News
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Tenancy Tribunal
30 June 2026
Changes to Tenancy Tribunal application fee 2026
From 1 July 2026, the Tenancy Tribunal application fee will change from $28 to $29.
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Tenancy Tribunal
11 June 2026
5 tips for better-prepared Tenancy Tribunal applications
Tips to help applications progress more smoothly, reduce delays, and create more opportunities for early resolution.
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Tenancy Tribunal
22 May 2026
Boarding house landlord fined for endangering 20 tenants
Auckland boarding house landlord admits to multiple breaches of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 affecting 20 tenants.
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Tenancy Tribunal
4 March 2026
Landlord who rented out unlawful sheds and shipping containers ordered to pay exemplary damages and refund rent
A North Canterbury landlord who rented out multiple unlawful premises has been ordered to pay exemplary damages and rent refunds to tenants.
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Tenancy Tribunal
5 February 2026
Tips to make Tribunal applications smoother
Reduce delays in your Tenancy Tribunal application by checking you have followed these tips.
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Tenancy Tribunal
30 January 2026
Landlords fined for tenancy breaches across 34 properties
Landlords fined for breaching the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 (the Act) at 34 separate tenancies across Auckland and Rotorua.
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Tenancy Tribunal
22 December 2025
Important change: How the Tenancy Tribunal handles documents
From 1 January 2026, the Tenancy Tribunal will change the way it manages documents provided by parties in a case.
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Tenancy Tribunal
21 November 2025
Canterbury boarding house landlord ordered to pay pecuniary penalties
Boarding house landlord fined for not addressing tenancy breaches.
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Tenancy Tribunal
2 October 2025
Auckland boarding house operator fined $27,000 for tenancy breaches
An Auckland boarding house operator must pay $27,457.94 after a property was found to be dirty, unsafe and not compliant with the Healthy Homes Standards.
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Tenancy Tribunal
10 September 2025
Tenancy Tribunal ruling over Kaitaia boarding house upheld by the District Court
Landlords were found to be operating a boarding house and were not exempt from complying with the Residential Tenancies Act.
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Tenancy Tribunal
16 July 2025
Queenstown landlord fined over $113,000 for operating unlawful boarding house
A Queenstown landlord has been ordered to pay $113,723.56 for breaches of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
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Tenancy Tribunal
24 June 2025
Changes to Tenancy Tribunal application fee 2025
From 1 July 2025, the Tenancy Tribunal application fee will change from $27 to $28.
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Tenancy Tribunal
12 June 2025
Landlord admits property rented to sister-in-law was unfit for human habitation
A Northland landlord has agreed to pay $5,900 in exemplary damages after admitting a property he rented was in a state of disrepair and unfit for habitation.
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Tenancy Tribunal
15 May 2025
Porirua landlords fail to comply with work order, ordered to pay exemplary damages
Porirua landlords fail to comply with work order, pay exemplary damages at property described as “not fit for human occupation”
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Tenancy Tribunal
23 April 2025
Christchurch landlord required to pay exemplary damages and rent refunds
A Christchurch landlord agrees to pay more than $13,000 after accepting their property was unlawful for residential purposes.
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Tenancy Tribunal
2 April 2025
Auckland landlords ordered to pay more than $20,000 in exemplary damages for boarding house breaches
Auckland landlords who claimed their properties were exempt from the Act have been ordered to pay exemplary damages for boarding house breaches
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Tenancy Tribunal
10 March 2025
Auckland landlords ordered to pay exemplary damages and compensation for stress
Auckland landlords, who unlawfully evicted tenants that complained about their living conditions ordered to pay exemplary damages and compensation for stress.
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Tenancy Tribunal
10 February 2025
Auckland landlord who failed to comply with an improvement notice ordered to pay exemplary damages
An Auckland landlord who failed to maintain his property and comply with an improvement notice has been ordered to pay a total of $4,168.21
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Tenancy Tribunal
15 January 2025
Rotorua landlord ordered to pay exemplary damages, complete extensive repairs to property
A Rotorua landlord has been ordered to carry out extensive repair work to a property and pay $6195 in exemplary damages.
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Tenancy Tribunal
9 September 2024
Rotorua Landlord ordered to pay exemplary damages, issued with 3-year restraining order
The Tenancy Tribunal has ordered a Rotorua landlord, who charged rent above market rate at a property he failed to maintain, to pay exemplary damages.
