Catherine HuttonOpen Justice reporter - Wellington·NZ Herald·15 Aug, 2026 08:00 PM4 mins to readKāinga Ora staff wore full PPE on two occasions when they entered an Ōtara flat. The flat was so dirty it was deemed uninhabitable. Photo / 123rfKāinga Ora staff who donned full protective equipment and picked a lock to gain entry to a state house were hit by a strong smell of animal excrement, rotting food and general uncleanliness.
The squalid conditions that greeted Scott Tuapola, a senior housing manager, inside the Ōtara flat during an
