23. But these roles depend upon a degree of clarity about what the right to a decent home, grounded in Te Tiriti, means: a) individuals, hapū, iwi and communities cannot be meaningful rights-holders (as opposed to ‘service-users’), if the right to a decent home is unclear. b) policy makers cannot use the right to a decent home to improve their initiatives if they do not know what it means. c) it is impossible to hold anyone accountable for the right to a decent home if nobody knows who is accountable for what. 24. For these reasons, the Guidelines clarify what the right to a decent home, grounded in Te Tiriti, means. Once the meaning is clearer, the human right can: a) empower individuals, hapū, iwi and communities in their engagement with government and others. b) help policy makers strengthen their housing initiatives. c) help ensure that the right to a decent home and Te Tiriti are honoured. 25. More specifically, the Guidelines can help to: a) advance the partnership between kāwanatanga (Crown) and rangatiratanga (hapū and iwi) in the context of housing; b) ensure that critically important values, such as kaitiakitanga (stewardship), whanaungatanga (kinship), manaakitanga (respect), fairness, decency, equality, wellbeing and community are at the centre of all housing initiatives; c) advance Māori housing aspirations and needs; d) improve the Government Policy Statement on Housing and Urban Development, New Zealand Building Code, Residential Tenancies Act, resource management legislation, and local government regulatory frameworks; e) ensure that key features of housing (e.g. habitability, affordability, accessibility) are given sustained and systematic attention; f) accelerate universal design so there is increased supply of housing suitable for people of all abilities and stages of life; g) improve access to home ownership for everyone; h) tackle homelessness; i) hold central and local government, and others, accountable for their responsibilities arising from the right to a decent home grounded on Te Tiriti. Guideline 6: Use the right to a decent home grounded on Te Tiriti to: empower individuals, hapū, iwi and communities in their engagement with government; 11