Mamdani’s Rent Freeze Is Official. Here’s Who Benefits Most.
Zohran Mamdani’s rent freeze is now official, a big win on a central campaign promise six months into…
Papakura tenant ordered to pay $73k to landlord for damage he claims was caused by meth-using ‘associates’
He then asked those people to leave, and after that, their “associates” started coming to the property and…
Neighbours of Kāinga Ora ‘helpless’ as tenant regularly throws household items over fence
In September, she laid a formal complaint with Kāinga Ora, and has continued to contact them when she…
Auckland landlord ordered to pay $5307 after parking row with tenant leads to ‘retaliatory’ eviction notice
The tenant, who has name suppression, then applied to the tribunal with a list of complaints and was…
District Court awards additional rent abatement to Auckland tenant who had ‘hostile’ landlord
While she cross-appealed, she was largely unsuccessful, with the District Court supporting most of the conclusions of the…
Kāinga Ora tenant claimed agency failed him in alleged burglary by other tenant
The police were called and the man was subsequently arrested for assault with a weapon. It was alleged…
Tenancy Tribunal rules landlord’s water rate claim against former tenant unfair
The tenant maintained he shouldn’t be accountable for the water rates bills that were neither presented during the…
Kāinga Ora tenant Amy Lupton ordered to leave after making unauthorised alterations
In contrast, photos taken in March this year showed concrete and paving stones had replaced grassy areas in…
Whangārei police probe suspicious Raumanga house fire after couch deliberately lit
He believed he woke less than five minutes after the couch was set on fire, but the damage…
Matthew Draganoff sentenced for murder of tenant
A man who was found guilty of the “execution-style murder” of his “unarmed” tenant on the northern outskirts…
FreshChoice opening in former Smith City store in Rotorua Central Mall
Woolworths New Zealand, formerly branded as Countdown, owns the FreshChoice supermarket franchise, which is locally operated by individual…
Mt Albert tenant awarded $6600 after living in damp, leaky social housing property
According to the tribunal’s decision, Valerie Walters moved into the Mt Albert house in November 2022. Walters rented…