The Housing, Heating and Health Study would not have been possible without the help of many people and organisations and we would like to take the opportunity here to thank:

Our community partners:

Tu Kotahi Maori Asthma Trust, Waiwhetu Marae and Community Planners in the Hutt Valley, Porirua Health Plus and Te Ropu Awhina in Porirua. Pacific Trust Canterbury, Community and Public Health and Te Amorangi Richmond in Christchurch, The Otago Asthma Society in Dunedin and Te Runaka O Awarua in Bluff.

Our insulation retrofitters and heater suppliers and installers:

Energy Smart, Community Energy Action and Kati Huirapa Runaka ki Puketeraki who supplied and installed each house with insulation, Air Con (using Fujitsu and Mitsubishi products) who installed the heat pumps, Solid Energy who installed the Wood Pellet Burners and Hutt Gas and Plumbing who installed the Flued Gas Heaters. Thank you also to Smart Power who managed the tender and installation process.

The energy companies, that supplied household energy data

Contact Energy, Genesis Energy, Meridian Energy, Empower and Trustpower.

General practitioners, who supplied data on patient visits

Avalon Medical Centre, Acheson Avenue Community Health Centre, Aurora Health Centre, Barrington Medical Centre, Belfast Medical Centre, Bluff Medical Centre, Broadway Medical Centre Dunedin Ltd, Capital Care Health Centre, Cashmere Medical Practice, Caversham Medical Centre, Christchurch Family Clinic, Christchurch South Health Centre, Community Support Medical Centre, Corpore Sano Ltd. Surgery, Doctors on Riccarton, Dr A.E.J.Fitchett, Dr Andrew Campbell Smillie, Dr Asha Lata Sai, Dr Astrid Windfuhr, Dr D. Ritchie Consulting Rooms, Dr G.V.A. de Croos, Dr H.T. Snoek Consulting Rooms, Dr Heather Thomson, Dr Kathryn Jeyes, Dr Lewis Main Johnson, Dr M.T.G.Hill - Surgery, Dr Margaret Ann Pasek, Dr Marshall F.A.Donnelly, Dr Murray F.Allen - Surgery, Dr P.L. Raudnic Consulting Rooms, Dr Penelope Day, Dr Peter Finlayson, Dr Steve Searle, Dr Susan Bargh, Dr Sybrand Abraham Van Schalkwyk, East Care Health, Fergusson Drive Surgery, Ferry Road Medical Centre, Ferrymead Medical Centre, Forbury Corner Health Centre, Gayhurst Medical Centre, Green Island Medical Centre, Greers Rd Medical Centre, Halswellhealth, Helensburgh Medical Centre, High Street Medical Centre, Hillmorton Medical Centre, Hoon Hay Medical Centre, Hornby Care Medical centre, Hornby Medical Centre, Hornby Surgery, Hutt Union & Community Health Service, Johnsonville Medical Centre, Kaiapoi Medical Centre, Kelburn Medical Centre, Kingdom Clinic Medical Centre, Kopata Medical Centre, Kopata Medical Centre, Linwood Avenue Medical Centre, Main North Road Medical Centre, Mairehau Medical Centre, Mana Medical Centre, Manuka Health Centre, Maori Hill Clinic, Medical Corner Doctors, Meridian Medical Centre, Moera Medical Centre, Moorhouse Medical Centre, Mornington Health Centre, Mosgiel Health Centre, Mt Pleasant Medical Centre, Naenae Medical Centre, New Brighton Health Care, Newlands Medical Centre, Normans Road Surgery, North Avon Medical Centre, Onslow Medical Centre, Opawa Surgery, Ora Toa Medical Centre - Cannons Creek, Ora Toa Medical Centre - Mungavin, Ora Toa Medical Centre - Takapuwahia, Outram Medical Centre, Pacific Health Clinic, Papanui Medical Centre, Parklands Medical Centre, Petone Medical Centre, Piki Te Ora Health Centre, Pitt Street Medical, Plimmerton Medical Centre, Porirua Union & Community Health Service, ProMed Edgeware Doctors, QEII Medical Centre, Queenspark Healthcare, Radius Medical, Radius Medical - Linwood Ave, Redwood Clinic, Riccarton Clinic & After Hours, Riccarton Medical Practice, Roimata Medical Centre, Ropata Medical Centre, Shirley Medical Centre, Soma Medical Centre, Sports Medicine Consulting Room, Stokes Valley Health Centre, Strandcare Medical Practitioners, Taita Medical Centre, Te Rawhiti Family Care Centre, The Clinic, Titahi Bay Medical Centre, Titahi Bay Surgey, Trentham Medical Centre, Union & Community Health Centre, Upper Hutt Health Centre, Waitangirua Health Centre, Waiwhetu Medical Centre, Waltham Medical Centre, Waterloo Surgery, Whai Oranga O Te Iwi Health Centre, Whitby Doctors, Woodham Road Health Care, Woolston Christian Medical Centre

