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Mr Holland had last spoken with his stepson in July and put the lack of contact down to a busy student lifestyle until he discovered Mason’s phone had been disconnected. He contacted friends of Mason who alerted campus security.
Mr Holland said Sonoda Hall marketed pastoral care as one of its services but neither the university or Campus Living Villages was able to tell him when any of its staff last saw or spoke to Mason.
Minister of Education Chris Hipkins called for the university to conduct an investigation, which they did, and the minister said legislative change would be introduced.
Returning Olympians may shack up in empty student digs
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Nearly 2000 returning Olympic delegates could be quarantining in largely unused student accommodation buildings under plans the country’s Olympic authorities will put to state governments next week.
New student housing could take larger groups of returning athletes and other officials, and extra hotels could be used for smaller groups under the plan, Australian Olympic Committee chief executive Matt Carroll said.
The plan is intended to avoid burdening existing quarantine facilities.
Tokyo-bound: Lucy Stephan, Jake Birtwhistle, Katie Ebzery and Tom O’Halloran model Australia’s Olympic team uniform in March.
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