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'Encouraging': Govt cracks down on unruly Kāinga Ora tenants

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 3 Jun 2025, 9:12am
Photo / Cole Eastham-Farrelly
Photo / Cole Eastham-Farrelly

'Encouraging': Govt cracks down on unruly Kāinga Ora tenants

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 3 Jun 2025, 9:12am

There's hope there can be a turnaround in unruly Kāinga Ora tenants. 

A Government crackdown has resulted in 63 tenancy terminations in the past 10 months - up from 11 in the year before. 

Formal warnings have gone up 600%. 

Litigation Lawyer Adina Thorn told Mike Hosking the figures are encouraging. 

She says it looks like under this government, there’s been a big step up and a moderate to good response to the behaviour that has been going on in some KO homes across New Zealand. 

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