Tenants in Whanganui's pensioner flats will now be able to keep their birds until a review of council housing policy is complete in February or March next year.
In April the Chronicle revealed some bird-owning tenants were given notice to remove their pet birds from their units with council citing its no pets policy in agreements for its 275 pensioner units.
Tenants were told to rehome their birds by May 9, or they would have 90 days to end their tenancy. But council has since committed to review its housing policy and in the meantime bird-owning tenants got a reprieve.
Senior property officer Elana Macdonald-Rose told council's recent property and community services committee meeting that all tenants were sent a survey this week asking specific questions about pets.