Kāinga Ora's response to unruly tenants in Megan Woods' crosshairs

Kāinga Ora's response to unruly tenants in Megan Woods' crosshairs
Antisocial behaviour has been an issue with Kāinga Ora tenants. (Image: Kāinga Ora)
Greg Hurrell
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is monitoring Kāinga Ora’s responses to antisocial behaviour by tenants, according to leaked advice to housing minister Megan Woods. An April 19 HUD ministerial briefing, seen by BusinessDesk, said: "You (the minister) have set your expectation that Kāinga Ora ensure its policies, procedures and processes are sound to respond to tenant antisocial behaviour."The briefing noted there had been several media reports of antisocial behaviour involving Kāinga Ora tenants. It...

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