Section 6: Conclusion
109.These Guidelines are a step towards a better
understanding of the right to a decent home
grounded on Te Tiriti. They provide an overall
framework on which we can all build while
taking into account evidence of what works.
The Human Rights Commission developed
the Guidelines as a framework, and other
organisations may wish to do further work to
elaborate issues such as:
a) clarifying what a decent home means for
tangata whenua;
b) clarifying the shared responsibility of central
and local government to deliver the right to
a decent home grounded on Te Tiriti;
c) developing and applying the eight key
features of the right to a decent home
grounded on Te Tiriti (section 3);
d) designing a human rights-based housing
strategy, grounded on Te Tiriti, with the
right to a decent home at its centre;
e) preparing detailed guidance about disability
and the right to a decent home grounded
on Te Tiriti;
f) preparing detailed guidance on the rights
and responsibilities of renters;
g) inquiring how to enhance the constructive
accountability of central and local
government in relation to the right to a
decent home grounded on Te Tiriti;
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h) elaborating the core obligations of
immediate effect relating to the right to a
decent home grounded on Te Tiriti (section
4);
i) clarifying the responsibilities of the private
sector in relation to the right to a decent
home grounded on Te Tiriti (section 5);
j) advancing the practical implementation
of the right to a decent home grounded
on Te Tiriti. In 2019, the UN Special
Rapporteur on the right to adequate
housing published a report which sets out
Guidelines for the Implementation of the
Right to Adequate Housing (Appendix 3).
110.All stakeholders are encouraged to develop
and apply the framework provided by these
Guidelines, with a view to enhancing the right
to a decent home grounded on Te Tiriti for
everyone in Aotearoa.
Guideline 21: These Guidelines provide a
framework on which we can all build. All
stakeholders are encouraged to develop and
apply the framework with a view to enhancing
the right to a decent home grounded on Te
Tiriti for everyone in Aotearoa.