Moving out
There are many reasons you may need to move to another home. We’re here to help, so give us a call if you want to move and we can chat about your situation, your housing needs and what housing options you may have.
Mēnā kei te wehe koe i tō whare o Kāinga Ora, me tuku pānui ā-tuhi mai koe i te 21 rā i mua.
Ka pēnei mā te whakakī, me te tuku mai i tēnei puka ki a mātou: Notice to End Tenancy Agreement [PDF, 163 KB].
Te hūnuku ki tētahi atu whare a Kāinga Ora
Ki te hiahia koe ki te hūnuku atu ki tētahi atu whare a Kāinga Ora, ko te tīmatanga tino pai ko te waea mai ki tō mātou Pokapū Tautoko Kiritaki. Ka kōrerorero tāua mō ō āhuatanga, kātahi ka rapu i ngā kāinga e wātea ana i tō rohe ka whakatutuki i ō hiahia. Ka tūhonoa ai ngā kāinga katoa nō Kāinga Ora ki ngā kairēti i runga i ō rātou hiahia, ā, he rārangi tatari kei te nuinga o ngā rohe, nō reira tē taea e mātou te kī taurangi ka taea e koe te hūnuku wawe.
Ki te rapu mātou i tētahi atu kāinga mōu, ā, ka waiho koe i tō kāinga kia mā, kāore he tūkinotanga, ā, kua utua katoatia ō utu, ka tono mātou ki Hīkina Whakatutuki(external link) ki te whakawhiti i tō monihere o nāianei ki tō kāinga hou. Ka whakarite hoki mātou kia whakawhitia ngā rēti kua utua tōmuatia e koe ki tō kāinga hou. Māu e whakarite tō nekehanga taputapu me te tūhono i tō waea, i tō hiko.
Ā muri i te whakamōhio atu ki a koe
I roto i te 48 haora o te whiwhi i tō pānui, ka tukuna atu he rārangi arowhai ki a koe hei āwhina i a koe ki te hūnuku atu me te whakarite i tētahi tirotirotanga whakamutunga kia pai ai te tirotiro i te Pūrongo Āhua o te Papanoho mai i te wā i kuhu atu koe. Mēnā me utu koe i ētahi whakatikahanga ki te kāinga, ka taea e mātou te āwhina i a koe ki te whakarite i ngā utu anō e hāngai ana ki tō pūtea kia ea ai i a koe i roto i te wā.
Ki te hiahia koe ki te wehe atu i mua i te mutunga o tō wā whakamōhiotanga e 21-rā, waea mai ki a mātou hei te wā tino tata ka taea. I ngā wāhi i reira he nui te hiahia ki ō mātou kāinga, ka taea pea e koe te wehe atu i mua atu mēnā he mā, he tika tō kāinga, ā, ki te whakaae mātou kia mutu tōmua te retihanga. Ina pēnei ai, me utu noa koe i te rēti tae noa atu ki te hūnuku mai te kairēti hou.
Ki te rerekē ō whakaaro
Ki te rerekē ō whakaaro, ā, kāore koe i te hiahia tonu ki te hūnuku atu, ka taea anake e mātou te whakaae kia noho tonu koe mēnā kāore anō mātou kia whakarite i ētahi atu takohanga, pērā i te waitohu ake i tētahi kairēti hou. Kei konei mātou hei āwhina atu, nō reira waea mai ki a mātou hei te wā tino tata ka taea mēnā ka huri ō āhuatanga.
Ki te whakamutua tō retihanga e Kāinga Ora
Ki te whakamutua e Kāinga Ora he retihanga, ko te tikanga ka tukuna e mātou te pānui ā-tuhi o te toru marama (90 rā) i mua. I ētahi āhuatanga, me poto ake te wā whakamōhio, hei tauira, mēnā kāore te whare i te haumaru mō te noho, mēnā ka whakatau rānei te Taraipiunara Retihanga kia whakamutua te retihanga.
Ina hoatu mātou i te whakamōhiotanga ki a koe, ka whakaritea tētahi wā hei toro atu ki te papanoho hei aromatawai i ngā whakatikahanga me mahi, i ngā tūkinotanga me whakatika i mua i tō hūnuku atu.
