Guideline 1: In Aotearoa, the housing system must be explicitly based on values, the international right to a decent home, Te Tiriti o Waitangi and evidence of what works. More than a house: a decent home 5. International law usually refers to the ‘right to adequate housing’. Sometimes the term the ‘right to shelter’ is used. However, the human rights literature is clear: the right to adequate housing is much more than shelter, bricks, mortar or a house. It is about having a decent home. 6. The understanding that a home is more than a house resonates strongly with Te Ao Māori. Within this worldview, the idea of a home includes reciprocal relationships and responsibilities, as well as an abiding sense of love for Papatūānuku (the earth) to which tangata whenua belong. Kāinga is more than a home, it also means a village, relationships and responsibilities to place, people and the natural environment. 7. The understanding that a home is more than bricks and mortar also chimes with the worldview of many Pacific, Asian and other communities in Aotearoa. This understanding was a recurring theme during the consultations that preceded the drafting of these Guidelines. 8. In these circumstances, the Guidelines do not refer to the ‘right to adequate housing’ or the ‘right to shelter’, they refer to the ‘right to a warm, dry, safe, accessible, healthy, decent home’ - for short, the ‘right to a decent home’. The Guidelines outline what this human right, grounded on Te Tiriti, means in the unique context of Aotearoa. Guideline 2: Grounded on Te Tiriti, the international right to a decent home is more than a right to shelter, bricks, mortar or a house. It is the human right to a warm, dry, safe, accessible, healthy, decent home, as understood by Te Ao Māori. By way of shorthand, these Guidelines refer to the ‘right to a decent home’. International human rights law 7