Homes that meet our real needs: How people think and reason about housing performance in Aotearoa New Zealand (2025)

This report is for any person or organisation interested in shifting the public conversation about better housing in Aotearoa New Zealand.

• Understand how people in Aotearoa New Zealand think and reason about the performance of homes and what gets in the way of public understanding
• Learn about some unhelpful frames that you should avoid when talking about home performance
• Get a sense of what frames and framing strategies have the potential to shift the conversation about improving home performance in Aotearoa New Zealand