Schools, that supplied us with students’ absence data

ABC Halswell Pre-School, Adventure School, Allenvale Special School, Andersons Bay School, Aotea College, Arakura School, Aranui Community Pre School, Aratupre Preschool, Arohanui ki te Tangata Kohanga Reo, Arthur Street School, Ascot Park Kindergarten, Avalon Intermediate, Avalon Primary School, Avondale School, Avondale School, Avonhead School, Avonside Girls High, Balaclava School, Balmacewen Intermediate, Banks Avenue School, Barnardos, Beckenham School, Belfast School, Belmont School, Birchville Kindergarten, Birchville School, Bishop Viard College, Bluff Community School, Boulcott School, Brandon Intermediate, Brandon Intermediate , Branston Intermediate, Brockville Primary School, Bromley Kindergarten, Bromley Primary School, Brown Owl Kindergarten, Burnside High , Burnside Primary School, Burwood School, Cannons Creek School, Canterbury Christian College, Casebrook Intermediate, Casebrook Intermediate , Cathedral Grammar School, Child Care, Titahi Bay, childcare networks, Chisnallwood Intermediate, Christchurch Boys High, Christchurch East School, Christchurch South Intermediate, City Heights Montessori, Cobham Intermediate, College Street School, Columba College, Concord Kindergarten, Concord School, Corinna School, Corstorphine School, Cotswold School, Dunedin North Intermediate, Dyer Street Kindergarten, Dyer Street School, Eastern Hutt School, Elmgrove School, Epuni School, Fairfield School, Fendalton Open Air School, Fergusson Intermediate, Fernlea School, Forbury School, Fraser Crescent School, Freeville School, George Street Normal School, Gilberthorpe School, Glendale Kindergarten, Glenmoor Primary School, Glenmoor Primary School , Glenview School, Glenview Schoool, Gracefield School, Grants Braes School, Green Island School, Hagley Community College, Halfway Bush School, Halswell Pre-School and Halswell Kindergarten, Halswell School, Hammersley Park School, Happy- Kids Childcare, Harewood Primary School, Heathcote Valley School, Heaton Intermediate, Heaton Intermediate , Hillmorton High, Hillmorton High , Hillview Christian School, Holy Family Creche, Holy Family School, Home schooled, Hoon Hay Community Creche, Hornby High , Hutt Central School, Hutt Intermediate, Hutt Intermediate , Hutt International Boys School, Hutt Valley High, Hutt Valley High , Ilam School, Irmgard Ritchie Kindergarten, Johnsonville School, Johnsonville West Kindergarten, Kaiapoi North School, Kaikorai Primary School, Kaikorai Valley College, Kavanagh College, Kelson School, Kidsfirst Pitcairn Crescent Kindergarten, Kings High , Kirkwood Intermediate , Kokiri Marae Kohanga Reo, Konini Primary School, Koraunui School, Liberton Christian School, Lincoln High, Linwood Ave School, Linwood College, Linwood Intermediate, Linwood Intermediate , Logan Park High , MacAndrew Intermediate, Maidstone Intermediate, Maidstone Intermediate , Mairehau High, Mairehau Kidsfirst Kindergarten, Mairehau Kindergarten, Mairehau Primary School, Mana College, Manaenoa Kindergarten, Maori Hill School, Maoribank School, Maraeroa School, Marshland School, Middleton Grange School, Middleton Grange School, Mission School, Montessori School, Mornington School, Mt Pleasant School, Mungavin Kindergarten, music group, Naenae Intermediate, Newlands College, Newlands Intermediate , Newlands Kindergarten, none, North East Valley Normal School, North New Brighton School, Northcote School, Nuffield Kindergarten, Ongans Childcare, Opawa School, Otago Girls High , Our Lady of Fatima School, Our Lady of the Rosary School, Outram School, Papakowhai School, Papanui High, Paparangi School, Paparoa Street School, Paremata School, Parkview School, Pauatahanui School, Petone Beach Kindergarten, Petone Central School, Phillipstown School, Phillipstown School, Pinehaven School, Plateau School, Plimmerton School, Porirua College, Porirua East School, Porirua School, Port Chalmers Kindergarten, Postgate School, Premier Pre-School, Pukeatua School, Queens High School, Queenspark School, Randwick School, Rangikura School, Raroa Intermediate, Rata Street School, Redwood School, Redwood School, Richmond School, Riverside Kindy and Wainuiomata School, Russell School, Sacred Heart College, Sacred Heart School, Samuel Marsden Whitby Collegiate School, Scots College, Selwyn House School, Shirley Boys High , Shirley Intermediate , Shirley School, Silverstream Christian School, Silverstream School, Sockburn School, South Hornby School, South New Brighton School, Southland Boys High , Southland Girls High , St Albans School, St Annes School, St Bernadette's School, St Bernadette's School, St Bernadette's School, , St Bernards College, St Brendan's School, St Brigids School, St Clair Kindergarten, St Clair School, St Claudine Thevent School, St James School, St Joseph School, St Josephs Cathedral School, St Marks School, St Mary's School, St Michaels School, Taita, St Orans College, St Patricks School , St Paul's School, St Paul's School, St Teresa's School, Stokes Valley Kindergarten, Sts Peter And Paul School, Sun Valley Kindergarten, Tahuna Intermediate, Tahuna Intermediate , Tahuna Intermediate, Taieri College, Tainui School, Tairangi School, Taita Central School, Taita College, Taita Kindergarten, Tamariki School , Tawa School, Tawa College, Tawa Intermediate, Tawhai School, Te Ara Whanui KKM, Te Kura Kaupapa Maori O Waitaha, Te Kura Maori O Porirua, Te Kura Maori O Porrirua, Te Kurapapa O Te Whanau Tahi, Thorrington School, Titahi Bay Intermediate, Titahi Bay Play Centre, Titahi Bay Playcentre, Titahi Bay School, Tokelauan Pre-School, Totara Park Kindy, Totara Park School, Trengrove Kindergarten, Trentham School, Tuahiwi School, Tui Glen School, Upoko U Runga, Upper Hutt College, Upper Hutt School, Verdon College, Wainuiomata High School, Wainuiomata High School, Wainuiomata Intermediate, Wainuiomata Intermediate, Wainuiomata School, Waiwhetu Kindergarten, Waiwhetu Kohanga Reo, Wakari School, Waterloo School, Wellington Seven Day Adventist School, West Park School, Whakatupuranga Te Kohanga Reo, Wharehoa Te Kohanga Reo, Windley School, Windley School, , Wood Hatton Playcentre, Woolston School