From Liz Gunn, a must watch. Below I’ve added some related articles from our own archives EWNZ
Liz Gunn speaks with Amanda, a former tenancy manager and property professional with 10 years of experience (including time working for Housing NZ), about her harrowing battle with Kainga Ora. After being defrauded of her life savings by a dishonest trustee, Amanda and her 88-year-old mother were forced into state housing. When Kainga Ora decided to sell the property, Amanda was pressured for months to sign a false “voluntary relinquishment” declaration before any relocation options would be offered. Refusing to lie, she faced repeated threats of immediate eviction onto the street with her elderly, frail, and blind mother. Amanda details the coercion, breaches of mandatory processes, withheld information, and what she describes as deliberate delays and misleading tactics by Kainga Ora staff. She highlights how the system appears designed to wear tenants down, with adjudicators seemingly favouring the agency. This is not an isolated case – Amanda believes many other Housing NZ tenants are enduring similar treatment but lack the knowledge or resources to fight back. The case raises serious questions about tenant rights, delegated authority, and accountability within New Zealand’s social housing system. Amanda’s hearing starts at 2:15pm on Wednesday 29th April, 2026, at Manukau District Court in Room 15.
NewstalkZB article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/nat…
Tenancy Tribunal Transcript: https://mega.nz/file/bNJxFKIA#DICBajZ…
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The dodgy goings on with State Housing management and sale of housing was exposed a lot by the late Penny Bright (RIP Penny) … related articles below. Penny exposed other state housing corruption in 2017 and prior – a Tamaki family was handed an eviction notice PRIOR to the grieving family’s arrangement of the tāngi of their mother! “A young Tamaki family of five aged 12 to 25 were issued an eviction notice with only three weeks to pack up their entire household. (It was said this is not uncommon!) This came just three weeks after their mother passed away in their arms following a short illness. The family had lived in their home for ten years. The letter addressed to their mother (then deceased) and hand delivered to the children by the landlord’s employees of Tamaki Housing, who declined the invitation to come in and discuss the notice, is cold hearted and to the point, covering such ‘essentials’ as, leaving the property clean and tidy and emphasizing that other tenants needed the house.”
Penny uncovered much about the Crown owned Tamaki regeneration co. … I don’t know if it still exists but would be worth looking into … … https://envirowatchnz.com/2017/10/29/the-tamaki-regeneration-gentrification-scam-exposed-state-homes-gone-to-property-developers-at-undisclosed-prices/
State House land banking under Key’s watch: https://envirowatchnz.com/2017/06/17/the-nats-have-been-land-banking-tamaki-state-homes-on-prime-real-estate-since-2012-clearing-out-the-poor-to-make-way-for-private-mansions/
No wonder we have 100K homeless now. No accident or lack of foresight. Planned homelessness means more candidates for the (not) smart cities. Those pack and stacks are popping up everywhere.
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