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Tenancy Tribunal case 5156631 — Tenancy dispute

Decided 2 Apr 2025 · Published 2 Apr 2025 · Application 5156631

Party names are redacted in the official published order. This page summarises the dispute only — not individual identities.

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At a glance

Key facts from the published tribunal order.

Location

New Zealand

Tribunal region

Adjudicator

B Smallbone

Claims & awards

What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.

No individual claim amounts were reconciled for this order. View the official Ministry of Justice PDF for full detail.

Tenantcheck Insights · Case study

Tenancy Tribunal case 5156631 — Tenancy dispute

Decided 2 Apr 2025 · Published 2 Apr 2025 · Application 5156631

Party names are redacted in the official published order. This page summarises the dispute only — not individual identities.

View official order on MoJ →Explore similar cases

At a glance

Key facts from the published tribunal order.

Location

New Zealand

Tribunal region

Adjudicator

B Smallbone

Claims & awards

What this tenancy cost at tribunal — claim, category, amount, and party awarded, with reconciled net total.

No individual claim amounts were reconciled for this order. View the official Ministry of Justice PDF for full detail.

Order

The Tribunal orders suppression of the tenants’ names and identifying details.
The application is dismissed.

Reasons

Only the tenants were represented at the hearing. The applicant was phoned at 2:02pm and 2:11pm but both calls went to voicemail.
The claim is dismissed because the applicant did not attend to address the application. It is clear that the rent is not in arrears. The respondents dispute that there are water rates owing.
The Tribunal can order a party to pay reasonable costs. If the applicant requires a rehearing of this application and it is granted, the adjudicator may consider costs. See section 102(2),(3)(b) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
The Tribunal may, on its own initiative, having regard to the interests of the parties and to the public interest, order that all or part of the evidence given or the name or any identifying particulars of any witness or party not be published. (s.95A(4). It is reasonable to suppress the tenants’ names and details.

Topics & place

Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).

NO ADDRESS

Residential Tenancies Act sections

s102(2)

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5156631 about?

The tribunal order states: The Tribunal orders suppression of the tenants’ names and identifying details.

How much money was awarded in case 5156631?

Verified claim lines are listed on this page.

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5156631?

The dispute type was not classified.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5156631?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11643421-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.

Order

The Tribunal orders suppression of the tenants’ names and identifying details.
The application is dismissed.

Reasons

Only the tenants were represented at the hearing. The applicant was phoned at 2:02pm and 2:11pm but both calls went to voicemail.
The claim is dismissed because the applicant did not attend to address the application. It is clear that the rent is not in arrears. The respondents dispute that there are water rates owing.
The Tribunal can order a party to pay reasonable costs. If the applicant requires a rehearing of this application and it is granted, the adjudicator may consider costs. See section 102(2),(3)(b) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
The Tribunal may, on its own initiative, having regard to the interests of the parties and to the public interest, order that all or part of the evidence given or the name or any identifying particulars of any witness or party not be published. (s.95A(4). It is reasonable to suppress the tenants’ names and details.

Topics & place

Topics are dispute themes across the order (not the same as claim-type money lines).

NO ADDRESS

Residential Tenancies Act sections

s102(2)

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this Tenancy Tribunal case.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5156631 about?

The tribunal order states: The Tribunal orders suppression of the tenants’ names and identifying details.

How much money was awarded in case 5156631?

Verified claim lines are listed on this page.

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5156631?

The dispute type was not classified.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5156631?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/11643421-Tribunal_Order_Redacted.pdf.