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Honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi:

Article 2 of Te Tiriti o Waitangi guarantees tangata whenua tino rangatiratanga over their taonga, which includes their whenua. Honouring this guarantee is fundamental to enabling housing developments, including papakāinga. Funding should be prioritised for Māori housing developments, with ownership and decision-making by Māori. Mātauranga Māori principles of design for housing and communities should be broadly applied across the whole housing sector to build adequate housing for all.

Ecological Wisdom:

Our communities must be life-sustaining. They should be designed, built or renovated using principles, materials and processes that are regenerative and minimise negative environmental impacts.

Social Responsibility:

People should have access to healthy, affordable and secure homes that support wellbeing and enable connected, inclusive communities. Housing needs to be designed as universally accessible so that all groups in the community have equitable access to appropriate and affordable housing.

Appropriate Decision-Making:

Communities should be actively involved in decisions that affect the places they live. Decision making should particularly consider the interests of those who have been marginalised, and actively ensure their inclusion in community engagement processes.