A final Coroner's report has been released into the death of a Canterbury University student who was found weeks later in his dorm room.
And while the cau
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.