Government MPs 10x more likely to be landlords than general population
June 26, 2024
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Recently released documents show that 28% of MPs in the Coalition Government own rental or investment properties, compared with an... More →
Press Releases
New Zealand back on track to homelessness
June 20, 2024
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Renters United has launched their campaign against ‘no-cause evictions’ claiming the reintroduction of no cause evictions will lead to worse... More →
National Party commits to funding tenant advocacy
September 29, 2023
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Renters and advocates from across the country shared their stories, while Renters United put three policy asks to the candidates.
500,000-strong coalition releases election scorecards
September 6, 2023
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A new coalition has launched election scorecards, assessing the ability of the major parties to respond to the social and... More →
Renters organisation warns of tenant tracking service
August 19, 2023
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Today Renters United has warned its members of a new service launched by illion Tenancy that allows landlords to be notified if... More →
Trade me “comfortable profiting from a human rights crisis” according to community organisations
March 24, 2022
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Today Renters United alongside 11 other organisations including the Child Poverty Action Group, the Manawatu Tenants Union, and New Zealand Union of Students' Associations have sent an open letter to Trade Me demanding they take action to stop illegal rental property listings running rampant on their website.
Housing, environmental groups celebrate cross-partisan reform of urban planning rules
October 19, 2021
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A City for People, Generation Zero, and Renters United welcome the cross-partisan announcement today that the National Policy Statement on Urban Development (NPS-UD) will be strengthened with a fast-tracked medium-density zone and its implementation brought forward by a year.
A City for People declares victory as Wellington City Council passes an ambitious Spatial Plan, but calls on Central Government to speed up implementation, infrastructure.
June 25, 2021
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A City for People, Generation Zero, and Renters United are elated that Wellington City Councillors passed a more ambitious Spatial Plan today that goes above and beyond the original Draft Spatial Plan. They have taken real action on the housing crisis and will ensure we provide more homes for all.
Renters forgotten in Government’s housing package
March 23, 2021
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Renters have been hit hardest by the housing crisis. Not only are they locked out of the buyers market due to ever increasing rents, but the severe lack of supply has left many with no choice but to live in substandard, overcrowded housing. These new policy announcements do nothing to help us in the short term.
Government coughs up a whopping $0 informing renters of their new rights
March 19, 2021
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The Labour government brought in the second phase of the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act in February. Were you aware of what these changes were?