These videos provide tips for a warmer, drier home, in Māori and English, Samoan and English, and Tongan and English.
Māori and English
Sleeping
[Margaret standing outside her house]
Kia ora, my name is Margaret Walker, Haki and I have owned this house for 10 years and we’ve got 4 children. So nau mai ki tōku whare [come on into my house] and we'll go and wake up the kids.
[Margaret walks inside]
[Margaret walks into her son’s bedroom]
This is where our boys’ room is.
So we sleep them on their own beds, on the bunks at opposite ends and on the single bed, obviously at their own end, just to give them their own headspace, so that if they're coughing and sneezing throughout the night they are not doing it all over one another.
[Title] Sleeping space
[Still image of Margaret’s son’s in their beds]
[Voice over] Ka maremare, ka matihe hoki ngā tamariki i a rātou e moe ana, nā reira meatia he wāhi wātea tonu i waenga i ngā māhunga kia kore e hōrapa ai ngā meroiti.
[End title] More key tips for a warmer, drier home.
Curtains
[Margaret standing outside her house]
Kia ora, my name is Margaret Walker, Haki and I have owned this house for 10 years and we’ve got 4 children. We try our best to keep our home warm and dry in the colder months to stop the kids from getting sick and there’s a few things that we do within the home to do that.
[Margaret sons open the bedroom curtains]
[Title] Curtains
We make it their job to open the curtains and windows in the morning. The good thing about opening your curtains during the day is that it allows the sun to heat your home for free.
[Margaret and her son’s close the curtains]
Remember to always close your curtains at night and get that heating going.
[Title] Curtains
[Voice over] Whakatuwheratia ngā ārai i te awatea hei urunga mō ngā hihi mahana o te rā. Katia anō i mua i te tōnga o te rā hei ārai atu i te makariri o te pō.
[Still image of Margaret’s son opening the curtains]
[Still image of Margaret closing the curtains]
Ki te whakamahi koe i ētahi mea pērā i te hīti, i te lava lava rānei, me whai kia piri tonu ki ngā tāpare matapihi.
Tērā pea ka taea ētahi ārai utu iti, utu kōre rānei mai i te whare kohinga ārai o tō hapori.
[End title] More key tips for a warmer, drier home.
Heating
[Fesili standing outside her house]
My husband and I have been living here for 3 years and we have 7 children.
[Fesili’s children running up the hallway]
[Fesili’s daughter removing the gas heater]
We used to have our portable gas heater, which we no longer use because of its dangerous fumes and it was making our fale damp, but now we have this electric heater and it's much safer and cheaper to use.
[Title] Heating
[Margaret standing outside her house]
We try our best to keep our home warm and dry in the colder months to stop the kids from getting sick and there’s a few things that we do within the home to do that.
[Margaret in the living area]
So up here we have a heat pump, which has a thermostat in it, which is really great, it doesn’t cost as much to use as other heaters do, which is really good for us.
[Title] Heating
[Voice over] Ka tika te pūrere whakamahana, tērā ka māmā ake te whakamahana i tō whare, ā, ka iti iho te utu.
[Still image of an electric heater]
Mā te whakaū mahana e iti iho te utu, ā, e noho āhuru ai tō whare.
[Still image of Margaret with remote pointing at heater, Margaret turning thermostat]
Ko te 20 te pāmahana pai i te awatea, heoi i te pō meatia kia 16 te pāmahana i ngā rūma moe.
[Still images of remote and a gas heater with a big X through it]
Hei whakamahana I tō whare me kōwhiri tētahi pūrere whakamahana he mea haumaru he mea tiko hoki. Kō ngā pūrere korohū pūrere kawekawe ngā momo nui te utu he mea whakahaukū whakaputa au mōrearea hoki.
[End title] More key tips for a warmer, drier home.
Condensation
[Margaret standing outside her house]
We try our best to keep our home warm and dry in the colder months to stop the kids from getting sick and there’s a few things that we do within the home to do that.
