Letter warns of "suspicious things" from HNZ customers – Brinkwire

An anonymous letter to neighbors warning them that Housing New Zealand had bought a neighboring property has caused outrage in the town of Tūākau, in northern Waikato.

The handwritten letter, delivered to mailboxes in the street, tells neighbors to be vigilant. their new tenants would be low-income earners and labor and income customers.

Locals said they were shocked by what they believed to be racist and classist attitudes.

Mary Astle lived in her rental property for two years.

"It shocks me because we have Maori, we have Indians and Europeans and Chinese people in our area."

Ms. Astle said that her owner owned the property and told her about Housing New Zealand (HNZ) buying it.

The letter, she says, discriminates against tenants and beneficiaries of Housing New Zealand.

"You can only assume that from the nature of this letter it sounds lik It is discriminatory from a racial and socio-economic point of view."

Another neighbor, who did not want to be named , said that the author of the letter was at the top. Facebook we could not believe the number of people who responded but just enough, it's a bit exaggerated. "

The letter warned residents to watch for suspicious activities and things that disappear

She believed that new tenants of Housing New Zealand should be treated like everyone else.

" Who will want to move in now with all the publicity that surrounds it? 19659002] The local of Tūākau Keryn Stevens has been a tenant of Housing New Zealand in the past and has been horrified by the contents of the letter.

"I just think that Is a very close person. "

Racist attitudes are highlighted on the social media pages of the local community.His home was stolen and users of Facebook's community pages immediately started to point out the local Maori boys.

"We found out a little later that it was actually a middle-aged man who was not even from Toukau."] And she had a message for the author of the letter: "Certainly do not judge somebody according to what she looks like or what she has."

HNZ confirmed to have bought the house June 28th. In a statement, he said that he encouraged his tenants to act as good neighbors and expected them to be responsible, caring and tolerant.