Have to agree NZ homes are of third world standard and are kllling our kids

I have just had a baby, so like to have a nice warm house, they use to have a fire place in here but for some reason it was blocked off and only got a heat pump. And doesnt throw out heat like id like it to. and man talk about a high power bill!!

not read all the thread but does anyone heard about the trick to use bubble wrap on windows. Like all non use windows ie. bathroom, glass doors, high fanlights etc. Sister has done it to her place and also my Mums, waiting for results.

New houses ar like an ice box with their insulation, they certainly need something too keep out the chill. HIghly rcommend a heat pump, so simple and easy to have heat on tap with the flik of a switch

I read recently that over-70s on blood-thinning medications really real the cold. My poor mum here's me thinking she was getting a bit soft. I feel sorry for her now.

No matter what we do, heating, airing, windows open almost every day our house is still cold and damp. It really is depressing waking up to watery windows, mould on the curtains and ceiling. As we rent there is nothing more we can do except continue to ask the landlord to look in to it and hope that the next place we move to is a lot healthier.

Many of our NZ homes are damper than we realise. If a house doesn’t get much sun, isn’t ventilated or has an Unflued Gas Heater, then it is likely to be damp. The easiest way to tell if a house is damp is to follow your nose – the house will smell musty.
http://plgas.co.nz/BenefitsofHeating.pdf

Its well known that the combustion of methane (any hydrocarbon source when burnt) plus oxygen yields carbon dioxide, water and energy. If you are using a unflued gas heater then your home is absorbing moisture, it will be wet and cold. Even our breath exhaled gives off moisture.
Warm ventilation is so important, it dries your house and kills mold.

Moisture in the home is created in many ways, clothes dryers, damp winter air, bathroom steam, breathing and cooking. This is why it is a good idea to extract this moisture with a fan or flue. A Ceiling Ventilation System can also help, it takes warmer air from the ceiling space pushing it through the house. The positive air pressure in the house pushes out the moist air which causes dampness and condensation. Sorry for harping on about ventilation systems, but ours has been life changing

Leaky Homes - If insulation in a house becomes wet it becomes a conductor of energy rather than a resister. Then damp and moist conditions trigger asthma, bronchitis and other illnesses. New Zealand has the second highest rate of asthma in the world and our death rate in winter is also very high by world standards.

Could not agree more ..look at how many cases of asthma there are