massey sends several women from our Academic and Professional staff annually to this targeted opportunity to learn and develop their leadership skills alongside their New Zealand University peers.

We partner with Te Uru Tangata to support us and run staff trainings. These include a module on Unconscious Bias which focuses on the strengths created through diversity and inclusion. This module forms part of the academic promotion process and is compulsory for all staff on selection committees.

For membership access to Te Uru Tangata webinars and resources please contact Amy Crookston, Senior Advisor DEI a.crookston@massey.ac.nz

Several modules supporting staff wellbeing and which focus on our ethical values are available to all staff. Our aim is to provide a supportive work environment in which all students and staff can feel safe, respected, dignified and able to flourish in work, learning and research.

Te Ohu Oranga is our wellbeing community that all staff can join to connect, share and learn together.

8 collections of resources (articles, papers, workshops, online modules) are available on the Massey Intranet for all staff to access. Topics covered include working together, communication, organisational leadership, people management and delivering results.