It was "completely unacceptable" for an Auckland landlord to take a rifle to a rental where young children lived, the Tenancy Tribunal says. It was the day after the tribunal had ruled in the tenants' favour, dismissing landlord Marc Whinery's allegations his tenants were using drugs, storing stolen property and had misrepresented themselves in relation to their references. 123rf An Auckland landlord bringing a rifle and ammunition to his rural Waitākere property was a serious threat to the tenants, tribunal says (file photo). The neighbour told the tribunal Whinery only put the rifle away after his tenants asked him to. The tribunal said it did not accept Whinery's version of events and he had intended to go to the tenants' property with a rifle to "intimidate" them.

Source: Stuff November 28, 2019 03:45 UTC