help policy makers strengthen their housing initiatives; and help ensure that housing commitments are honoured. Limitations and annual reviews 26. By outlining what the right to a decent home, grounded on Te Tiriti, means in the unique context of Aotearoa, the Guidelines provide a framework on which we can all build. 27. The Guidelines do not aim to provide an assessment of the right to a decent home grounded on Te Tiriti i.e. they do not collate evidence and make evaluations. But the Guidelines will help stakeholders make such assessments in the future. Neither are they comprehensive, nor a detailed tool kit on how to operationalise the right to a decent home and Te Tiriti. The Guidelines are a framework for this and other mahi in the future. 28. The Guidelines did not begin with a blank page, they are located within the parameters provided by New Zealand’s international human rights agreements and Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Where appropriate they refer to existing housing codes in Aotearoa New Zealand, such as Healthy Homes Standards. They draw from a wide range of national and international experience and literature. The Guidelines will be reviewed and, as necessary, revised every 12 months. Guideline 7: Use the right to a decent home grounded on Te Tiriti as a framework on which everyone who is committed to tackling the housing crisis can build. Section 2: Colonisation and Te Tiriti o Waitangi 29. The Guidelines outline what the right to a decent home means in the unique context of Aotearoa. This context includes colonisation, the systematic dispossession of Māori land, ongoing impacts of colonisation and Te Tiriti o Waitangi. This section briefly highlights this context, as well as the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Key additional resources on these issues are provided in Appendix 4. 30. It is impossible to implement the human right to a decent home in Aotearoa today without recognising our colonial history and the lasting impacts of colonisation on Māori rights and wellbeing. The arrival of Pākehā settlers resulted in colonisation and the systematic dispossession of Māori from their land. 12