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Students share experiences at uni accommodation to select committee


Students share experiences at uni accommodation to select committee
17 Mar, 2021 03:45 AM
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multimedia journalist at the Herald in Wellington@katieharrisnz
Tears, frustration and anxiety, university accommodation providers have been slammed by students for their greed at a select committee today.
The parliamentary select committee started an inquiry after a string of issues surrounding the handling of fees during Covid-19 and the death of Christchurch student Mason Pendrous who lay dead in his hall for two to four weeks in 2019.
Pendrous was found dead by a staff member in his room in the Hinoki building of the University of Canterbury s Sonoda Campus in Ilam. ....

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Committee warned of 'harrowing' situations in student hostels


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They told the Education and Workforce Select Committee inquiry into student accommodation today that staff at some halls were poorly prepared to help students with sometimes harrowing situations.
The committee is considering pastoral care and residents rights in student accommodation following complaints about how some halls of residence handled last year s national pandemic lockdown.
The government introduced an interim code of practice for pastoral care of domestic students following the death of student Mason Pendrous in a hall of residence in 2019. He would have turned 21 today.
Canterbury University student Miriam Lindsay said there was not enough support when students in her hall of residence in Christchurch needed it last year. ....

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Wellington.scoop.co.nz » Inquiry told of binge drinking and inadequate care in VUW hall of residence


Report from RNZ
Students and parents have urged MPs to regulate universities’ halls of residence and introduce minimum standards for pastoral care.
They told the Education and Workforce Select Committee inquiry into student accommodation yesterday that staff at some halls were poorly prepared to help students with sometimes harrowing situations.
The committee is considering pastoral care and residents’ rights in student accommodation following complaints about how some halls of residence handled last year’s national pandemic lockdown.
Victoria University of Wellington student Azaria Howell said the hall she lived in last year encouraged binge drinking, did not take medical events seriously, and ignored complaints about sexism and racism. ....

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