[Margaret wipes condensation off the windows]
[Title] Wipe off condensation
So sometimes after a cold night the water gets on the windows and walls so you can wipe them off with a cloth just so the house doesn’t stay cold and damp. Damp air is more expensive to heat so when your house is drier, it's cheaper and easier to heat.
[Margaret’s daughter grabs the used cloth]
Thank you.
[Title] Wipe off condensation
[Voice over] Mā te tōtā, arā, te wai kua piri ki ngā matapihi me ngā pakitara, e haukū ai ngā rūma, tērā ka tipu mai te pūhekaheka.
[Still image of Margaret wiping condensation from window]
Ina kite ana koe i te tōtā muku atu kia noho maroke ai te whare. He māmā ake te whakamahana i te whare maroke, ā, he iti anō te utu.
[End title] More key tips for a warmer, drier home.
Windows
[Margaret standing outside her house]
We try our best to keep our home warm and dry in the colder months to stop the kids from getting sick and there’s a few things that we do within the home to do that.
[Title] Open windows
[In the kitchen, Margaret’s partner and kids get breakfast ready]
Every day we open up a couple of windows to let some fresh air in.
[Margaret] So why do you think we open the windows, son?
[Margaret’s son] To let the fresh air in and keep the house healthy.
[Margaret] Good boy.
[Title] Open windows
[Voice over] Whakatuwheratia ngā matapihi mō te 20 meneti te itinga rawa i ngā rā paki, ā, mō ētahi meneti noa iho i ngā rā o te takurua. Ko te urunga mai o te hau pūangi ki tō whare, tētahi tikanga pai kia noho maroke ai tō whare.
[Still images of opening windows]
[End title] More key tips for a warmer, drier home.
Steam
[Fesili standing outside her house]
My husband and I have been living here for 3 years and we have 7 children.
[Fesili’s son getting out of the shower]
You all right there son?
[Title] Reduce steam
As you can see, it doesn’t take that much to steam up in here, so I just turn on the extractor fan and I open the window a little bit to let the steam out.
You can go and put your ofu on now and get ready for school.
[Title] Open windows
[Fesili in the kitchen]
It's also very important to open your windows or fa’aaoga extractor fan if you have one as it helps steamy areas from getting damp and mouldy.
[Title] Reduce steam
[Voice over] Hei ārai atu i te haukū me te pūhekaheka, whakatuwheratia ngā matapihi o te kīhini mō te wā tunu kai. Me pērā anō i te rūma kaukau mō te wā tāuwhiuwhi, kaukau rānei hei putanga atu mō te korohū.
[Still images of Fesili and her kids opening the windows]
[Still image turning on the extractor fan on the oven]
Me whai tonu koe ki te whakamahi i te pūrere kapehau i roto i tō kīhini, i tō rūma kaukau rānei mēnā kei reira tētahi.
[End title] More key tips for a warmer, drier home.
Draughts
[Noelini standing outside her house]
[Noelini] Malo e lelei. My name is Noelini.
[Noelini inside her house with her husband Paul and kids]
This is my lounge and this is where we all like to hang out during the evening.
[Noelini sits in front of the door]
The problem with this room is that there is cold air that comes down through the bottom here, and how I fix that is by getting a draught stopper, and placing it there to stop the cold air from coming through.
[Title] Stop draughts
[Noelini places a draught stopper against the door]
If you don’t have a draught stopper, you can roll up a dry towel and place it there, and that will stop the draught from coming in.
[Noelini places a rolled up towel against the door]
[Noelini sits in front of the door]
It’s really important to stop the draughts from coming under the door and through the windows because it helps to keep our house warm.
[Title] Stop draughts
[Voice over] Hei kati i te urunga mai o te hau mātao me whakapuru i ngā puare huri rauna i ngā tatau, ngā matapihi me ngā pākaiahi.
[Still image of door stopper being placed below door]
Pōkaitia he taora tawhito hei whakapuru hau.
