Massey Manawatu

Halls Newsletter
Issue 1. March 2017

KiaOraKoutou

WelcometotheMasseyManawatuHallsofResidenceweare
superexcitedtohaveyouallherelivingonCampusfor2017!
Wehopeyouarenowallfeelingse ledinyourHallsandbecomingmorefamiliarwiththe
campus.Weareveryluckytohavesuchbeau fulgroundstolive,learnandworkamidst,I
encourageyoualltogetoutandexplorethemwhilethesunisshining.
Itwasreallygreatseeingsomanyofyoutakeadvantageofarrivingoncampusearlyandfamiliarising
yourselfwithcampuslife,Ihopeyouenjoyedtheeventsandopportuni estoconnect.Ialsohopeyou
wereabletogetalongtoUni101andlearnaboutthemanyservicesthatwehaveheretosupportyou,
bothinyourstudiesandasyoutransi onthroughthisnewstageoflife.Ifyoudidntgetalong,orhave
ques onsthatyourenotsurewereanswered,pleasebesuretospeakwithyourRA,MasseyGuides,or
anyotherstamemberyoubumpintowereallheretohelp.
SocialLeaguesarecomingupsoonsoifyouarekeentogetoutandenjoysomefriendlycompe onbe
suretosignuptooneofyourhallsteams.Ifteamsportisnotyourthingthereareloadsofother
opportuni estogetyourheartratemovingbothattheRecCentre,oroutsideononeofourmanysets
ofstairs,walkingtracks,ortheathle cstrackbehindtheSportandRugbyIns tute.
IalsorecommendmakingthemostofthemanyclubswehaveonCampusifyoudidntgetalongto
clubsday,besuretocheckoutmusa.org.nzandseewhatsonoer.
Last,butdefinitelynotleastyourstudies!Whilethisperiodisexci ngandthereslots
onoeronthesocialfront,besuretotakethe metogetagoodhandleonyourcourses
anddevelopinggoodstudyhabits.OurcoreroleatAccommoda onServicesistoensure
weprovideyouwithasafeandstudiouslivingenvironmenthereoncampus.Abigpartof
thatmeansensuringyouareallfeelinglikeyoubelongandareconnected,butitalso
meansmakingsurethatweallrespecteachothersdieringstudyneeds.Ifyouarenot
feelinglikeyourneedsarebeingmetinoneoftheseareaspleasedospeaktoyourRAor
comeandseeoneoftheteamuphereonLevel2oftheStudentCentre.
Goodluckwithyourfirstlotofassignments!
Bestwishesfortheyear!

Accommoda onServices InsidethisIssue

Level2,TheStudentCentre.PhXtn84163 MeettheTeam
accommoda on.manawatu@massey.ac.nz Calendar

CommunityEvents
TheGumbootShield&Tally
ImportantInforma on


MeettheTeam
TheAccommoda onServicesTeamis

madeupof29Residen alAssistants(RAs),
2CommunityDevelopmentCoordinators,an
Administrator,3AssistantAccommoda on
Managers,andtheHeadofHalls.Allstaliveon
Campusandourroleistoensurethewelfareand
enjoymentofallresidentslivingwithinthehalls.

Ifyouhaveanyqueriesorconcernsaboutlifeinthe
halls,oursta,orpolicy,pleasefeelfreetocome
tolevel2oftheStudentCentreand
ouradministratorwillputyouinthe
direc onofsomeonethat
canhelp.
of
 EVENTS BEEN
CrazySports
Ohwhataday!Chantsgalore,dressedupmascotsand
fun games. Way to make some noise halls!!! It was
fiercely contested this year but the two teams that
came down to the wire were Craiglockhart/Bindaloe
andTawaHall.A eradecidertugofwarmatch,Tawa
came out victorious!!! Congratula ons to Tawa and
Craiglockhart/Bindaloe on being outstanding sports on
theday.
ThewinnerofthechantothisyearwasMcHardyHall
with their impressive mashup of songs/chants. The
Mascot Dance o was also taken out by McHardy and
theRAdanceosawWalterDyervictorious!
Be sure to check out, if you havent already, the
numerousphotosonourFacebookpage.

