Books published by Massey University Press

A beautifully crafted memoir of a family coping with their mother's dementia, Song for Rosaleen is both a celebration of Rosaleen Desmond's life and an unflinching account of the practical and ethical dilemmas that faced her six children. Told with love, insight, humour and compassion, it raises important questions about who we become when our memories fail, how our rapidly ageing population can best be cared for, and what this means for us all.

Poetry New Zealand Yearbook, this countrys longest-running poetry magazine, showcases new writing from New Zealand and overseas. It presents the work of talented newcomers as well as that of established voices. This issue features the winning entries of the Poetry New Zealand competition, as well as over 100 new poems by writers including Albert Wendt, David Eggleton, Johanna Emeney and Bob Orr. Issue #52 also features essays by Owen Bullock, Jeanita Cush-Hunter, Ted Jenner, Robert McLean and Reade Moore, and reviews of 33 new poetry collections. Continually in print since 1951, when it was established by leading poet Louis Johnson, this annual collection of new poetry, reviews and poetics discussion is the ideal way to catch up with the latest poetry from established and emerging New Zealand poets.

Life in Aotearoa New Zealand in the early twenty-first century presents us with many controversial ethical issues: abortion, poverty, online behaviour, commercial sex, pornography, internet downloading, recreational drug use, social inequality, animal rights, data protection, criminal justice . . . They confront us with the task of working out how we should live, as individuals and communities. This book examines practical ethical issues that affect people in their everyday lives. Written from a New Zealand perspective, using real-life examples, it examines the ethics of how we should live.

New Zealand has a long and rich tradition of journalism that holds power to account. These stories, dating from 1863 to the present day, go beyond allegation and denial to reveal hidden truths. Some are well known. Some still shock and disturb. All show the craft, compassion, toil and persistence of the journalists and editors who unveiled them. The 33 groundbreaking pieces include: Pat Booth on the Crewe murders; NZ Truth against the death penalty; Philip Kitchin on a police sex ring; Robin Hyde on Bastion Point; Matt Nippert on Facebooks tax avoidance; Lesley Max on the death of two-year-old Delcelia Witika; Rebecca Macfie on Pike River; Mike White on the Lundy murders; Sandra Coney and Phillida Bunkle on National Womens unfortunate experiment; Bruce Ansley on selling the high country to foreigners; Nicky Hager on dirty politics and Donna Chisholm on David Dougherty.

The second volume in the annual journal of provocative, passionate and argumentative essays. Featuring: Morgan Godfery on identity; Jess Berentson-Shaw on social investment; Andrew Judd on racism; Carys Goodwin on climate change; Conor Clarke on dirt; David Cohen on Popper, Plato, Hegel and Marx; Emma Espiner on a tikanga Māori world; Gilbert Wong on growing up Chinese; Giselle Byrnes on why universities matter; Jo Randerson on dying; Māmari Stephens on our threatened marae; Victor Rodger on being actually brown; Maria Majsa on Johnny Rotten; Max Harris on dreams; Mike Joy and Kyleisha Foote on dams; Raf Manji on a new progressive agenda; Sarah Laing on menstruation; Sylvia Nissen on youth and politics; Teena Brown Pulu on three Tongan funerals; Tim Watkin on explaining Trump; Simon Wilson on a radical centre.

The early arrival of the missionaries in Aotearoa set the scene for a new moral colony that would be founded on religious precepts and modern Christian beliefs. It did not take long for a combination of circumstances to confound the aspirations of the Church Missionary Society, the Church in Rome and all those who followed. Historian Peter Lineham examines Christianity in New Zealand through the lens of cultural development, and asks: If the various denominations and faiths set out to shape New Zealand, how did the very fluid fact of New Zealand change those faiths?