[Still image of weather stripping being installed around windows/doors]
Ka taea ngā tiri huarere te hoko mai i ngā toa taputapu kāinga hei aukati i ngā hau mātao.
[End title] More key tips for a warmer, drier home.
Mould
[Noelini standing outside her house]
[Noelini] Malo e lelei. My name is Noelini. I’m from Kolonga, Tongatapu. My mali and I, Paola, we’ve been living here in this home for approximately 14 years.
[Noelini walks into the bathroom]
[Title] Remove mould
Something that likes damp areas is mould, it builds up around the windows and on the walls.
As soon as you see it, it's really important to clean it off straight away.
[Noelini mixes up a mould cleaning solution]
To make up the solution you just add one capful of bleach to every litre of water. If you don’t have bleach, you can also use vinegar to get rid of the mould.
[Noelini wipes down the walls in the bathroom]
Whatever you use, leave it on for about 15 minutes and rinse it off with warm soapy water.
[Title] Remove mould
[Voice over] Mā te whakatoki mā te winika mā rānei e tangohia atu te pūhekaheka i te tuanui i ngā pakitara hoki.
[Still image of mould cleaning solution being mixed up]
[Still image of mould on the wall]
Tipu ai te pūhekaheka i ngā wāhi haukū wāhi mākū hoki ā, ka pā ki te oranga o te whānau.
[Title] If using bleach: Add 2 teaspoons to 1 litre of water. If using white vinegar: Don’t add any water. Never mix bleach and vinegar
[End title] More key tips for a warmer, drier home.
Washing
[Noelini standing outside her house]
[Noelini] Malo e lelei. My name is Noelini.
[Noelini bringing in the washing off the line]
[Title] Dry washing outside
When you can, hang your washing out in the sun or in the carport, garage that way it will keep your house dry and it will be less expensive to heat.
[Title] Dry washing outside
[Still images of washing being hung outside]
[Voice over] Kia kore ai tō whare, e haukū a roto whakamaroketia ngā kākahu ki waho, ki roto rānei i te whare motokā.
[End title] More key tips for a warmer, drier home.
Samoan and English
Sleeping
[Margaret standing outside her house]
Kia ora, my name is Margaret Walker, Haki and I have owned this house for 10 years and we’ve got 4 children. So nau mai ki tōku whare [come on into my house] and we'll go and wake up the kids.
[Margaret walks inside]
[Margaret walks into her son’s bedroom]
This is where our boys’ room is.
So we sleep them on their own beds, on the bunks at opposite ends and on the single bed, obviously at their own end, just to give them their own headspace, so that if they're coughing and sneezing throughout the night they are not doing it all over one another.
[Title] Sleeping space
[Still image of Margaret’s son’s in their beds]
[Voice over] O tamaiti fetalei ma mafatua e lē pupunia gutu pe ‘ā momoe e sau le siama i fafo ma salalau solo. Ia telē se avanoa e talafeagai lelei i le va o ulu o tamaiti pe ‘ā momoe. O le vāvā mamao o latou ulu o le faigatā fo’i lea o le pipisi o siama.
[End title] More key tips for a warmer, drier home.
Curtains
[Margaret standing outside her house]
Kia ora, my name is Margaret Walker, Haki and I have owned this house for 10 years and we’ve got 4 children. We try our best to keep our home warm and dry in the colder months to stop the kids from getting sick and there’s a few things that we do within the home to do that.
[Margaret sons open the bedroom curtains]
[Title] Curtains
We make it their job to open the curtains and windows in the morning. The good thing about opening your curtains during the day is that it allows the sun to heat your home for free.
[Margaret and her son’s close the curtains]
Remember to always close your curtains at night and get that heating going.
[Title] Curtains
[Voice over] Toso i tua pupuni pe ‘ā ao fa’aalu le vevela o le la i totonu, ‘ae toso i totonu ‘ae le’i goto le la ina ia ‘aua ne’i sao i totonu le ‘ea ma le sau mālūlū o le po.
