future - are of central importance. Also, the relationship between people and the natural world is crucial. 47. Kaitiakitanga (stewardship), a system of reciprocal rights and responsibilities, arises from these relationships. Kaitiakitanga includes intergenerational responsibilities and it also has spiritual dimensions. Mana (authority, power, leadership) requires the maintenance of these relationships and responsibilities. 48. Te Ao Māori reflects an indivisible relationship between Māori and whenua which is reinforced by Te Tiriti and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. As discussed in the Introduction, the idea of a home includes a web of relationships and responsibilities, as well as an abiding sense of love for Papatūānuku (the earth) to which tangata whenua belong. 49. In Aotearoa, our values encompass Te Ao Māori and the worldviews of other communities. These values not only include whakapapa, whanaungatanga, kaitiakitanga and mana (as outlined above), they also include manaakitanga (respect), dignity, decency, fairness, equality, freedom, wellbeing, safety, participation, partnership, community and responsibility. 50. These values are embodied in the human right to a decent home and Te Tiriti. Crucially, the Guidelines are driven by these values and the right to a decent home grounded in Te Tiriti. This combination of values, the right to a decent home and Te Tiriti should also lie at the centre of legislation, strategies, policies, programmes and other housing-related initiatives in Aotearoa. Guideline 9: Values, such as whanaungatanga (kinship), kaitiakitanga (stewardship), manaakitanga (respect), dignity, decency, fairness, equality, freedom, wellbeing, safety, participation, partnership, community and responsibility, are embodied in the right to a decent home. These values, and the right to a decent home grounded on Te Tiriti, must lie at the centre of all housingrelated initiatives in Aotearoa. B. The UN ‘decency’ housing principles 51. Since 1991, the United Nations has repeatedly highlighted seven principles which must be considered when determining whether housing is ‘adequate’ or, to use the language of these Guidelines, ‘decent’.5 The UN ‘decency’ housing principles overlap. The following paragraphs briefly introduce each of the seven ‘decency’ principles which must be read with Te Tiriti and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. 16