ANighttoRemember
Wellitdefinitelywasanightyouwontforget.All
those dicult to talk about subjects were out on
the table and no stone le unturned. We would
like to give a huge thanks to Tracey Bentall for
comingintotalkaboutSexualHealth,andalsothe
DSAC team for talking about Consent and
Assault.ThankyoualsotoAnomalyDanceGroup
whoperformedwiththeirhiphopnumber.
Wehopeyoufoundthenightinforma veandfun.
RelayforLife
ItwasgreattoseeallthehallsoutatRelayforLife
on Saturday 11th March despite the raining
weather and muddy track. Unfortunately due to
the wet track the course had to be modified and
runningwascanned,thereforenotallowingusto
recordthefastestrunninglap.However,asahalls
communitywemanagedtofundraise$4675.50!!!
Thisiscertainlyanimpressiveamountraisedand
wethankyouallforyoureortswiththis.Thetop
three halls for dona ons were McHardy Hall
($1662.80), Tawa Hall ($1000.10) and Colombo
Hall ($452.70). Well done to these halls on
securingsomefurthergumbootpointsinthehunt
fortheShield.


EVENTS
Hall&Community

Thefirst4weeksofSemesterisalwaysa mefullof
eventsandopportuni estobuildhallspiritandgetto
knowoneanother.Wholecommunityeventsonoerover
thisperiodincludedOrienta onVolleyball,ANightto
Remember,CrazySportsandRelayforLife.

TherewerealsoanumberofHalleventsgoingonincluding
aninterhallwaterfight,amazingraces,andquirky
fundraisersfortherelayforlife.

Eventsareagreatopportunitytotakesome meout,
regainperspec ve,andgettoknowothersinthe
Community.Ifyouhaveanygreatideasbesureto
SharethemwithyourRAs.Otherwise,
getinvolvedinwhatsgoingonand
havefun!



 CALENDAR

March
15 11am2pm TheNetherRegions(MUSA) Concourse

17 47pm StPatricksDayThemeDinner DiningHall

26 10am3pm 3on3BBallComp TeachingGym

April
5 11am2pm MidWeekMarket (MUSA) Concourse

26 121pm RichterScaleDay(MUSA) Concourse

CHAPLAINCY
Welcome to Massey everyone! I hope
your first couple of weeks have gone
okayandyouarese lingin.Iknowwe

havealreadymetsomeofyouhereat
HiImPhilRobinsontheMasseyUniversityCommunityConstablefortheManawat TheCentre,whichhasbeengreat.Feel
campus. Orienta on is now over for another year and Id like to pass on the free to drop in any me to chill out,
apprecia on for a well behaved crowdatthis years events,both at the University study, make yourself a free hot drink,
andtheprivateeventswithinthecity.Itisgoodtoseesomanypeoplehavingfun and/or have a chat with one of us
withoutge ngthemselvesintotoomuchstrife. chaplains. Chaplain basically means
supporter, mentor, or pastor, and we
AsthenewacademicyeargetsunderwayIwouldalsoliketoremindyoualltokeep
areheretolistentowhatisgoingonin
inmindthesafetyofbothyourpropertyaswellasyourselves.Someofthehotitems
your life, and support you in any way
for thieves at the moment are bikes and laptops. So if you are biking to and from
we can. We have a par cular interest
Massey I would encourage you to get a decent lock. Over the Christmas period a
inthespiritualsideoflifeandarehere
coupleofwheelswerelocatedinbikerackswiththerestofthebikemissing,soif
totalkaboutthistoo,ifyouwantto.
you dont want this to happen to you remember to secure your whole bike when

