Meth Testing
State tenant almost evicted for previous tenant's P use
A Housing New Zealand tenant about to be evicted for P contamination of his state house carried out his own investigation to prove the property had been contaminated before he moved in. Audio
Housing NZ now can't say how many tenants kicked out over P
Housing New Zealand now says it can't say how many tenants it kicked out of their state homes and blacklisted last year for methamphetamine contamination. Our reporter Benedict Collins has more, Audio
HNZ denies Health Ministry warned it on meth testing
Housing New Zealand has categorically denied it was warned by the Health Ministry that the meth testing it was carrying out on its properties was only suitable for former meth labs. Audio
Law Society calls for HNZ to review meth evictions
The Law Society says a wide range of tenants that have been blacklisted - and have had to pay too much in the way of remediation. The society says there should have a baseline test before tenancies… Audio
Housing NZ meth testing "ripping families apart"
Former Maori Party co-leader Dame Tariana Turia says families are being torn apart by Housing New Zealand's deliberate misuse of methamphetamine testing. Audio
HNZ conduct over meth guidelines is appalling- Phil Twyford
Labour's Phil Twyford says this whole fiasco shows a 'staggering level of incompetence' by Housing New Zealand. He says they have evicted too many tenants on the basis of "dodgy testing". Audio