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NSP found 37 pounds of marijuana, over a pound of psilocybin mushrooms and a handgun during a traffic stop on I-80 near Kimball on Tuesday.

Monique Ford/Stuff Azaria Howell lived in Victoria University’s Capital Hall in 2020, and said it was being run like a business, not with students in mind. (File photo) Tertiary students say they are dealing with a massive power imbalance when it comes to accommodation rights, but institutions and providers say the current regulations are working. Students spoke to the Education and Workforce Select Committee on Wednesday as part of the inquiry into student accommodation, which was launched after Covid-19 exposed inequalities across New Zealand universities. Speakers told stories of being...

Photo: 123RF/ Matej Kastelic 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 h...

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 How...