lockingitup.Alsorecordyourserialnumbersaseveryyearwehavebikesrecovered
We also have a par cular interest in
which we cannot find owners for. A good website for storing such informa on is
pancakesJ,andyoucancomeandget
www.snap.org.nz
someforfreeonourPancakeNights
In rela on to items such as laptops, it is also a good idea to record their serial Wednesday nights from 7 8:30pm.
numbersinasafeplaceaswell,suchasthesnapwebsite.Andpleasedonotleave We would love to see you there! All
valuablesinyourcarsorinviewofpeoplewalkingpastyourrooms.Studentsarenot thebestforagreatsemester!
the only people about on campus, and to a thief an item such as a laptop seen
throughawindowislikewindowshopping,itonlytakesthemasecondtosmashthe Rebekah Jourdain (on behalf of the
windowandreachthroughgrabbingyouproperty. chaplainsatTheCentre)
Hi Residents!

OUR CONTACT DETAILS

Campus Living Villages

Residential Services Office

Cnr Rehab Rd & University Ave

Turitea Campus
Welcome to the halls for 2017! Massey University

Palmerston North 4442

We look forward to assisting you with your
Email: campusliv-
accommodation queries during the year such as
ing@massey.ac.nz
accommodation contracts, fees and maintenance.
Phone:+64 6 3505056
Please see our office hours here
Fax: +64 6 3557952

How is your room? OFFICE HOURS

7:30am-6pm Mon-Fri
Completing your room inventory:
11am-3pm Sat-Sun
It is important to us that your room is comfortable and everything
is in good working order. By now you should have logged into the
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS:
CLV student portal and completed your room inventory. If not
please ensure that you do this urgently! Anything that is not right Good Friday - 14th April

in your room when you checked is then recorded early Easter Sunday 16th April

and ensures that you are not charged for any damages Easter Monday 17th April
(that you are not responsible for) at the end of your
stay.

Maintenance: Reporting problems in your room or shared common spaces

From time to time you may find that there are things that may need our attention
in either your room or shared common spaces, e.g. the Halls shared kitchen or
bathroom facilities. You can use the CLV student portal to report maintenance
issues online and our maintenance team will be able to go in and fix it.
Where do I go to log into the CLV student portal?
https://portal.clv.co.nz/StarRezPortalMasseyCLV
Your log in information has been provided to you when you received your offer of accommodation
if you are unsure of these details, please email our team campusliving@massey.ac.nz and we
can assist you with resetting your password and log in details if necessary.

Direct Debits:
If you are paying by direct debit, please remember that your direct debits will start on the
15th of March and will continue for 33 consecutive weeks for full year students (including
during the semester breaks and mid-year break).
If you have handed in your direct debit form recently, the debit takes two weeks to set up
and will not start in time. You may need to make payments over the counter by cash or
EFTPOS. Alternatively payment can be made by internet banking to the Campus Living bank
account.

Accommodation Accounts:
The due date of your accommodation fees has already passed, so if you have
opted to pay for the full year or full semester payment, please ensure that
you have already done so.
Should you find that you have any problems or queries in regard to your
accommodation payments please come in to speak to one of our front office
staff.
A reminder email will be sent to students who have chosen to pay their fees by full semester
payment or two upfront payment instalments that their next instalment is due the 1st of
June.
** We encourage you to start making payment instalments towards your accommodation
fees early to ensure that payments are made by the due date. Instalments can be made
through the Portal, by direct credit to the Campus Living bank account number, or by
sending in cheque payments made out to Campus Living Villages NZ Ltd. If there is likely to
be any problem making payment, please contact us via email campusliving@massey.ac.nz so
we can work with you to set up an alternative payment plan.
Student Mail:
Parcels and letters can be collected from the Residential Services Office on the corner of
Rehab Rd & University Ave.

Please make sure you check for letters and parcels regularly. We
will email you if you have received a package, we will not email
you for letters.

Mattresses:
If you have a friend come to stay, you can borrow a mattress at
no charge from the RSO. Please note that these are only allowed
to be borrowed for two nights. If you need to return the mattress on the weekend we are
open between 11am 3pm both Saturday and Sunday.