How do we understand the functions of militaries of democratic societies? How are good soldiers made? How do they behave when posted overseas? The issue of gender and the increased use of military beyond their core functions all demand a closer academic examination. This collection brings together work by new scholars as well as established academics, and examines the identity and functions of the New Zealand Army from a range of perspectives. Drawing on anthropology, political studies, international relations, development studies, law, and defence and security studies, it provides a multi-faceted view of one military organisation, and helps further an understanding of the character and the challenges of military personnel and institutions in the twenty-first century.

Continually in print since 1951, when it was established by leading poet Louis Johnson, this annual collection of new poetry, reviews and essays is the ideal way to catch up with the latest poetry from established and emerging New Zealand poets. Issue #51 features 128 new poems by writers including featured poet Elizabeth Morton, Riemke Ensing, Mohamed Hassan, Michele Leggott, Kiri Piahana-Wong and Elizabeth Smither, as well as essays by Janet Charman, Lisa Samuels and Bryan Walpert, and reviews of 33 new poetry collections.

Across the globe citizens are flexing their muscles, but they are also battling oppression and discrimination. What can history tell us about the states duty to its citizens? As always, a good deal. This bold and timely book brings political theorists and historians together to examine the role of, and need for, a critical, global and active civil society.

When Massey's first students attended lectures in the agricultural college headedby visionary scientists Geoffrey Peren and William Riddet in 1928, their arrival wasa major milestone. New Zealand politicians, academics and farming leaders hadbeen wrangling over what an agricultural college should be and where it shouldbe located for 15 years prior. For a time, the only thing that could be agreed onwas that in order to transform the country's agriculture and help feed the Empire,there did need to be one. Massey brought science to New Zealand farming and created a culture ofresearch rigour. Massey also came early to an international approach, welcomingthe first generation of Colombo Plan students and continuing its research andcontract relationships across the globe. In From Empire's Servant to Global Citizen, distinguished historian ProfessorMichael Belgrave details the academic determination and political will that droveMassey's creation, and the myriad changes across its history. It's a candid accountof one of New Zealand's most progressive and entrepreneurial universities.

Forty years of pioneering research and teaching at Massey University

This collection of provocative, impassioned essays about hot New Zealand issues by smart New Zealand thinkers will tune up your intellectual engine. Featuring writing by: Dan Salmon on tuna ΓÇó Paul McDonald on the places youΓÇÖll go ΓÇó Mike Joy on river radicalism ΓÇó David Hall on green growth ΓÇó James Chapman and William Tunmer on why kids canΓÇÖt read ΓÇó Wayne Barrar on diatoms ΓÇó Ridvan Firestone on obesity ΓÇó Mike Grimshaw on Christchurch ΓÇó Richard Shaw on why the kids donΓÇÖt vote ΓÇó Kerry Taylor on spies ΓÇó Claire Robinson on grey hair ΓÇó Peter Meihana on M─üori privilege ΓÇó Krushil Watene on water ownership ΓÇó Jeff McNeill on Messines ΓÇó Chris Gallavin on murder ΓÇó Teena Brown Pulu on being Pasifika and M─üori ΓÇó Jarrod Gilbert on gangs, lies and statistics ΓÇó Paula Morris on a road-end in Denmark ΓÇó Paul Thomas on shallowness ΓÇó David Slack on the melancholy of fifty-something.

The inspirational story of 27-year-old climber Nick Allen, who went from outdoorsman to wheelchair-bound with Multiple Sclerosis to back to the life in the mountains he loves.

Loss of jobs, loss of young people, the ageing demographic, the apparently irresistible magnet of Auckland . . . the economic fortunes of New Zealand's regions are of great concern to politicians, the business community, schools, employers -- and indeed most citizens. What is the dynamic at work here? Is there a remedy? Is there a silver lining? What works? What doesn't? What are the smart regions doing that shows promise? This collection of expert articles addresses the issues facing our regions and investigates the reasons for population loss. Often those solutions involve facing up to the fact that decline is inevitable and unavoidable -- and then coming up with smart new plans and policies that accept that the end of growth does not have to mean the end of prosperity.

A fresh examination of the World War One experience.