School Overview
In 1923, with a donation from Walter Buchanan, a Chair in Agriculture was established at Victoria University College, Wellington. A year later, the University College of Auckland created the School of Agriculture.
In February 1926, Victoria University College and Auckland University College abandoned their respective agricultural colleges. The two schools were merged under the New Zealand Agricultural Colleges Act 1926. In 1927, the college was renamed Massey Agricultural College in honor of William Ferguson Massey.
It was formally established on 20 March 1928 as a fully constituent college of the University of New Zealand.
