Air Chief Marshall Angus Houston will become chancellor of the University of the Sunshine Coast next month. He replaces John Dobson who is stepping down after a decade in the chair.

Maori businessman Michael Ahie is installed as the new chancellor of Massey University. He replaces Chris Kelly, who stood down after two years. Mr Kelly resigned in December following an uproar over remarks that female vet graduates were the equivalent of two-fifths of a male given time lost to marriage and children.