 EDUCATION AND CAREER
Its your right to choose
the future of New Zealand
dont waste it!
Most of us are already enrolled and voting have you joined us? If
you havent, youre giving up on your voice on the big issues affecting
us all. Only those who are correctly enrolled get to vote and have
their say on the decisions that will shape the future of New Zealand.
Its a small action, but one that can have a huge effect on you, your
family and New Zealand. Be a part of the decisions that affect you.
Its your right to vote. If youre a New Zealand citizen or permanent
resident and have turned 18, you need to be on the electoral roll.
Ready to enrol? Want more information?
Visit elections.org.nz or facebook.com/ivotenz
You will probably feel that finishing your course/gradua on is a
long way ahead, and that your first year is not the me to be
thinkingaboutcareersatall.
Se lingin,makingfriendsandge ngstuckintoyourcourseare
all likely to be much higher up your list of priori es. And quite
right!
However,attheendofyourstudies,youwillfindthatemployers
now expect candidates to oer more than a good academic
recordanddegree,theyalsolookforworkexperience(relevantif
possible) and evidence of employability skills such as
communica on skills, team work and planning/organisa onal
skills.
Employers also look for rounded individuals they want
evidence that you have been involved in clubs, socie es or
voluntaryworkintheworldoutsideUniversity.Soyour1styear
is a perfect me to start building up evidence of these key
employabilityskillswhilsthavingfunatthesame me!
Ourfirst pistogetinvolvedinclubs,socie eswithMUSAorin
the community. All of these ac vi es will help develop your
personalskills.Forexample,ifyouhavebeeninvolvedinspor ng
ac vi essuchasrugby,thiscanshowyourteamworkingskills;if
you are a member of drama group, this can show evidence of
your communica on skills. As well as having fun or keeping fit,
youwillgreatlyenhanceyourCV.
Well be giving you more ps throughout the year but for now
login to h ps://careerhub.massey.ac.nz and see what is being
adver sed! 2017/18 Summer Internships and 2018 Graduate
rolesarebeingadver sedrightnowwithclosingdatesbeforethe
endofthemonthgetafeelforwhatyoumightbeapplyingfor
when your me comes! Look to see what the employers are
lookingforandthinkhowyoumightbeabletogettheexperience
theyarelookingfor.
Like our Facebook page as well h ps://www.facebook.com/
MasseyUniCareers/
SPORT & RECREATION CENTRE
 WELL-BEING

Dont let things interfere with achieving your goals while you are at Massey.
Come and talk about the stuff life throws at you before it grows and becomes less manageable!
Student Counselling Service
Some things in life are still free even at university. For many students, not just those who have recently moved to
New Zealand, counselling is not necessarily something you may have encountered before and many people still feel
that they are staunch and dont need to approach a counsellor perhaps through embarrassment or through
misunderstanding, talking to a counsellor can be somewhat scary for people. The Health and Counselling Centre is
funded via the Student Services Levy which you have all already paid, so it is free for all students although we aim to
provide a limited number of sessions so as to be able to see more people.

What is counselling?
In the Health and Counselling Centre our stated objective is to assist students to minimise the impact of

emotional or psychological difficulties on academic achievement. In other words while you are trying to
study life happens and gets in the way that is normal. Most of the time we will manage them on our own or with
the help of family and friends, and by so doing we are better at coping the next time! But reaching out to other
people can be important as well.

Counselling offers an opportunity to talk to someone who will listen without criticism. Some people come to

counselling because they need a different perspective on a situation or to develop some additional

strategies. It offers more than talking to a friend - the time is all yours to talk about what is important to you - and you
will not have to face the person the next day in class!

People use counselling for a variety of issues, and not just because there is something wrong with them.

It offers a safe space to put into words the thoughts and feelings that are inside you - and in doing this gain some
understanding and control over them. Knowing when and how to reach out to other people and to accept help is a
really important skill in life!

