20 Sep 2018

Meth: $5m compensation for evicted tenants

From Nine To Noon, 9:41 am on 20 September 2018
State housing in Upper Hutt.

Photo: RNZ / Alexander Robertson

Housing New Zealand has committed to reimbursing hundreds of tenants it evicted from state homes based on bogus meth testing, some of whom were made homeless.

A report ordered by the Housing Minister Phil Twyford has found roughly 800 tenants suffered as a result of the agency's approach.Housing New Zealand's chief executive Andrew McKenzie tells Kathryn Ryan the agency will assess each individual's case and work to put it right.

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