Our Performance Story – Case Studies The following case studies demonstrate the impact of our strategic priorities. Strategic Priority: Eliminating Poverty Case study: Ensuring the right to a decent home through the Housing inquiry We launched a national inquiry into the right to a decent home in Aotearoa in 20211 – the Housing Inquiry. At the beginning of our Inquiry, we partnered with the NICF, as well as Community Housing Aotearoa and Te Matapihi Māori Housing Network, to produce Aratohu tika tangata ki te whai whare rawaka i Aotearoa: Framework Guidelines on the right to a decent home in Aotearoa. The Guidelines introduce the right to a decent home, shaped by and giving effect to te Tiriti o Waitangi, and signal the different ways this human right can contribute to a fair housing system in this country. The Inquiry did three things: • investigated a range of human rights issues around housing • engaged with communities and officials to identify and call out breaches of the right to a decent home • provided constructive recommendations for change – pointing to concrete steps the government could take to strengthen its ability to realise the right to a decent home. The Inquiry’s first report was released in December 2021, and is discussed in the 202122 Annual Report. In the 2022-23 year, we sought to highlight the voices of those most affected by the housing human rights crisis. In September 2022, we issued a public call asking those with experience of the emergency housing system to contact us and share their perspectives. Our December 2022 report Homelessness and human rights: A review of the emergency housing system in Aotearoa New Zealand, summarises what we heard and provides some personal testimonies. 1 The Human Rights Act mandates promoting a better understanding of the human rights dimensions of te Tiriti o Waitangi. Throughout our Inquiry we worked on the basis that the right to a decent home must be shaped by, and gives effect to, te Tiriti o Waitangi. In January 2023, the Inquiry released its Discussion Paper: Understanding Accountability for Māori. The discussion paper considers constructive accountability within a Te Ao Māori and tino rangatiratanga context. The findings included accountability-based on Tikanga Māori in conjunction with kaupapa, kawa, kaitiakitanga, whakapapa, wairuatanga and mātauranga Māori. One of the recommendations from the research suggests a new independent structure for housing for Māori that would respond to Te Tiriti. Working out how to implement the right to a decent home in a manner that is shaped by, and gives effect to, te Tiriti o Waitangi is complex and requires ongoing partnership and collaboration with Tangata Whenua. The observations and suggestions the Inquiry has made, including our recommendations in this discussion paper, are intended as the starting point of a conversation, rather than the final word on achieving a Tiriticompliant, human rights-based housing system. The Inquiry’s first report was released in December 2021, and is discussed in the 2021-22 Annual Report 19