What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5280521 about?

The tribunal order states: The tenancy of [The tenant/s] at Unit/Flat Unit 2, 28 Parawai Road,

How much money was awarded in case 5280521?

Filing Fee: $27.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $3,839.92 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5280521?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5280521?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12228490-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.

What was Tenancy Tribunal case 5280521 about?

The tribunal order states: The tenancy of [The tenant/s] at Unit/Flat Unit 2, 28 Parawai Road,

How much money was awarded in case 5280521?

Filing Fee: $27.00 awarded to landlord; Rent Arrears: $3,839.92 awarded to landlord

What type of tenancy dispute was case 5280521?

The primary dispute was Rent arrears.

Where can I read the official tribunal order for case 5280521?

The official Ministry of Justice published order is available at https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/TTV2/PDF/12228490-Tenancy_Tribunal_Order.pdf.

Unit/Flat Unit 2, 28 Parawai Road, Ngongotaha, Rotorua Tenancy Tribunal Case 5280521 — Rent arrears

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Claims & awards

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

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5280521 — net $2,756.92 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears to 13/08/2025	$3,839.92	Rent arrears to 13/08/2025
Filing fee reimbursement	$27.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$2,756.92
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$2,756.92

Claims and awards for application 5280521 — net $2,756.92 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Rent arrears to 13/08/2025

Amount: $3,839.92
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Rent arrears to 13/08/2025

Filing fee reimbursement

Amount: $27.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Filing fee reimbursement

Net award

Landlord $2,756.92

Total payable by Tenant to Landlord

Landlord $2,756.92

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Filing Fee Rent arrears

Order

The tenancy of [The tenant/s] at Unit/Flat Unit 2, 28 Parawai Road, Ngongotaha, Rotorua 3010 is terminated, and possession is granted to Eves Realty Limited, at 11:59pm on Wednesday 13 August 2025.
The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $1,110.00 (6179884-001) to Eves Realty Limited immediately.
[The tenant/s] must pay Eves Realty Limited $2756.92 immediately as calculated in the table below:

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing.
The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy, rent arrears and refund of the bond.
Rent was at least 21 days in arrears on the date the application was filed. The tenancy is terminated. See section 55(1)(a) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
The landlord provided rent records which prove the amount owing to Wednesday 6 August 2025. I have applied a further week rent to the total to reflect the amount owing to the end of the Tenancy.
The applicant indicated a willingness to consider a conditional termination order rather than an immediate termination. I made several attempts to explore this possibility with the respondent; however, he did not engage constructively, repeatedly spoke over me, and raised his voice. He asserted that the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 did not apply to him and referred me to schedule 3 of the Act, which contains a list of revoked regulations, as evidence for his position. He further stated that the collection of bonds was in his view, equivalent to the trading of slaves. I have considered these arguments and find that they have no merit.
The respondent also seemed to raise the question as to sovereignty and the treaty as his basis for rejecting the jurisdiction of the tribunal. In Tenant v Ngawhika and Pihema as trustees for The R N R Trust [2023] NZTT 4597910, the Tenancy Tribunal confirmed that the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 applies notwithstanding objections to its jurisdiction based on Treaty of Waitangi or Sovereignty arguments. In that case, the landlord challenged the Tribunal’s authority by invoking Treaty Principles, but the Tribunal rejected this and upheld the applicability of the RTA.
Because Eves Realty Limited has wholly succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee.

Claims & awards

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

Claims and awards in Tenancy Tribunal application 5280521 — net $2,756.92 NZD. Amounts reconciled from the published order (claims sum and net total). Verify on MoJ.
Claim	Landlord	Reason
Rent arrears to 13/08/2025	$3,839.92	Rent arrears to 13/08/2025
Filing fee reimbursement	$27.00	Filing fee reimbursement
Net award	$2,756.92
Total payable by Tenant to Landlord	$2,756.92

Claims and awards for application 5280521 — net $2,756.92 NZD. Verify on MoJ.

Rent arrears to 13/08/2025

Amount: $3,839.92
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Rent arrears to 13/08/2025

Filing fee reimbursement

Amount: $27.00
Awarded to: Landlord
Reason: Filing fee reimbursement

Net award

Landlord $2,756.92

Total payable by Tenant to Landlord

Landlord $2,756.92

Claim types — money lines allowed on this order

Filing Fee Rent arrears

Order

The tenancy of [The tenant/s] at Unit/Flat Unit 2, 28 Parawai Road, Ngongotaha, Rotorua 3010 is terminated, and possession is granted to Eves Realty Limited, at 11:59pm on Wednesday 13 August 2025.
The Bond Centre is to pay the bond of $1,110.00 (6179884-001) to Eves Realty Limited immediately.
[The tenant/s] must pay Eves Realty Limited $2756.92 immediately as calculated in the table below:

Reasons

Both parties attended the hearing.
The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy, rent arrears and refund of the bond.
Rent was at least 21 days in arrears on the date the application was filed. The tenancy is terminated. See section 55(1)(a) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
The landlord provided rent records which prove the amount owing to Wednesday 6 August 2025. I have applied a further week rent to the total to reflect the amount owing to the end of the Tenancy.
The applicant indicated a willingness to consider a conditional termination order rather than an immediate termination. I made several attempts to explore this possibility with the respondent; however, he did not engage constructively, repeatedly spoke over me, and raised his voice. He asserted that the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 did not apply to him and referred me to schedule 3 of the Act, which contains a list of revoked regulations, as evidence for his position. He further stated that the collection of bonds was in his view, equivalent to the trading of slaves. I have considered these arguments and find that they have no merit.
The respondent also seemed to raise the question as to sovereignty and the treaty as his basis for rejecting the jurisdiction of the tribunal. In Tenant v Ngawhika and Pihema as trustees for The R N R Trust [2023] NZTT 4597910, the Tenancy Tribunal confirmed that the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 applies notwithstanding objections to its jurisdiction based on Treaty of Waitangi or Sovereignty arguments. In that case, the landlord challenged the Tribunal’s authority by invoking Treaty Principles, but the Tribunal rejected this and upheld the applicability of the RTA.
Because Eves Realty Limited has wholly succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee.

Tenancy Tribunal case 5280521 — Rent arrears at Unit/Flat Unit 2, 28 Parawai Road, Ngongotaha, Rotorua

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Tenancy Tribunal case 5280521 — Rent arrears at Unit/Flat Unit 2, 28 Parawai Road, Ngongotaha, Rotorua

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