Rotorua housing: Tenancy Tribunal slashes pensioner’s proposed rent
Last August, the council revealed plans to pass management of the portfolio to the community housing provider, citing…
8th Pay Commission: From old pension scheme to improved questionnaire – full list of demands by Govt staff body
The Staff Side of the National Council (Joint Consultative Machinery – NC JCM) has written to the 8th…
Karitane man’s pension slashed due to ‘nasty’ NZ Super policy
To receive the New Zealand pension, she must have been living here for 11 years since the age…
Rotorua Lakes Council failed to consult Ministry of Social Development on key pensioner housing promise
After delays, the transfer was finalised on March 23, with rents scheduled to rise to market rates from…
Rotorua pensioners get extra time as housing rent increase postponed until June
The shift from council management was also intended to give tenants access to government housing assistance that was…
Former Waikato police officer sentenced for fleecing $68k from vulnerable victim
The frightened woman was too scared to open the door and cowered and hid. The now former officer…
No proof locked Kia hybrid caused Hawke’s Bay man’s death, coroner finds
The court heard the last proof of life was a phone call Potter had made to a friend…
Whangārei retiree’s treasured Bali pots stolen in garden ornament theft
The section where items were taken included an area of white stones to the left of her driveway.…
Tenancy Tribunal backs pensioner landlord’s termination of unsafe Auckland rental
Tenants were aware of the property’s state According to the recently-released tribunal decision, the tenants, whose names are…
Jamaal Henry named as teenager charged with the murder of Greymouth pensioner Donald Baikie
Justice Eaton has scheduled a two-week jury trial in Greymouth on October 27. While Justice Eaton granted NZME…
NZTA admits wrongly charging Northlander toll fee, after media inquiries
But Jacobson also queried the charge, asking if he should have been tolled if the vehicle was being…
Arthritic Wellington pensioner George Lazaridis jailed for sex abuse of teen
A sexual attraction developed that ranged from low-level touching to mutual oral sex and continued for three years…