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We discovered meth contamination when buying a property. Cleanify handled the full decontamination and clearance testing. Professional, thorough, and the documentation was exactly what our lawyer needed.
NZS 8510:2017 Compliant
Meth Decontamination Tauranga & Bay of Plenty
If your Tauranga property has tested positive for meth contamination, you need to act fast — and you need to get it right the first time. Cleanify provides professional meth decontamination and meth clean up across Tauranga, Mount Maunganui, Papamoa, Te Puke, Omokoroa, Katikati, Whakatane, and the wider Bay of Plenty.
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Critical First Steps
Property Tested Positive for Meth? Here's What to Do Right Now
Finding out your property is meth-contaminated is stressful — and the first 24 hours matter more than most landlords realise. The wrong moves before professional decontamination can cost you your insurance cover, make the remediation harder, and leave you legally exposed.
Do Not Paint the Property
This is the most common mistake Tauranga landlords make. Painting over contaminated walls does not remove meth residue — it traps it beneath the surface. It makes professional decontamination significantly harder and more expensive. Worse, a painted surface will still fail post-decontamination clearance testing, and your insurer may decline your claim if you've interfered with evidence.
Do Not Attempt DIY Cleaning
Standard household cleaners, bleach, and general-purpose products cannot neutralise methamphetamine residue. Meth penetrates deeply into porous surfaces — wall linings, flooring, ceiling boards, cabinetry, soft furnishings. DIY cleaning spreads contamination across surfaces that may otherwise have passed testing.
Do Not Rent the Property Out
Under the Residential Tenancies (Managing Methamphetamine Contamination) Regulations 2026, knowingly renting out a contaminated property is unlawful. Landlords who breach this face exemplary damages of up to $7,200 and pecuniary penalties of up to $50,000. If you know the property is contaminated, it cannot go back on the rental market until decontamination is complete.
Check Your Insurance Policy First
Many landlord insurance policies cover meth decontamination, but conditions matter. Most require contamination to be confirmed through professional testing and decontamination to follow NZS 8510:2017. Painting, DIY cleaning, or disposing of contaminated materials without records can give your insurer grounds to decline your claim.
Call Cleanify Straight Away
The sooner professional decontamination begins, the lower the total cost — and the sooner your property is legally cleared, certificated, and back earning income.
Why It Matters
The Risks Are Real — This Is Not a Problem You Can Ignore
Bay of Plenty has one of the highest rates of meth-contaminated properties in New Zealand, and the numbers are still climbing.
Health Risks to Everyone
Meth residue absorbs into every surface of a contaminated property. Prolonged exposure causes headaches, respiratory problems, skin irritation, nausea, and disrupted sleep. Children are the most vulnerable because of their smaller body weight and how they naturally touch surfaces.
What It Does to Property Value
A confirmed contamination means your property cannot legally be rented out. Market value drops. Banks have been known to refuse finance against a contaminated property until a clearance certificate is in place. Every week you delay adds to the cost.
Serious Legal Consequences
Landlords have a legal obligation to provide a safe, habitable home. Under the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 and the 2026 meth regulations, renting out a contaminated property exposes you to Tenancy Tribunal orders, financial penalties, and disclosure on the property's LIM.
Legal Framework
NZ Meth Regulations 2026 — What You Need to Know
The Residential Tenancies (Managing Methamphetamine Contamination) Regulations 2026 came into force on 16 April 2026. These are legally enforceable — not voluntary guidelines. Every test and decontamination must now follow NZS 8510:2017.
Below 15µg/100cm²
Acceptable
No decontamination required
Above 15µg/100cm²
Contaminated
Must decontaminate before re-letting
Above 30µg/100cm²
Uninhabitable
Tenancy can be terminated immediately
Contamination is assessed room-by-room. Only affected rooms need decontamination. After decontamination, an independent qualified professional must carry out clearance testing to confirm residue is at or below 15µg/100cm² before the property can legally go back on the market.
How We Work
Our Meth Decontamination Process
Cleanify works to a structured, fully documented process on every job. Nothing is left to guesswork and every step is recorded.
1
We Review Your Test Report and Lock in a Fixed Price
Before anything else, we go through your contamination test report in detail. Which rooms are affected? What surfaces? How heavily? Once we understand the full scope, you get a fixed-price quote — no hidden extras, no surprises when the invoice arrives.
2
Getting the Property Ready
The property needs to be completely vacated before our team arrives — no occupants, no tenants, no children, no pets on-site at any point during the decontamination. The main switchboard needs to be switched off before we enter, leaving one power outlet active for our equipment.
