Editing Massey University (section)

===Independence and expansion===
With the demise of the University of New Zealand in 1961, it became ''Massey College'', and associated closer with [[Victoria University of Wellington]] (VUW) until full autonomy could be gained. In 1960 a branch of VUW, the Palmerston North University College (PNUC), was established in Palmerston North to teach humanities and social studies subjects as well as provide [[distance education]], known then as extramural study. On 1 January 1963 PNUC amalgamated with Massey College to form ''Massey University College of Manawatu''. The Massey University Act 1963 granted Massey full autonomy and university status with degree conferring powers from 1 January 1964, as well as a new name, ''Massey University of Manawatu''. Its present name was adopted in 1966.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Brooking |first1=T.W.H. |title=Massey. Its early years. A history of the development of Massey Agricultural college to 1943 |date=1977 |publisher=Massey Alumni Association |location=Palmerston North, New Zealand |page=133}}</ref><ref name="Belgrave. 2017"/>

Inaugurated with a tree planting ceremony in 1993, classes began at Massey's Albany campus that same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-massey/history-of-massey-university/1993---2009/1993---2009_home.cfm |title=Expanding into three cities (1993–2009) – Massey University |publisher=Massey.ac.nz |access-date=22 May 2015}}</ref>

In December 2010 Massey announced that the Wellington campus would close its School of Engineering and Advanced Technology the next month. Students were offered places at either the Albany or Manawatū campuses with compensation, but those who could not make the move and chose to undertake their degree elsewhere were given no compensation, and only a few papers were able to be cross-credited.<ref>{{cite news|author=Amanda Fisher |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/4475083/Students-offered-up-to-30-000-over-ditched-course |title=Students offered up to $30,000 |work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |date=20 December 2010 |access-date=22 May 2015}}</ref>

The College of Health was launched in February 2013 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.massey.ac.nz/news/?id=5003 |title=Colourful launch to College of Health – Massey University |publisher=Massey.ac.nz |date=22 February 2013 |access-date=22 May 2015}}</ref> with three broad goals: promoting health and wellbeing, disease and injury prevention and protecting people and communities from environmental risks to health.