And yet again NZ’s worst landlord causes more misery

The Herald reports:

A terrified family is begging Kāinga Ora to relocate them to escape violence and intimidation from a Mongrel Mob member living in their street, saying they are “running out of hope and the will to live”.

The family moved into the Weir Lane, Silverdale, state housing development several years ago but say they now live in fear due to extreme antisocial behaviour and gang activity in their street.

The father, who was too fearful to be identified, said gang members from Black Power, Killer Beez and King Cobras frequented the housing development and the abusive Mongrel Mob neighbour had threatened to burn down people’s homes.

Here’s an even better solution. Rather than move out the good tenants, how about kicking out the Mongrel Mob member who is terrorising the other tenants? That is what any other landlord in NZ would do.

The man and his wife are both suffering from extreme depression and are on medication for anxiety. And despite fearing for their children’s safety following serious violence incidents in the street, they’d been told they were “not a priority” for a housing transfer, the father claims.

Of course not. The priority, set by Labour is to never evict, and just let the neighbours suffer.

A week later on February 12, another resident was set upon by about six men, thrown to the ground and kicked and beaten in the head.

He fled into his unit and the attack only stopped when he pulled a BB rifle on his assailants and fired several shots, dispersing the violent mob who ran away.

The father said armed police swarmed the street immediately after the attack and seized the firearm. They returned several times during the night due to disorder.

He believed the attackers were linked to the Mongrel Mob affiliate’s property. They spent the rest of the night chanting “sieg heil”, barking like dogs, fighting with each other and breaking into cars.

Residents found a butcher’s knife and a “shank” lying abandoned in the area the next morning, the father said.

Lovely stuff.

Police confirmed they received reports of a man being assaulted by a group, who then fired a BB rifle in the assailants’ direction before they ran away.

“The male had some visible injuries and was taken to hospital for treatment. He was subsequently issued with a formal written warning in relation to presenting a firearm.”

So the Police warned him for taking an action which may have saved his life.