Massey University campus, 12 December 1973

An oblique aerial view of the Massey University campus.

In the far left of the image is the old Water Tower, right next to the foundations for its replacement, while on the far right (outside the ring road - University Avenue - surrounding the main campus) are the Boiler House, Walter Dyer Hall, Craiglockhart (also known as Moginie House) and a row of houses that will later become part of the Moginie Village complex.

In the bottom portion of the main campus area (surrounded by University Avenue) are the buildings that were originally built as the wool classing, farm machinery, carpenters' workshop, fitter shop and the concrete shop facilities for Massey Agricultural College, but would be reused for multiple purposes over the following years, and are today known as the Courtyard Complex. At this time they were being used by Ground Maintenance and Service Maintenance. Wharerata is some distance to the right of these buildings.

In the left part of the main campus area are the old swimming pool (which by this point was closed), the old Main Building, the old Registry Building, Tiritea House, the Old Hostel, the Refectory, McHardy Hall, the Rehab Hostels and the Young Farmers' Club Memorial Hostel.

The centre of the campus is dominated by the Science Towers and the Wool Department Building. Below them are the Student Centre, the Library and the Social Sciences Complex, while above them are the Riddet Complex, the old Farm Machinery Hall (today used by Facilities Management) and Colombo Hall.

On the right of the main campus area are (from bottom to top) the Bernard Chambers Building, the Veterinary Sciences Complex, the brand new Agricultural Engineering Building and the Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences Buildings A and B (nearing completion), .

Across the road from the Farm Machinery Hall are the interim Biology Building and the Wool Building, while the new City, Egmont and Rotary Court student residences are opposite the Rehab Hostels and Young Farmers Club building (also on the other side of University Avenue), and the Sports and Recreation Centre is in the far distance behind City Court.