[Still image of Margaret’s son opening the curtains]
[Still image of Margaret closing the curtains]
Pe ‘ā e filifili e fesuia’i le fa’aogaina o le ‘ie po’o se ‘ie lavalava, ia mautinoa ia fetaui lelei i le fa’amalama ina ia māfanafana ai.
Atonu e mafai ona e maua fua ni pupuni po’o le maua fo’i i se tau taugofie, mai i se fale pupuni i lō outou vai’a’ai.
[End title] More key tips for a warmer, drier home.
Heating
[Fesili standing outside her house]
My husband and I have been living here for 3 years and we have 7 children.
[Fesili’s children running up the hallway]
[Fesili’s daughter removing the gas heater]
We used to have our portable gas heater, which we no longer use because of its dangerous fumes and it was making our fale damp, but now we have this electric heater and it's much safer and cheaper to use.
[Title] Heating
[Margaret standing outside her house]
We try our best to keep our home warm and dry in the colder months to stop the kids from getting sick and there’s a few things that we do within the home to do that.
[Margaret in the living area]
So up here we have a heat pump, which has a thermostat in it, which is really great, it doesn’t cost as much to use as other heaters do, which is really good for us.
[Title] Heating
[Voice over] O le ta’igaāfi lea (heater) e sili ona lelei mo lō outou fale e faigofie ma taugofie lona fa’amāfanafanaina. O le masini lea o le thermostat po’o le mea faigaluega e fa’amāfanafanaina lou fale e fesoasoani tele i le fa’ataugofieina, ae fa’apea fo’i le mālū ma le nofogōfie o lou fale.
[Still image of an electric heater]
[Still image of Margaret with remote pointing at heater, Margaret turning thermostat]
E 20 tikeli le lelei ma le māfanafana pe’ā e ala, ae ki i lalo i le 16 tikeli i lou potu moe i le po.
[Still images of remote and a gas heater with a big X through it]
Ia lelei le fa'amāfanafanaina lō outou fale. Va'ai se heater e saogalemu ma lelei. O le heater e alu i le fagu kesi, e mafai ona fe'avea'i e taugata ma faigatā le fa'aaogāina, e fa'ateleina ai le susū ma e iai tulaga faigatā e tatau ona fa'aeteete ai pei o le asu oona.
[End title] More key tips for a warmer, drier home.
Condensation
[Margaret standing outside her house]
We try our best to keep our home warm and dry in the colder months to stop the kids from getting sick and there’s a few things that we do within the home to do that.
[Margaret wipes condensation off the windows]
[Title] Wipe off condensation
So sometimes after a cold night the water gets on the windows and walls so you can wipe them off with a cloth just so the house doesn’t stay cold and damp. Damp air is more expensive to heat so when your house is drier, it's cheaper and easier to heat.
[Margaret’s daughter grabs the used cloth]
Thank you.
[Title] Wipe off condensation
[Voice over] O le susū, vaia ma le ausa, po’o le vai lea ua ao fa’atasi i luga o fa’amalama ma puipui, ua fai ma mea ua susū ai potu, ua legalegā ma taetaepaloloa.
[Still image of Margaret wiping condensation from window]
Vaai lō outou fale ia malupuipuia mātūtū, leai se susū, solo ‘ese susū ma ni mea o lo’o e iloa e tatau ona ‘ave ‘ese. O le fale e mātūtū, leai se susū e faigofie ma taugofie lona fa’amāfanafanaina.
[End title] More key tips for a warmer, drier home.
Windows
[Margaret standing outside her house]
We try our best to keep our home warm and dry in the colder months to stop the kids from getting sick and there’s a few things that we do within the home to do that.
[Title] Open windows
[In the kitchen, Margaret’s partner and kids get breakfast ready]
Every day we open up a couple of windows to let some fresh air in.
[Margaret] So why do you think we open the windows, son?
[Margaret’s son] To let the fresh air in and keep the house healthy.
[Margaret] Good boy.
