Acknowledgements We deeply appreciate the time and effort of everyone who has contributed to and supported this Inquiry. We were privileged to work in partnership with Pou Tangata and Pou Tikanga from the National Iwi Chairs Forum to lead the development and drafting of Aratohu Tika Tangata ki te Whai Whare Rawaka i Aotearoa: Framework Guidelines on the Right to a Decent Home in Aotearoa. We sincerely thank the members of our Expert Advisory Group, as mentioned by the Chief Commissioner on the previous page. Their vital contributions have guided and improved the Inquiry throughout its work. We appreciate our close working relationship with Community Housing Aotearoa, and the support offered by both their current Chief Executive Paul Gilberd and previous Chief Executives Chris Glaudel, Vic Crockford, and Scott Figenshow, as well as the invaluable contributions of their staff. Likewise, we deeply appreciate the contributions of Te Matapihi. Throughout the course of the Inquiry, we have met with housing Ministers – Minister of Housing the Hon Dr Megan Woods and Associate Ministers including Hon Marama Davidson (Homelessness). We thank them, and government officials working across the housing system, for their engagement, insight, and advice. We appreciate the ongoing engagement with Kāinga Ora, Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, and the Ministry of Social Development. We also deeply appreciate the opportunities we have had throughout this Inquiry to meet with officials from across government, including senior officials who hold the task of guiding these housing agencies and directing their work. We commend their dedication and hard work in progressing a housing system that meets the needs of everyone in Aotearoa New Zealand. We also commend the lifesaving work being done by housing and social service providers, community organisations, hapū and iwi, marae, and housing advocates. We particularly acknowledge the wide range of organisations we had the privilege to work with through this Inquiry: Age Concern, ActionStation, Aratohu Tenancy Advocacy, Auckland Action Against Poverty, Auckland City Mission, Barrier Free Trust, Beneficiary Advisory Services, CCS Disability Action, Changemakers Resettlement Forum, Child Poverty Action Group, Christchurch Methodist Mission, Citizens Advice Bureau, Community Law, CRESA, DCM Downtown Community Ministry, Deaf Aotearoa, De Paul House, Disabled Persons Assembly, Donald Beasley Institute, Emerge Aotearoa, Family Centre Social Policy Research Unit, He Kāinga Oranga – Housing and Health Research Programme, He Korowai Trust, Housing First, Island Child, IRRS 4 All, Lifewise, Manaaki Rangatahi, Manawatū Tenants Union, Monte Cecilia, New Zealand Union of Students’ Association, Ngāti Kahu Trust, Renters United, Sustainability Trust, Tenants Protection Association, Wellington City Mission, Wellington Regional Healthy Housing Group, and many others both individual and collective. We are hugely grateful for their engagement, advice, and contributions to our work across the course of the Inquiry. Finally, and most importantly, we thank everyone in Aotearoa who took the time to participate in our Inquiry – by sharing their stories and perspectives, providing thoughts and feedback on our Guidelines and reports, and raising the awareness of the right to a decent home. When together we deepen our understanding of this human right in Aotearoa, we develop our collective ability to advance the right to a decent home for everyone in our country. 5