From housing trends and sector shifts to the stories behind the communities we manage, this is where Te Wawata Kāinga shares what we're seeing, learning, and thinking about tenancy, property management, and the future of Māori housing in Aotearoa.
For Landlords
Healthy Homes Standards in New Zealand: The Gap Between Compliant and Actually Healthy
A Healthy Homes certificate covers one inspection on one day. The obligation runs for as long as the property is tenanted, and the law reflects that: every new, renewed or varied tenancy agreement requires its own signed compliance statement, not a repeat of the last one1. Compliance matters, but it was never intended to become a one-off goal.
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