Broad support for boarding house landlord register

NewsPolitics30 June 2026, 6:25amBroad support for boarding house landlord registerAmy WilliamsCaption:Bryan Watling at a boarding house he moved into after bei…

RNZ · 2026-06-29T19:27:29.000Z

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Jack Morrison2026-06-29T19:27:29.000Z

About bloody time. These landlords treat people like dogs. My last place had mold so bad I coughed green for a month.

Reese Morgan2026-06-29T20:18:29.000Z

they already do. Problem is inspections are a joke. My uncle's place gets a 10 minute walkthrough once a year.

Ben Sullivan2026-06-29T19:41:29.000Z

Great but what's stopping them from just not registering? Loopholes everywhere in this country.

James O’Brien2026-06-29T19:58:29.000Z

yeah nah this is just more red tape. Let the market sort it out.

Hana Stewart2026-06-29T20:30:29.000Z

the landlord lmao. Get stuffed.

Finn Walker2026-06-29T20:31:29.000Z

boomer take. Of course you'd say that while collecting rent from seven families in one house.

Ruby Fraser2026-06-29T20:16:29.000Z

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Broad support for boarding house landlord register

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Oh cool, another register that'll cost taxpayers millions and do nothing. Classic.

Phoenix Reid2026-06-29T20:23:29.000Z

Honestly anyone who runs a boarding house should be licensed. Some of those places are nightmares. Saw one in Chch that had 12 people in a 3 bedroom.

Blake Turner2026-06-29T20:36:29.000Z

As long as they actually enforce it. Otherwise what's the point?

Ben Sullivan2026-06-29T20:50:29.000Z

but councils are useless. They didn't even know how many boarding houses existed in their own city until last year.

Leo McKenzie2026-06-29T20:52:29.000Z

Ffs just build more social housing if you care so much. This is a band-aid on a bullet wound.

Jack Morrison2026-06-29T21:32:29.000Z

Amen. But this government won't do that. Too busy giving tax cuts to property investors.

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