[Title] Open windows
[Voice over] Talai fa’amalama o le tou fale ia lē i lalo ifo o le 20 minute i aso laofie e leai se timu, ma ni nai minute e talai ai i aso uma o le tau mālūlū. O le fa’aaluina o le ‘ea fou i totonu o lō outou fale, o le isi ‘auala sili lea e fesoasoani ai i le malupuipuia o lō outou fale ia mātūtū, leai se susū.
[Still images of opening windows]
[End title] More key tips for a warmer, drier home.
Steam
[Fesili standing outside her house]
My husband and I have been living here for 3 years and we have 7 children.
[Fesili’s son getting out of the shower]
You all right there son?
[Title] Reduce steam
As you can see, it doesn’t take that much to steam up in here, so I just turn on the extractor fan and I open the window a little bit to let the steam out.
You can go and put your ofu on now and get ready for school.
[Title] Open windows
[Fesili in the kitchen]
It's also very important to open your windows or fa’aaoga extractor fan if you have one as it helps steamy areas from getting damp and mouldy.
[Title] Reduce steam
[Voice over] O le fesoasoani i le puipuiga o le susū, legalegā ma taetaepaloloa, talai fa’amalama i le umukuka pe ‘ā e kuka, ma totonu o le fale tā’ele pe ‘ā efaamālū, ia fa’aalu le ausa i fafo.
[Still images of Fesili and her kids opening the windows]
[Still image turning on the extractor fan on the oven]
Ia mautinoa lou fa’aaogāina o le ili pe ‘āfai o iai, i totonu o lō outou umukuka ma le fale tā’ele.
[End title] More key tips for a warmer, drier home.
Draughts
[Noelini standing outside her house]
[Noelini] Malo e lelei. My name is Noelini.
[Noelini inside her house with her husband Paul and kids]
This is my lounge and this is where we all like to hang out during the evening.
[Noelini sits in front of the door]
The problem with this room is that there is cold air that comes down through the bottom here, and how I fix that is by getting a draught stopper, and placing it there to stop the cold air from coming through.
[Title] Stop draughts
[Noelini places a draught stopper against the door]
If you don’t have a draught stopper, you can roll up a dry towel and place it there, and that will stop the draught from coming in.
[Noelini places a rolled up towel against the door]
[Noelini sits in front of the door]
It’s really important to stop the draughts from coming under the door and through the windows because it helps to keep our house warm.
[Title] Stop draughts
[Voice over] ‘Aua ne’i sao se ‘ea mālūlū i totonu o lō outou fale, ‘aua fo’i ne’i sao le savili po’o alāmatagi i lalo o faitoto’a ma fa’amalama ma ta’igaāfi (fireplace).
[Still image of door stopper being placed below door]
Tu’u se solo i lalo o faitoto’a ma fa’amalama e pupuni ai le ‘ea mālūlū.
[Still image of weather stripping being installed around windows/doors]
E mafai ona e fa’atau mai i le fale’oloa hardware le solo e fa’apitoa lava i le sologa o le susū o fa’amalama.
[End title] More key tips for a warmer, drier home.
Mould
[Noelini standing outside her house]
[Noelini] Malo e lelei. My name is Noelini. I’m from Kolonga, Tongatapu. My mali and I, Paola, we’ve been living here in this home for approximately 14 years.
[Noelini walks into the bathroom]
[Title] Remove mould
Something that likes damp areas is mould, it builds up around the windows and on the walls.
As soon as you see it, it's really important to clean it off straight away.
[Noelini mixes up a mould cleaning solution]
To make up the solution you just add one capful of bleach to every litre of water. If you don’t have bleach, you can also use vinegar to get rid of the mould.
[Noelini wipes down the walls in the bathroom]
Whatever you use, leave it on for about 15 minutes and rinse it off with warm soapy water.
[Title] Remove mould
[Voice over] ‘Ave’ese lega ma taetaepaloloa. Fa’aaogā le vinika pa’epa’e e ‘ave’ese mai ai lega ma taepaloloa mai le fā’alo ma puipui o le fale.
