Sixty-three Kāinga Ora tenancies terminated following behaviour crackdown

Sunday 1 June 2025 · 4 outlets · 4 reports · updated Sun 1 Jun 2025, 3:00pm

In this story Tama Potaka

Associate Housing Minister Tama Potaka has described a government directive to address abusive tenant behaviour as a success. Following the end of the Sustaining Tenancies Framework last year, 63 tenancies have been terminated and formal warnings have increased by 600 per cent.

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1. RNZSun 1 Jun 2025, 12:22pm

   63 Kāinga Ora tenancies terminated after government clamps down on bad behaviour (opens in new tab)

2. Otago Daily TimesSun 1 Jun 2025, 12:57pm

   63 Kāinga Ora tenancies ended in behaviour crackdown (opens in new tab)

3. NZ HeraldSun 1 Jun 2025, 2:43pm

   Kāinga Ora sees 600% rise in warnings under new tenant crackdown (opens in new tab)

4. 1News via RNZSun 1 Jun 2025, 3:00pm

   Sixty-three Kāinga Ora tenancies terminated amid crackdown on bad behaviour (opens in new tab)