11. Question No. 11—Housing (Public Housing)SIMON O'CONNOR (National—Tāmaki) to the Associate Minister of Housing (Public Housing)Question No. 11—Housing (Public Housing)11. SIMON O'CONNOR (National—Tāmaki) to the Associate Minister of Housing (Public Housing): What percentage of the 24386 reports of anti-social behaviour by State housing tenants since this Government took office have resulted in an eviction or business-initiated transfer?Hon KRIS FAAFOI (Associate Minister of Housing (Public Housing)): Last week I informed the House that since the Government took office there were 308 business-initiated transfers and one eviction of a State house tenant as a result of antisocial behaviour. I also told the House that there were 24386 reports of antisocial behaviour by tenants which include such things as car noise frequency of visitors lawns not being mowed and dogs. Now that maths says that the precise answer to that member's question is 1.5 percent. However to use this number would be disingenuous because there have been multiple reports for very simple issues such as an address in Hamilton that had 16 reports of a dog barking and while annoying I don't think that serves as grounds for an eviction. The vast majority of the 185000 New Zealanders who live in State houses who haven't been the subject of antisocial behaviour are good neighbours.Simon O'Connor: What does the Minister say to neighbours in an Auckland suburb who are having to put up with the State housing tenants continually throwing rubbish into their yard despite warnings from Housing New Zealand?Hon KRIS FAAFOI: Any local member of Parliament would suggest that they go to Kāinga Ora to lay a complaint and as I've said to the member there are 24386 reports of complaints being made—most of them dealt with quite easily by Kāinga Ora.Hon Carmel Sepuloni: They make out only Housing New Zealand tenants do that stuff.Simon O'Connor: Thanks for your contribution. Does he believe that—SPEAKER: Order! [Interruption] Order! The member knows that's out of order doesn't he? I just want to check that the member does.Simon O'Connor: I do but I also understand that some members—SPEAKER: Well the member will apologise to the House.Simon O'Connor: Myself?SPEAKER: He will.Simon O'Connor: Oh OK. I withdraw and apologise. Does he believe that the 99 percent of people who made complaints that resulted in no action being taken can have any confidence in the reporting system and if so how?Hon KRIS FAAFOI: Yes because that's the way the system works and there are a range of options that Kāinga Ora can make to remediate complaints. As I say some of those are multiple issues with one tenant. As I say there are 185000 New Zealanders living in State homes and they are some of the New Zealanders who will be most vulnerable over the Christmas period. I'm quite proud to sit on this side of the House and say that we will continue to support them but the Christmas message they seem to be getting from the Opposition is that next year they're coming after them.Simon O'Connor: Does the Minister support National's view that there should be consequences for serious antisocial behaviour or is he more aligned to the Housing New Zealand view that it is open to moving private land owners neighbouring troublesome tenants?Hon KRIS FAAFOI: I have seen the proposal from the National Party to remind remedy and remove. My thought to that is: I'm wondering if you're using it for your leader as well.Simon O'Connor: When the Minister said last week that neighbours should complain to Housing New Zealand does he think they have a 50:50 chance of being heard or more like less than 1 percent?Hon KRIS FAAFOI: As I said to the member last week I am confident that front-line workers who deal with these on a regular basis are dealing with them in a correct way. As I say I don't think that a barking dog—while annoying—warrants eviction but if that is the threshold for the National Party then we've got two different approaches: we will continue to help and you will continue to vilify.