[Still image of mould cleaning solution being mixed up]
[Still image of mould on the wall]
O lega ma taetaepaloloa e tutupu i mea susū ma e mafai ona afāina ai le soifua mālōlōina o lou ‘āiga.
[Title] If using bleach: Add 2 teaspoons to 1 litre of water. If using white vinegar: Don’t add any water. Never mix bleach and vinegar
[End title] More key tips for a warmer, drier home.
Washing
[Noelini standing outside her house]
[Noelini] Malo e lelei. My name is Noelini.
[Noelini bringing in the washing off the line]
[Title] Dry washing outside
When you can, hang your washing out in the sun or in the carport, garage that way it will keep your house dry and it will be less expensive to heat.
[Title] Dry washing outside
[Still images of washing being hung outside]
[Voice over] ‘Ave’ese le susū mai lō outou fale, fa’amamago lau tagāmea i fafo po’o totonu o le fale ta’avale.
[End title] More key tips for a warmer, drier home.
Tongan and English
Sleeping
[Margaret standing outside her house]
Kia ora, my name is Margaret Walker, Haki and I have owned this house for 10 years and we’ve got 4 children. So nau mai ki tōku whare [come on into my house] and we'll go and wake up the kids.
[Margaret walks inside]
[Margaret walks into her son’s bedroom]
This is where our boys’ room is.
So we sleep them on their own beds, on the bunks at opposite ends and on the single bed, obviously at their own end, just to give them their own headspace, so that if they're coughing and sneezing throughout the night they are not doing it all over one another.
[Title] Sleeping space
[Still image of Margaret’s son’s in their beds]
[Voice over] ‘I he lolotonga mohe ‘a e fānau, te nau mafatua mo tae ‘o lava mafola ai ‘a e siemu. Fakamavahevahe’i honau ‘ulu telia na’a nau pihia ‘i ha mafola atu ‘a e siemu.
[End title] More key tips for a warmer, drier home.
Curtains
[Margaret standing outside her house]
Kia ora, my name is Margaret Walker, Haki and I have owned this house for 10 years and we’ve got 4 children. We try our best to keep our home warm and dry in the colder months to stop the kids from getting sick and there’s a few things that we do within the home to do that.
[Margaret sons open the bedroom curtains]
[Title] Curtains
We make it their job to open the curtains and windows in the morning. The good thing about opening your curtains during the day is that it allows the sun to heat your home for free.
[Margaret and her son’s close the curtains]
Remember to always close your curtains at night and get that heating going.
[Title] Curtains
[Voice over] Ko e puipui – toho ke ava ke māfana ‘a fale mei he la’aá pea tāpuni kimu’a he’ene tō ke ‘oua e hū mai e momoko mei tu’a.
[Still image of Margaret’s son opening the curtains]
[Still image of Margaret closing the curtains]
Pea kapau ‘oku ke puipui’aki ha ngaahi konga tupenu kehe… kofu’i takatakai ke ma’opo mo malu ‘a e tapa kotoa ‘o e matapā sio’ataa. ‘Oku ‘i ai e ngaahi feitu’u ‘oku fa’a ma’u ai ha ngaahi puipui ta’e totongi.
[End title] More key tips for a warmer, drier home.
Heating
[Fesili standing outside her house]
My husband and I have been living here for 3 years and we have 7 children.
[Fesili’s children running up the hallway]
[Fesili’s daughter removing the gas heater]
We used to have our portable gas heater, which we no longer use because of its dangerous fumes and it was making our fale damp, but now we have this electric heater and it's much safer and cheaper to use.
[Title] Heating
[Margaret standing outside her house]
We try our best to keep our home warm and dry in the colder months to stop the kids from getting sick and there’s a few things that we do within the home to do that.
[Margaret in the living area]
So up here we have a heat pump, which has a thermostat in it, which is really great, it doesn’t cost as much to use as other heaters do, which is really good for us.
[Title] Heating
[Voice over] Ko e hiita tuha mo taau mo fale nofo’anga ‘e faingofua mo toe ma’ama’a ange ai ‘a hono fakamāfana’i.
