On Sunday 17 November, Associate Housing Minister Kris Faafoi announced the Government intends to proceed with its plans to make further changes to the 1986 Residential Tenancies Act (RTA) – notably removing the right of landlords to give 90 days’ notice to end a tenancy without cause. This overhaul of the RTA has been in…
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Vaping, or e-cigarettes, is on the rise in New Zealand – and the recent move by traditional big tobacco companies to enter this market indicates there is the potential for it to grow even further. Most experts are in agreement that, relative to tobacco smoking, vaping is a much healthier alternative which has a lesser…
Read MoreMeth Contamination Update: What you need to know
It’s been over a year since the Chief Science Advisor to the Government, Sir Peter Gluckman, issued his report on the effects of methamphetamine (‘meth’ or ‘P’) contamination in residential properties. Prior to his report, both landlords and tenants lived in fear of the discovery of any meth contamination in their rentals – the…
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