5. Question No. 5—Housing and Urban DevelopmentHon JUDITH COLLINS (National—Papakura) to the Minister of Housing and Urban DevelopmentQuestion No. 5—Housing and Urban Development5. Hon JUDITH COLLINS (National—Papakura) to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: Does he stand by all of his answers to Oral Questions yesterday?Hon PHIL TWYFORD (Minister of Housing and Urban Development): Yes I have looked into the matter and I'm advised that the tenant contacted Housing New Zealand on 19 October because of a burglary. In response Housing New Zealand contractors secured the property the same day. Housing New Zealand has installed deadlocks and were due to install a new locking system yesterday before the member raised the matter in the House but the tenant wasn't home. Housing New Zealand has arranged with the tenant to attend at 4 p.m. today to replace the door locks. I understand that the deadlocks took 11 days to be installed. That is in my view unacceptable and I have asked Housing New Zealand for a detailed explanation of why in light of the particular circumstances and the vulnerable situation that this tenant was in Housing New Zealand did not install deadlocks with a lot more urgency.Hon Judith Collins: Is it acceptable for Housing New Zealand to continue to insist on replacing the external door lock and putting a deadlock in when the entire doorframe and the whole locking system are faulty and currently rendered useless with a screwdriver?Hon PHIL TWYFORD: I'm advised that Housing New Zealand were there within hours to secure the property. Deadlocks have subsequently been installed albeit after far too long a period of time. Housing New Zealand is now reviewing the locks that have been used in all of its homes in the McLennan development.Hon Judith Collins: Does the Minister then agree that wood and duct tape are not an acceptable Housing New Zealand solution that was supplied to the tenant? [Holds up photo]Hon PHIL TWYFORD: Well I'm happy to receive that information if the member wishes to pass it over and I will investigate it.Hon Judith Collins: I seek leave to table a photograph of the repair. SPEAKER: Is there any objection to that photograph being tabled? There appears to be none. Photograph by leave laid on the Table of the House.Hon Judith Collins: Should Housing New Zealand be especially aware of the fear that a tenant has in losing her home when she has been challenging the decisions of New Zealand's biggest landlord?Hon PHIL TWYFORD: My expectation is clearly that Housing New Zealand will respond to tenants' concerns and situations like these burglaries promptly and compassionately.Hon Judith Collins: From the answers given today by the Minister is he advising the House that all 63000 of Housing New Zealand houses will now be checked to see if their locking systems are faulty?Hon PHIL TWYFORD: As I said I'm advised that Housing New Zealand are checking all of the locks that have been used in this development and I will ask them to look into whether or not that review of the locks at McLennan should be applied more widely through the Housing New Zealand estate.Hon Judith Collins: I seek leave to table two further photographs of the locking system and door showing that there is a massive gap between the two and how they do not actually connect very well—SPEAKER: Is that the full set that the member wants to table today? Hon Judith Collins: Yes Mr Speaker.SPEAKER: Is there any objection to those two being tabled? There appears to be none.Photographs by leave laid on the Table of the House.