A tenant advocate is hailing the Government for adopting a more "compassionate" line with state house tenants who get involved with drugs. King said Murrie was "in immense pain" and needed the cannabis to sleep, but was caught by a rigid policy. Housing NZ issued the eviction notice last year after police charged Murrie with cultivating cannabis. Ngaro's secretary referred him to Amy Adams, who picked up the senior Social Housing and Housing NZ portfolios after former Housing NZ Minister Bill English became Prime Minister last month. King rang Adams' Beehive office and spoke to her Housing NZ secretary for about half an hour.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 25, 2017 05:15 UTC