One on February 4, 2024, when the male neighbour was reported as being hostile and shouting threats while standing at the tenant’s front gate. A second incident occurred on March 2, 2024, when the male neighbour was reported as standing outside the tenant’s front gate making threats while holding a machete. The son said the male neighbour was working in the garden with a shovel and a machete and started to abuse him and his son and threatened to kill them. Kāinga Ora did not dispute that the tenant had reported ongoing issues with this tenancy and was well aware of the tenant’s complaints of shouting, abuse and loud music. Kāinga Ora was ordered to pay the tenant $5000 in compensation for breach of landlord’s obligations and was looking to transfer the tenant to a tenancy that is more suited to her current health needs.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 28, 2026 02:02 UTC