{"id":454720,"date":"2026-06-01T00:31:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T00:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/454720\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T00:31:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T00:31:09","slug":"kainga-ora-tenant-jasmine-hanham-loses-christchurch-rental-over-antisocial-behaviour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/454720\/","title":{"rendered":"K\u0101inga Ora tenant Jasmine Hanham loses Christchurch rental over antisocial behaviour"},"content":{"rendered":"

But tribunal adjudicator<\/a> Rebecca Morgan said in a recently released decision that while parenting can be overwhelming, the three antisocial incidents cannot be justified by stressful parenting.<\/p>\n

Morgan ultimately terminated Hanham\u2019s tenancy giving her two weeks to find new accommodation.<\/p>\n

Three antisocial incidents<\/p>\n

The decision comes after Hanham\u2019s landlord K\u0101inga Ora<\/a> lodged a claim with the tribunal to terminate the tenancy following antisocial behaviour that occurred across 90 days.<\/p>\n

On December 4 Hanham put stickers over a neighbour\u2019s work vehicle, accusing him of \u201cs*** parking\u201d.<\/p>\n

On January 15 she wrote an abusive letter to an elderly neighbour, threatening to harm her cats, and directed abusive language at a home-care provider of the same neighbour.<\/p>\n

And on February 26 she was verbally abusive to an elderly neighbour, including threatening her dog.<\/p>\n

K\u0101inga Ora served Hanham antisocial behaviour notices for all three incidents.<\/p>\n

The elderly neighbour, who has name suppression, told the tribunal that she wished to retire \u201cin peace\u201d but is living in fear of Hanham\u2019s threats towards her and her pets.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe language that has been directed to her and her pets is abhorrent and abusive,\u201d Morgan said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlternative carers had to be arranged following an outburst by Hanham. [The neighbour] has sought medical advice to help her deal with the effects of Hanham\u2019s behaviour.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hanham also made TikTok posts stating she was going to disturb the neighbours<\/a>, with the neighbour then making recordingsof that disturbance.<\/p>\n

Children put stress on Hanham<\/p>\n

Hanham raised seven points with the tribunal in relation to the alleged unfairness of the situation.<\/p>\n

This included that she was neurodivergent and the incidents were just a \u201cnormal neighbourhood dispute\u201d.<\/p>\n

However, Morgan said this was more than a normal neighbourhood dispute and Hanham had months to seek support to manage her conditions, but had not done so.<\/p>\n

Hanham alleged the condition of the property was substandard and K\u0101inga Ora acknowledged that some work was required.<\/p>\n

Hanham also told the tribunal that she has children with additional needs and the stress of parenting has contributed to her behaviour.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll parents face varying levels of stress from time to time, more so if the children have special needs,\u201d Morgan said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn some instances, that stress may excuse a one-off \u2018outburst\u2019 or incident of frustrated behaviour.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis case involved multiple incidents of antisocial behaviour and interference with quiet enjoyment of the neighbourhood. These cannot be explained away or justified by the stress of parenting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Head Massey University\u2019s School of Psychology, Dr Kirsty Ross, said parenting high-needs children can be emotionally exhausting and can lead to nervous-system overload.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom a psychological perspective, parenting a child with high emotional, behavioural, sensory or developmental needs places parents under sustained stress. <\/p>\n

\"MasseyMassey University senior clinical psychologist Dr Kirsty Ross said parents of high-needs children can become mentally overloaded.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver time, this can lead to emotional dysregulation \u2013 where the brain shifts out of calm , problem-solving mode and into a fight, flight or freeze response. <\/p>\n

\u201cOnce that happens, even relatively small triggers can provoke disproportionately strong reactions.\u201d<\/p>\n

She said evidence-based strategies like slowing breathing, movement and reducing noise where possible can help de-escalate emotions. <\/p>\n

\u201cSelf-care is crucial \u2013 put the oxygen mask on yourself first.\u201d<\/p>\n

The tribunal decision said there had been seven police complaints regarding Hanham\u2019s antisocial behaviour.<\/p>\n

\u201cI cannot think of any context in which a neighbourhood could reasonably be expected to tolerate or endure Ms Hanham\u2019s disruptions,\u201d Morgan said.<\/p>\n

A K\u0101inga Ora spokesperson told NZME the decision \u201csums up our position\u201d and did not wish to comment further.<\/p>\n

Brianna McIlraith is a Queenstown-based reporter for Open Justice covering courts in the lower South Island. She has been a journalist since 2018 and has had a strong interest in business and financial journalism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"But tribunal adjudicator Rebecca Morgan said in a recently released decision that while parenting can be overwhelming, the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":454721,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[86498,44183,4487,231330,49028,23543,11517,111,43,139,69,23544,1523,22429,10050],"class_list":["post-454720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-zealand","tag-antisocial","tag-behaviour","tag-christchurch","tag-hanham","tag-jasmine","tag-kinga","tag-loses","tag-new-zealand","tag-news","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-ora","tag-over","tag-rental","tag-tenant"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=454720"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454720\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/454721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=454720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=454720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=454720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}