8 Jun 2018

Housing NZ destroys man's possessions

From Morning Report, 8:23 am on 8 June 2018

A man who lost all his possessions - including his wedding photos - after he was evicted from his Housing New Zealand home because a friend smoked meth there without his knowledge- says people need to stand together to get compensation. Evan Thame shared a house with his wife in Hamilton and was ordered by the Tenancy Tribunal in October last year to pay almost $7,000 for the unnecessary decontamination. He told me what was most hurtful was Housing New Zealand chucking out all their possessions including wedding photos, and other family mementos including his wife's wedding dress.