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Health and safety
12 August 2020
Prime Minister announces alert level changes
From midday on 12 August 2020, the Auckland region will move to Alert Level 3 and the rest of New Zealand will move to Alert Level 2.
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Policy and legislation
12 August 2020
Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2020 now in force
The Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2020 comes into force today.
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Tenancy Tribunal
6 August 2020
Christchurch landlord ordered to pay following failure to maintain property and provide insulation statements
Christchurch landlord Krishna Rani Saha has been ordered to pay a total of $8,515.84 by the Tenancy Tribunal as a result of 36 applications brought forward.
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Policy and legislation
6 August 2020
Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2020 passed
Major changes to tenancy legislation were passed by Parliament on 5 August 2020.
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Policy and legislation
10 July 2020
Progress on Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill
Select Committee reports to Parliament on Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill.
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Rent, bond and bills
24 June 2020
Updates to online bond payment form
You may notice some changes next time you lodge a bond.
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Tenancy
17 June 2020
Restrictions on tenancy terminations to end on 25 June
Current restrictions on tenancy terminations will end on 25 June 2020.
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Health and safety
10 June 2020
Alert Level 1 guidance for landlords and tenants
On 9 June 2020, New Zealand moved to Alert Level 1.
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Policy and legislation
2 June 2020
Deadline extended for healthy homes standards compliance statement
The deadline for the healthy homes standards compliance statement has been extended from 1 July 2020 to 1 December 2020.
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Tenancy
15 May 2020
Alert Level 2 guidance for landlords and tenants
On 14 May 2020, New Zealand moved to Alert Level 2. Find out what this means for you as a landlord or tenant.
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Health and safety
16 April 2020
Prime Minister announces details on Alert Level 3
The Prime Minister has today announced details on what life in New Zealand will look like at Alert Level 3.
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Health and safety
24 March 2020
COVID-19 (coronavirus) - announcement on rent increase freeze and tenancy terminations
More information on the rent increase freeze and tenancy termination regulations related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Policy and legislation
11 March 2020
'Unaware' boarding house landlords need to check the law
Are you operating a boarding house without being aware of it? Read our article to find out the legal definition and compliance requirements.
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Policy and legislation
6 March 2020
Your healthy homes and legislation change questions answered
We have published answers to questions to further help explain the healthy homes standards and the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2019.
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Tenancy Tribunal
5 March 2020
Failure to meet requirements costs property management company
The Tenancy Compliance and Investigations Team (TCIT) has successfully taken a Tauranga property management company to the Tenancy Tribunal.
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Policy and legislation
18 February 2020
Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill introduced to Parliament
The Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill was introduced to Parliament on Monday 17 February 2020.
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Tenancy
19 December 2019
Landlord of the Year 2019 award winner announced
Kristy and Richard Kelly are the 2019 winners of the New Zealand Property Investors Federation (NZPIF) Landlord of the Year.
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Tenancy
10 December 2019
Our hours this holiday period
What you need to know about contacting us over the holiday period.
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Policy and legislation
18 November 2019
Proposed changes to Residential Tenancies Act 1986
Associate Housing Minister Kris Faafoi has announced proposed changes to the Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
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Tenancy
8 November 2019
Update on Nancy, our Tenancy Services trial chatbot
Tenancy Services has been trialling a chatbot (known as “Nancy”) on the tenancy.govt.nz website.