3
Surface Decontamination
This is the core of the job. Commercial-grade specialist agents are applied to all contaminated surfaces — walls, ceilings, floors, cabinetry, fixed fittings, soft furnishings where required. Every product and every application follows the NZS 8510:2017 methodology.
4
Removing Contaminated Materials
Some materials can't be saved. Carpet, curtains, ceiling tiles, or soft furnishings that have absorbed meth residue beyond what decontamination can recover are carefully removed, sealed in approved waste bags, and transported to a licensed waste disposal facility.
5
Full Compliance Documentation
When the work is done, you receive a complete written report. Every area treated, every product used, the methodology followed, and the waste disposal completed — all documented and ready for your insurer, property manager, or the Tenancy Tribunal.
6
Independent Clearance Testing — Your Next Step
The 2026 regulations require that post-decontamination clearance testing is carried out by an independent provider with no commercial connection to the decontamination company. You engage a qualified, independent testing professional to confirm residue levels are at or below 15µg/100cm². Pass, and you get your clearance certificate.
Why Cleanify
The Right Team for the Job
NZS 8510:2017 Compliant — Every Job
Every decontamination we carry out follows NZS 8510:2017 methodology and the 2026 regulations. The documentation we hand over is Tenancy Tribunal-ready and built to satisfy insurer requirements from day one.
Police Vetted Staff You Can Trust
Every Cleanify technician is police vetted — full stop. You know exactly who's walking through your property. We're a Tauranga-based team with fast response times, no Auckland travel fees, and local knowledge.
Fixed Price. No Surprises.
You get a firm quote before any work starts. What we quote is what you pay. For landlords already dealing with the stress of a contaminated property, the last thing you need is an invoice that bears no resemblance to what you were told.
Insurance-Ready Documentation
Our compliance reports — areas treated, products used, methodology, waste disposal records — are structured to meet what insurers need. No going back and forth because documentation doesn't stack up. Ours does.
Service Areas
Meth Decontamination Across the Bay of Plenty
Based in Tauranga, we provide certified meth testing and decontamination across the entire Bay of Plenty and beyond. NZS 8510 compliant.
Tauranga
Mount Maunganui
Papamoa
Bethlehem
Greerton
Te Puke
Whakatane
Omokoroa
Katikati
Rotorua
Ohope
Opotiki
Te Puna
Matata
Maketu
Edgecumbe
Ngongotaha
Paengaroa
Pukehina Beach
Minden
Also serving Murupara and surrounding areas.
Need meth testing or decontamination?
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Customer Reviews
What Our Meth Decontamination Customers Say
★★★★★
As a property manager, I needed a fast turnaround on a contaminated rental. Cleanify got clearance within a week and provided all the compliance paperwork. Will use again without hesitation.
★★★★★
Clear communication from the first call. Fixed price, no surprises. The property passed clearance testing first time. Highly recommend for anyone dealing with meth contamination.
FAQ
Meth Decontamination FAQs
No — and this is one of the most expensive mistakes you can make. Paint doesn't remove or neutralise meth residue. It hides it, makes decontamination harder, causes clearance testing to fail, and gives your insurer a legitimate reason to decline your claim. Professional decontamination following NZS 8510:2017 is the only approach that works.
Yes. Under the Residential Tenancies (Managing Methamphetamine Contamination) Regulations 2026, a landlord who knowingly rents out a property with meth residue above 15µg/100cm² is in breach of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986. That breach carries exemplary damages of up to $7,200 and in serious cases, pecuniary penalties of up to $50,000.
Yes — the property must be fully vacated before our team starts. No occupants, tenants, children, or pets on-site at any time during the decontamination process.
The main switchboard needs to be off when our team arrives. We ask that you leave one power outlet active — we'll confirm exactly which one when we scope the job, as we need it to operate our equipment.
That's your responsibility under the 2026 regulations. Clearance testing must be carried out by an independent, qualified professional who has no commercial connection to the decontamination company. Cleanify completes the decontamination and gives you full documentation. You then engage a separate, independent tester. Once they confirm residue is at or below 15µg/100cm², a clearance certificate is issued and the property can legally be re-let.
Anything that can't be decontaminated to the required standard — heavily saturated carpet, curtains, soft furnishings — is removed, sealed, and taken to a licensed waste collection and disposal facility. It cannot be disposed of as general household waste, and Cleanify manages this correctly every time.
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