[Still image of an electric heater]
Kapau ‘oku ‘i ai hano me’afua māfana pē thermostat ke lava ‘o mate mo mo’ui ‘i ha’a ne momoko pē māfana, ‘e toe ma’ama’a ange ai ‘a e fakamole.
[Still image of Margaret with remote pointing at heater, Margaret turning thermostat]
Ko e tikili ‘e 20 ‘e māfana lelei ia ‘i ho’o ‘ā ‘o ‘alu holo - pea toki tukuhifo ke 16 pe ‘i lokimohe ‘i he po’uli.
Kumi ha hita ‘e ‘ikai hoko ai ha fakatu’utamaki ‘I hono ngaue’aki pea mo si’isi’I ai mo e fakamole’.
[Still images of remote and a gas heater with a big X through it]
Fakatokanga’i ko e ngaahi hita kasa tu’u taha’ te ne fakatupu ‘e ia ‘a e hauhau’, lahi ange fakamole pea ko hono kohu’ ‘oku fakatu’utamaki.
[End title] More key tips for a warmer, drier home.
Condensation
[Margaret standing outside her house]
We try our best to keep our home warm and dry in the colder months to stop the kids from getting sick and there’s a few things that we do within the home to do that.
[Margaret wipes condensation off the windows]
[Title] Wipe off condensation
So sometimes after a cold night the water gets on the windows and walls so you can wipe them off with a cloth just so the house doesn’t stay cold and damp. Damp air is more expensive to heat so when your house is drier, it's cheaper and easier to heat.
[Margaret’s daughter grabs the used cloth]
Thank you.
[Title] Wipe off condensation
[Voice over] Ko e hauhau koia ‘oku ‘asi ‘i he matapā sio’atā mo e holisii… ‘e nga’unga’u mo ne fakatupu ‘a ‘ene tuhituhi.
[Still image of Margaret wiping condensation from window]
Holo mātu’u kotoa ma’u pe kae mātu’u e nofo’anga pea ‘e toe faingofua mo vave ange ai ‘a ‘ene māfana.
[End title] More key tips for a warmer, drier home.
Windows
[Margaret standing outside her house]
We try our best to keep our home warm and dry in the colder months to stop the kids from getting sick and there’s a few things that we do within the home to do that.
[Title] Open windows
[In the kitchen, Margaret’s partner and kids get breakfast ready]
Every day we open up a couple of windows to let some fresh air in.
[Margaret] So why do you think we open the windows, son?
[Margaret’s son] To let the fresh air in and keep the house healthy.
[Margaret] Good boy.
[Title] Open windows
[Voice over] Fakaavaava ‘i he ‘aho kotoa pe ‘a e ngaahi matapā sio’ataa he miniti e 20 kapau ‘oku ‘alomalie… pea ki’i taimi nounou pē ‘i he fa’ahita’u momokó. ‘E toe mātu’u ange ‘a ho nofo’angaa ‘i hano fakaavaava ke hū atu ha ‘ea fo’ou.
[Still images of opening windows]
[End title] More key tips for a warmer, drier home.
Steam
[Fesili standing outside her house]
My husband and I have been living here for 3 years and we have 7 children.
[Fesili’s son getting out of the shower]
You all right there son?
[Title] Reduce steam
As you can see, it doesn’t take that much to steam up in here, so I just turn on the extractor fan and I open the window a little bit to let the steam out.
You can go and put your ofu on now and get ready for school.
[Title] Open windows
[Fesili in the kitchen]
It's also very important to open your windows or fa’aaoga extractor fan if you have one as it helps steamy areas from getting damp and mouldy.
[Title] Reduce steam
[Voice over] Pea ‘e toe mātu’u ange mo si’isi’i ‘a e tuhituhí kapau ‘e fakaava e matapā sio’ata ‘o peitoo ke ‘alu ki tu’a e maoo he taimi ngaahi kai… pea mo loki kaukau foki hili ha’o saoa pē kaukau.