Within a very few limits, which will be discussed with you, everything that is talked about in the session remains

completely confidential so there is no fear of your family, your friends, the Halls staff, or anyone else even finding out
that you are making use of the Service.

How do I arrange an appointment?

The Health and Counselling Centre is on Level 1 of the Registry and shares a reception space with the Massey

Medical Centre. To make an appointment you should go to the website (http:pncounselling.massey.ac.nz) and follow
the links to the initial questionnaire. We find it is really useful for both counsellor and client if this questionnaire is
filled in comprehensively, providing as many possible times as you can. Alternatively you can email
s.counselling@massey.ac.nz or call extn 85533 (again the same as medical) and we can arrange for you to be
seen promptly. In addition we host a self-help website www.massey.ac.nz/selfhelp with heaps of useful information.

We recommend that you have the flu vaccine to reduce the risk of being unwell during study and exams!
Contact or pop-in to the Medical Centre to find out if youre eligible for a free vaccine.
 STUDENT HEALTH & COUNSELLING

FREEHPVVACINEFORMALESANDFEMALES926YEARSOLD

WhatisHPV?
HPVstandsforhumanpapillomavirus.TherearemanydierenttypesofHPV.

GenitalHPVisaverycommonsexuallytransmi edinfec oninmalesandfemaleswitharoundeightin10peoplebeing

infectedatsomepointintheirlives.Itusuallycausesnosymptomsandgoesawaybyitself,butcansome mescause
seriousillness.

WhatdoesHPVhavetodowithcancer?
GenitalHPVinfec oncancausesomecancersincludingcancerofthecervix,vulvaandvaginainfemalesandcancerof
thepenisinmales.Itcanalsocausecancersoftheanusandmouth/throat,andgenitalwartsinbothmalesandfemales.

HowdopeoplegetHPV?
HPVispassedonfromonepersontoanotherthroughin mategenitalskincontact,usuallywithoutthepersonever
knowingit.Thevirusentersthebodythrough nybreaksintheskin.YoucanbeexposedtoHPVthefirst mesexual
ac vityoccurs,fromonlyonesexualpartner.
Youmaynotbethinkingaboutbeingsexuallyac veyet,howeverthevaccineworksbestifitisgivenbeforeexposureto
HPVthatis,beforesexualac vitystarts.

AbouttheHPVvaccine
Avaccinehasbeendevelopedthatcanprotectyouagainst70%ofcervicalcancers,mostofthegenitalcancersinmales
causedbyHPVinfec onand90%ofgenitalwartsinbothfemalesandmales.

Thevaccineisgivenasthreeinjec onsintheupperarm,oversixmonths.Itsverysafe.Thevaccinewascarefullytested
beforeitwasintroducedandover65milliondoseshavebeengivensafelyaroundtheworld.

Whocanhavethevaccine?
MalesandFemalesaged926canhavethevaccinefreeofchargeifenrolledatMasseyUniversityaspartofthe
Na onalHPVVaccina onProgram.

Ifyouhavealreadyhadthevaccineorcommencedthecourseletusknowsothatwecanupdateyourrecords.

WhyshouldIconsiderhavingthevaccine?
HavingtheHPVvaccinemeansyouarefarlesslikelytodevelopHPVrelatedcancersanddiseaseinthefuture.

Ihavehadthevaccine
Pleaseletusknow(datesifyoucan)thenwecanupdatethesystemandnotworryyouagain.

Book at Massey University Student Health & Counselling Service

 CENTRE FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING

HowcantheCentreforTeachingand
Learninghelpyou?

Comeandseeusatthe: Ikeepge ng
Bsandwant
HowdoIdo
CentreforTeachingandLearning anA!
this
StudentCentreLevel2 assignment!!!

Phone:(06)3502251,orextn83540
Email:ctlman@massey.ac.nz

Howcanwrite HowshouldImanage
cri cally? mypostgraduate
readingload?

