A troubled businessman who leased a constructing for a Hangi House instead set up therapeutic massage tables and mattresses, invited homeless individuals in and started promoting a “male cruise club”.
Unpaid lease has prompted the brand new landlord to alter the locks and trespass Nikora Nitro, a failed Christchurch mayoral candidate.
Neighbouring New Brighton enterprise house owners stated Nitro had been sleeping on the premises for months, and estimated up to 10 individuals have been staying there in a single day at any given time.
Stuff understands the Shaw Ave constructing’s landlord served a lease arrears discover to Nitro in October for six months’ of unpaid lease, then modified the locks and trespassed him earlier this week.
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When Stuff visited on Thursday, there have been outdated, stained mattresses, blankets and pillows littered across the property.
A mattress was set up beside a urinal and inside an industrial freezer. The freezer had a wi-fi router subsequent to the mattress.
There have been piles of garments, household photographs and different private objects stashed all through the property.
The electrical energy was not working and the partitions and plumbing have been broken.
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Numerous mattresses line the wall on the property, which was alleged to be a Hangi House.
When Nitro opened the Hangi House, he promised to assist rejuvenate the seaside suburb and present its locals with conventional Māori kai.
Nitro not too long ago marketed The Closet male cruise membership on the property on social media.
“Christchurch’s leading cruise club based at New Brighton in Christchurch. A two-storey cruise club for men that enjoy meeting other men in a safe environment. Designed with you in mind, we invite you to come along and enjoy what we have to offer. $20 cruise or $22 full entry (showers, spa and lockers),” the commercial learn.
Nitro posted on his social media accounts on multiple event that he was housing homeless individuals, who he met on the road, contained in the property.
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A mattress, blanket and pillows have been set up beside a urinal on the Hangi House in New Brighton.
He took photographs of them with out their permission and posted them to Facebook.
He made derogatory feedback about their look in a single put up, earlier than happening to say they “should still be inside where it’s much safer and drier at night”.
In one other put up he stated the individuals “need a shower” as a result of they have been “too smelly to stay at Hangi House”.
Nitro allegedly tried to get into the constructing by means of a window on Thursday night time and injured himself within the course of, it’s understood. Police have been notified, however no arrests have been made.
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Massage tables had been set up contained in the Hangi House.
A police spokesperson stated they have been unable to touch upon particular areas or individuals as a consequence of privateness.
Stuff first reported on Nitro’s unfulfilled guarantees, unpaid money owed and political aspirations when he moved to New Brighton in April.
Nitro owed the earlier Shaw Ave landlord in extra of $10,000 in lease earlier than the constructing was bought earlier this 12 months. He hosted events on the Hangi House to “raise money for rent”, his social media stated.
He was evicted in September from one other New Brighton property the place he ran Crema café for unpaid lease.
He ran for the Christchurch mayoralty this 12 months and obtained 1035 votes.
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The Hangi House on Shaw Ave in New Brighton, Christchurch.
People who handled him up to now have stated he has “the gift of the gab” however can’t be trusted and would depart anybody however himself out of pocket.
In late 2019, Hangi House was working out of one other Christchurch hospitality venue, which Stuff agreed to not reveal. The proprietor of that premises stated over a number of months, Nitro value them someplace between $10,000 and $15,000 for not paying lease on the lease, and failing to pay his workers.
Nitro’s full title is Nicholas Kayne Nitro.
In 2012, he was convicted for receiving sexual companies from a 16-year-old boy in trade for cigarettes and money (the age restrict is eighteen underneath the Prostitution Reform Act).
In 2015, he was discovered to have helped set up a youth charity with intercourse commerce hyperlinks. He and Veronica Rongomairatahi Stuart, who had convictions for fraud, beforehand operated the male intercourse membership referred to as The Closet.
Nitro was a Mana occasion member however resigned following his 2012 conviction.
It emerged earlier this 12 months that Nitro was attempting to organise faculty journeys and vacation programmes regardless of having a conviction, in addition to not paying wages to his workers, amongst different allegations.
Nitro couldn’t be reached for remark.
Tenant who promised Hangi House instead set up ‘cruise membership’ and dosshouse
Tenant who promised Hangi House instead set up ‘cruise membership’ and dosshouse
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Tenant who promised Hangi House instead set up ‘cruise membership’ and dosshouse