NZ to End ‘War on Landlords’ and Reintroduce No Cause Evictions

The coalition government says the moves will ‘encourage landlords back to the rental property market’ and reduce the housing shortage.

A "For Rent" sign is posted in front of a home in Miami, Fla., on Dec. 12, 2023. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

The New Zealand government is reintroducing 90-day “no-cause evictions” and making several other changes to notice period laws in a bid to incentivise more landlords to enter the rental market.

Under the previous John Key-led National government, the same provisions applied but these were scrapped by the Ardern Labour government.