10514 (2025). Tamatha Paul to the Associate Minister of Housing

Written Question

Published date: 03 Apr 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	10514 (2025)
Question asked:	13 Mar 2025
Member asking:	Tamatha Paul
Portfolio:	Associate Minister of Housing
Minister replying:	Hon Tama Potaka
Answer received:	30 Mar 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_10514_2025
Document guid:	93e278ec-6922-4fb1-9106-f3c34881433d

10514 (2025). Tamatha Paul to the Associate Minister of Housing: What is the average time, if any, between a tenant contacting Tenancy Services and attending a Tenancy Tribunal hearing?

Hon Tama Potaka: The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment does not hold data on the time between a tenant contacting Tenancy Services and attending a Tenancy Tribunal hearing. Not all tenants will contact Tenancy Services before making an application to the Tenancy Tribunal and approximately 85% of applications to the Tenancy Tribunal are made by landlords. The average time between Tenancy Services receiving an application to the Tenancy Tribunal and a hearing being held for the case was just under 47 working days, or just over 9 weeks, in February 2025.