Cumberland Hall, Otago

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Cumberland Hall is a hostel in Dunedin, New Zeland for the University of Otago. Cumberland Hall (or "Cumbie" to residents) was established as a hall of residence in (approximately) 1992. The hall is located in the building that was originally the residence for nurses training in Dunedin. For this reason Cumberland Hall is linked by underground tunnels to both the Dunedin hospital and Hayward Hall.

The current head of hall at Cumberland hall is Warren Lees, who had been the master (title?) of boarders at Otago Boys' High School. Prior to Lees as head of Hall, the hostel had a reputation for drunkeness and generally low standards. This is subsiding, possibly due to policies and approaches implemented by Lees' leadership.

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