Published tribunal order
Tenancy Tribunal case 5360890 — Rent arrears
Decided 22 Jan 2026 · Published 22 Jan 2026 · Application 5360890
- Rent arrears
- 14-day notice
Party names are redacted in the official published order.
Order
- An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the tenant’s name and identifying details and the tenancy address.
- [The tenant/s] owes Kāinga Ora–Homes And Communities $1,750.99, which is rent arrears to 18 November 2025 (“the debt”).
- [The tenant/s] must pay rent and the debt as follows: a. By fortnightly payments of $1,006.00, being fortnightly current rent of $886.00 ($443.00 per week) plus an extra $120.00 per fortnight towards the debt, starting on Wednesday 19 November 2025 and continuing every second Wednesday after that until the debt is paid in full.
- Payments will be allocated in the following order: rent and rent arrears.
- If the tenant fails to pay rent and rent arrears within 5 working days of the due dates: a. The tenancy at [Tenancy address suppressed] will terminate and the landlord will have immediate possession of the premises. b. The balance of the debt will be payable immediately.
Reasons
- Both parties attended the teleconference hearing.
- The landlord has applied for termination of the tenancy and rent arrears. The tenant wants to repay the debt to avoid immediate termination.
Should a conditional termination order be made?
- Where rent is at least 21 days in arrears on the date the application was filed, the Tribunal must make either a final or a conditional termination order. See section 55(1)(a) and (1A) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
- I am satisfied the tenant will pay the debt within the period specified in the order and is unlikely to commit any further relevant breach. I have granted a conditional termination order.
- The conditional termination order will lapse if it is fully complied with. If the tenant breaches the order, the possession order may be enforced for 90 days from the first breach. See section 64(4)(b) Residential Tenancies Act 1986. Suppression
- The tenant requested name suppression due to her high security work, in which her identity is kept confidential mostly. The tenant explained her injuries which have prevented her from working at full capacity until recently, which has impacted her finances. The tenant was keen to get her rent arrears paid off and get back on track. Given the evidence and circumstances of the tenant, I find the tenant’s interests outweigh the public interest in publishing her name. Therefore, I order that the tenant’s name and identifying details and the tenancy address are not to be published. See section 95A(4) Residential Tenancies Act 1986.