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Kainga Ora Ends 10 Child Tenancies Over Arrears

8/13/2026

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  • Kainga Ora terminated tenancies with children after rent arrears or disruptive behaviour, accounting for 27% unpaid rent, about half after abandonment, and 12% for disruptive behaviour, while the agency manages over 78,000 tenancies for more than 200,000 people, nearly half children.
  • Labour spokesman Kieran McAnulty said the evictions show the National-led coalition pushing vulnerable families into poverty, noting that Associate Housing Minister Tama Potaka did not reply by the deadline.