[Still images of Fesili and her kids opening the windows]
[Still image turning on the extractor fan on the oven]
Kapau ‘oku ‘i ai ha tapili ke ne komo ki tu’a e mao ‘i peito mo loki kaukaǘ pea faka’aonga’i ia.
[End title] More key tips for a warmer, drier home.
Draughts
[Noelini standing outside her house]
[Noelini] Malo e lelei. My name is Noelini.
[Noelini inside her house with her husband Paul and kids]
This is my lounge and this is where we all like to hang out during the evening.
[Noelini sits in front of the door]
The problem with this room is that there is cold air that comes down through the bottom here, and how I fix that is by getting a draught stopper, and placing it there to stop the cold air from coming through.
[Title] Stop draughts
[Noelini places a draught stopper against the door]
If you don’t have a draught stopper, you can roll up a dry towel and place it there, and that will stop the draught from coming in.
[Noelini places a rolled up towel against the door]
[Noelini sits in front of the door]
It’s really important to stop the draughts from coming under the door and through the windows because it helps to keep our house warm.
[Title] Stop draughts
[Voice over] Ta’ofi e hū atu ‘a e momokoo ‘aki ‘a hono monomono ke malu e matapā hū’angá, matapā sio’ataa mo ha tafu’anga afi fakamafanaa.
[Still image of door stopper being placed below door]
‘Oku ‘i ai ‘a e me’a ke ta’ofi’aki e hū mai ‘a e ‘ea momokó he lalo matapā pē te ke takai’i ha tauveli ‘o ngāue’aki ia.
[Still image of weather stripping being installed around windows/doors]
‘Oku ‘i ai e naunau langa ‘e lava ke fakatau ke fakatapa ‘aki e matapā sio’ataa ke ‘oua ‘e hū e momoko ki loto.
[End title] More key tips for a warmer, drier home.
Mould
[Noelini standing outside her house]
[Noelini] Malo e lelei. My name is Noelini. I’m from Kolonga, Tongatapu. My mali and I, Paola, we’ve been living here in this home for approximately 14 years.
[Noelini walks into the bathroom]
[Title] Remove mould
Something that likes damp areas is mould, it builds up around the windows and on the walls.
As soon as you see it, it's really important to clean it off straight away.
[Noelini mixes up a mould cleaning solution]
To make up the solution you just add one capful of bleach to every litre of water. If you don’t have bleach, you can also use vinegar to get rid of the mould.
[Noelini wipes down the walls in the bathroom]
Whatever you use, leave it on for about 15 minutes and rinse it off with warm soapy water.
[Title] Remove mould
[Voice over] ‘E holo ‘aki e tuhituhii mo e tu’ungafulufulua ‘o e holisii mo e ‘aofii ‘aki ha huhu’a faito’o fakahinehine pē ko e bleach… pē ko ha vinika hinehina.
[Still image of mould cleaning solution being mixed up]
[Still image of mould on the wall]
‘Oku tupu mo mo’ui ‘a e tuhituhi ‘i ha feitu’u ‘oku hauhau mo nga’unga’u.. ‘o uesia ai foki ‘a e mo’ui lelei ‘a e fāmili.
[Title] If using bleach: Add 2 teaspoons to 1 litre of water. If using white vinegar: Don’t add any water. Never mix bleach and vinegar
[End title] More key tips for a warmer, drier home.
Washing
[Noelini standing outside her house]
[Noelini] Malo e lelei. My name is Noelini.
[Noelini bringing in the washing off the line]
[Title] Dry washing outside
When you can, hang your washing out in the sun or in the carport, garage that way it will keep your house dry and it will be less expensive to heat.
[Title] Dry washing outside
[Still images of washing being hung outside]
[Voice over] Fai ‘a ho’o fakamomoa fō ‘i tu’a pē ‘i he tau’anga me’alelee kae mātu’u ‘a fale.
[End title] More key tips for a warmer, drier home.