Kāinga Ora has been ordered to pay $3520 after failing to maintain a south Auckland property where a family lived with rot and mould for years. “All I ever wanted was someone to listen,” the tenant told the tribunal. A Kāinga Ora representative told the tribunal it acknowledged that it has a clear obligation to maintain its properties. Maplesden ordered Kāinga Ora to pay the tenant exemplary damages of $3500. Kāinga Ora area manager Tavai Karapani told Stuff Kāinga Ora had apologised to the tenant and moved her to a home better suited to her family.

Source: Stuff March 05, 2021 22:24 UTC