Mēnā i hūnuku tuatahi mai koe ki tētahi kāinga nō Kāinga Ora i mua i te Rātapu te 7 o Āperira i te tau 2019, nāu pea tētahi monihere i utu. Mēnā i pēnā, ka tono mātou ki ngā Ratonga Retihanga a Hīkina Whakatutuki(external link) hei whakahoki i te utu ki a koe ina kua whakaritea e mātou hei pai te āhua o tō kāinga, ā, kua utua katoatia ō utu.
Te tono i tētahi reta tautoko retihanga
Mēnā kei te hūnuku atu koe mai i tō kāinga a Kāinga Ora ki tētahi retihanga tūmataiti ka āhei koe ki te tono reta tautoko retihanga mai i a mātou.
Ka āwhina tētahi reta tautoko retihanga i te kairetiwhare tūmataiti ki te whakarite ki te kōwhiri i te kaireti tika mō tōna kāinga. Kei roto i ngā tono retihanga ko ngā mōhiohio whaiaro kia pai ai te tuku tohu atu ki te kiritaki a Kāinga Ora. Mēnā ka tono tō kairetiwhare, kaiwhakahaere whare rānei mō tētahi reta tautoko retihanga, me tono koe mai i a mātou kātahi ka tukuna atu ki a ia.
Ko te reta tautoko retihanga he reta tērā mai i a Kāinga Ora kua whai mea pērā i ēnei:
- Te roa o tō noho hei kiritaki a Kāinga Ora.
- Mēnā i pai tō tiaki i te papanoho kia mā, kia pai te āhua.
- Mēnā kei te nama tonu koe ki a Kāinga Ora.
Me pēnei tō tono mō tētahi reta tautoko retihanga:
- Go to our ‘Tenant enquiries’ form
- Under ‘What do you need help with?’ select ‘My tenancy’
- Under 'What is your request about?' select ‘Tenancy Reference Letter’
- Me mātua whakauru atu i tō ingoa whānui, te wāhi noho Kāinga Ora, me tētahi wāhi noho tuku mēra, wāhitau īmēra rānei kia pai ai te tuku atu i te reta tautoko retihanga.
Tono hunga kē hei kōrero mō tētahi reta tautoko retihanga
Mēnā ka hiahia tētahi hunga kē (pērā i tō kairetiwhare, kaiwhakahaere whare rānei) ki te kōrero mō tō reta tautoko retihanga ki a Kāinga Ora, me tono whakaae rā anō i a koe i te tuatahi.
Hei whakarite kia tukuna tō whakaae ki tētahi hunga kē, me whai i ēnei mahi:
- Go to our ‘Tenant enquiries’ form
- Under ‘What do you need help with?’ select ‘My tenancy’
- Under 'What is your request about?' select ‘Tenancy Reference Letter’
- I roto i te pouaka kuputuhi me whakamōhio mai kei te 'hiahia koe ki te whakaae atu ki tētahi hunga kē ki te kōrero mō tō reta tautoko retihanga ki a Kāinga Ora'. Kia maumahara ki te whakauru atu i tō tau waea, wāhitau īmēra rānei kia pai ai tā mātou whakapā atu me te āwhina i a koe ki te whakarite i tēnei.
Here are a list of useful things to remember when you're moving out.
Before you move out
Remember to:
- clean the sink, kitchen bench and oven
- clean cupboards inside and out
- clean the bathtub, shower, basin and toilet
- clean light shades and light switches
- wash the walls and ceiling, particularly in the kitchen
- wash windows inside and out
- replace any cracked or broken windows
- wash the floor
- remove all household and garden rubbish as well as personal belongings, including from under the house or in sheds, garages or attic
- tidy and weed the garden, trim hedges
- mow the lawns and sweep paths
- redirect your mail.
Don't forget to:
- arrange for your electricity, gas and phone to be disconnected
- arrange for your final power and phone accounts to go to your new address
- tell your friends and family your new address and phone number
- fill out a change of address form from your local PostShop
- lock the house or flat when you leave and return your keys to us
- pay your rent up to the date that you leave - call us if you're not sure what you owe
- arrange to have your bond refunded if you paid one.
If you first moved into a Kāinga Ora home before Sunday 7 April 2019, you may have paid a bond. If you did, we'll ask the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s Tenancy Services(external link) to refund it once we’ve made sure your home is left in good condition and your payments are up to date.
Page updated: 26 May 2026