ToseeaConsultantattheCTL,justpopintobook,emailorphone.

WealsohaveConsultantsbasedinthelibraryfordropinorbookedsessions.

YoumayalsofindtheseCTLonlineservicesusefultosupportyourstudy:
AcademicQ&A.Aforumforques onsaboutstudentskillsandwri ngexpectspeedyresponses!

PrereadingService.Anacademicwri ngcoachingservicesubmitadra assignmentandgetpersonalised
feedback.Verypopularservice!
AccessAcademicQ&AandPrereadingthroughtheAcademicWri ngandLearningSupportsiteonyourStreamHomepage.

StudyUpWorkshops.Afreeonlineseminarseriesdesignedtohelpdevelopyourwri ngandstudyskills.
Finditat:h p://owll.massey.ac.nz/aboutOWLL/studyup.php

Forawiderangeofstudyandwri ngresources,includingtheverypopularAPAInterac vereferencing

guide,gotoOWLLat:h p://owll.massey.ac.nz/

Forinforma ononalltheCTLsservicesgoto:h ps://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/staroom/teachingandlearning/centres_tl/centrestlstudents/
ourservices/ourservices_home.cfm
 MUSA Advocacy Service

KerryjoinedtheMUSAteaminAugust2014;herpreviouslifeconsistedofworkingforover10yearsin

several local Social Service NGO agencies (such as Womens Refuge, Salva on Army) and in the

disabilitysector.ShecompletedherBachelorofSocialWorkthroughTeWanangaOAotearoain2013

and is now a Registered Social Worker. Kerrys passion is in educa ng and encouraging awareness

around social issues, and empowering and suppor ng individuals to achieve their dreams and goals

successfully. Kerrys favourite things are laughter, loud music, happy posi ve people, coca cola, and

figh ngfornaturaljus ceandchangewhenneeded.

AstheMUSAAdvocacyCoordinator,Kerrycansupportyouwithanyacademic,orwelfareissuesthatyoumaybeexperiencing.

This could consist of grade disputes, academic grievances, fees appeals, accommoda on issues, Studylink and WINZ support, or

referralsandsupportwithfamilyviolence,mentalhealthconcerns,orlegalop ons.Whateverthesitua onis,ifKerrycannothelp

youshewillmakesureshefindstheappropriatepersonthatcan.MUSAAdvocacyservicecanalsohelpwithfinancialassistanceif

youareexperiencingunforeseenandtemporarycircumstancesthatareimpac ngonyoursuccessfulstudycomple onatMassey.

Along with advocacy support Kerry also oversees the MUSA Class Representa ve programme, and the MUSA Volunteer system

whichisagreatchancetogettohangoutwiththeMUSAteamandpar cipateinrunningagreatrangeofexci ng,andfunevents

onourcampus.

YoucanfindKerryinroom2.22Blevel2oftheStudentCentre,justheaddownthevibrantandcolourfulMUSAhallway.Oremail

heratADVOCACY@MUSA.ORG.NZ

 TheGumbootShield

TheGumbootShieldencourages
friendlyrivalry,abalancedandrespec ul
studyenvironment,andmo va ontoget
involvedintheHallscommunity.

Hallscanwinpointstowardstheshield
throughouttheyearatourcommunityevents,
duringsocialleagues,andforposi ve
behaviour.Attheendofeachyear,theHall
withthemostpointsisawardedadinner
atarestaurantintown.

ColomboHalltookitoutin2016.
Whowillitbein2017?!

GumbootPoints

asat15thMarch2017

1st McHardy 88
2nd Tawa 80
3rd Egmont 78
4th Miro 72
5th Colombo 66
6th Matai 65
7th= City+WalterDyer 63
9th Craiglockhart/Bindaloe60
10th Totara 56
11th Atawhai 53
12th Kairanga 52

13th Rotary 49
14th Tararua/Ruahine 48
15th Kiwitea 44