Hon KRIS FAAFOI: We introduced these standards because we know that in New Zealand nearly 600,000 households are renting and 43 percent of children live in rented accommodation, and we know that our rental stock is of poorer quality than owner-occupied homes. We did this for tenants because we know they should be living in healthy homes. The standards go a long way toward making rental homes healthier for tenants, and they do this by requiring all rental homes to have a heater that can heat the main living area to 18 degrees Celsius and making sure that all rental homes have proper insulation. Again, we are disappointed to see recent commentary that suggested obligations to provide rental homes that keep people out of hospital were somehow onerous. 