News
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Health and safety
16 May 2018
Consumer NZ warns about ionisation smoke alarms
It’s a good time to upgrade your smoke alarms as Consumer NZ recommends that older ionisation-type smoke alarms should no longer be sold.
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Maintenance
9 May 2018
Affected by the Rotorua floods?
Make sure you know who’s responsible for what, and what support is available.
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Tenancy Tribunal
4 May 2018
Delay costs landlord at Tenancy Tribunal
The Tenancy Compliance and Investigations Team has successfully taken a Rotorua property management company to the Tenancy Tribunal.
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Tenancy
26 April 2018
Access blocked for older browsers from 27 May
Our hosting provider is changing a configuration to ensure that our websites, and the data hosted on them stay secure.
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Policy and legislation
24 April 2018
Have your say on letting fees
In March, the Government introduced a Bill which would prohibit the charging of letting fees.
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Tenancy Tribunal
9 April 2018
Landlord fined for non-compliant gas supply in boarding house
Landlords who fail to ensure the safety of their tenants have been sent a clear message by the Tenancy Tribunal.
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Healthy homes
5 April 2018
Keeping your rental warm this winter
It’s important to be aware of how your rental will perform in the colder months and how this can impact on the health of those living in the rental.
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Tenancy
29 March 2018
Subscribe to Tenancy Matters
Tenancy Matters is our bi-monthly newsletter for landlords, tenants and anyone else with an interest in tenancy.
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Unit Titles
28 March 2018
Tenancy Services meets tenants and landlords at festivals
It’s festival season and the Tenancy Services team has been busy meeting tenants and landlords at community events throughout New Zealand.
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Policy and legislation
22 March 2018
Letting fees may be prohibited
The Government has introduced a Bill that, if enacted, would prohibit the charging of letting fees under the Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
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Starting or ending a tenancy
31 January 2018
Student rentals - setting clear expectations upfront
If you're a student looking for a rental it is worth discussing options for a shorter term lease or ending a fixed-term lease early with prospective landlords.
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Health and safety
17 January 2018
Heat goes on Auckland landlord for not having smoke alarms
The Tenancy Compliance and Investigations Team has successfully taken an Auckland landlord to the Tenancy Tribunal for failing to install smoke alarms.
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Tenancy
13 December 2017
Our hours this Christmas
What you need to know if you have to contact us over the holiday period.
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Policy and legislation
8 December 2017
New healthy homes legislation has passed
But what does that mean for you?
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Starting or ending a tenancy
8 December 2017
Holiday and short-term rentals: what you need to know
When a house you own is used as a holiday rental, you’re not covered by the Residential Tenancies Act. This means standard rental agreements don’t apply.
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Tenancy
1 December 2017
Vodafone email services close
Are you one of our subscribers with a Vodafone email address?
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Tenancy
27 November 2017
It’s time to step up your cyber defence
Tenancy Services is proud to support Cyber Smart Week 2017, New Zealand’s cyber security awareness week brought to you by CERT NZ and Connect Smart.
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Rent, bond and bills
21 November 2017
Are you clued up about renting?
Tenancy Services have produced some bright, funny little videos to help tenants and landlords understand their rights and responsibilities when renting.
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Healthy homes
1 November 2017
Does your rental home meet the new insulation requirements?
Learn about insulation requirements so you can get it sorted before the July 2019 deadline.
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Tenancy Tribunal
27 October 2017
New information about Tribunal timeframes
There is new information on our website about how long it takes for a Tenancy Tribunal hearing to happen.
