Property director fined for running illegal Manurewa boarding house

Thursday 4 September 2025 · 7 outlets · 5 reports · updated Thu 4 Sep 2025, 12:53pm

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Paul Knights, acting as director of 4 Corners Investment Ltd, has been fined $54,000 for running an illegal boarding house in Manurewa. Migrant workers lived in container-style cabins inside a warehouse for two years that lacked adequate fire safety systems and proper escape routes.

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1. NZ HeraldThu 4 Sep 2025, 9:28am

   Illegal South Auckland boarding house owner fined for unsafe migrant dwelling (opens in new tab)

2. 1NewsThu 4 Sep 2025, 10:09am

   Director fined $54k over illegal boarding house for migrant workers (opens in new tab)

3. RNZThu 4 Sep 2025, 10:17am

   Property director fined $54k for running unsafe housing in Manurewa for migrant workers (opens in new tab)

4. StuffThu 4 Sep 2025, 10:45am

   Illegal boarding house for migrant workers ends in $54,000 penalty (opens in new tab)

5. The Press via The PostThu 4 Sep 2025, 12:53pm

   Director of illegal container-style boarding house fined $54k (opens in new tab)

   Also on The Post (opens in new tab), Waikato Times (opens in new tab)