Ko ngā whare wātea tōrere he ara hōu ki te whakarato whare, e whakarato whakarahi me te whai wāhi kaua ko te kounga. Ko ngā hanganga nei he tino pai mō ngā whakamahinga katoa, mai i ngā whare taupua i te wā o ngā kaupapa hanga ki ngā ratonga noho tūmatanui ki ngā tāone. Kua whakauruhia ā-ke ngā whare wātea kia ngāwari te whakamahi, kia taea ai te hui tere me te wehe, e āki ai te arataki o te ao hou. Ki te aronga ki te whai hua, kei te kaha ake ngā taputapu ki te whakapai ake i te noho, pērā i te whakamau aukati hau hau me ngā waahi rite ki te āki ai. Ina neke haere ngā ngira o te ao ki te iti me te nekeneke, ko ā mātou whare wātea tōrere he whiriwhiri pai ki ngā whare tūturu, nō reira e tō ana ki te rohe o ngā tikanga ahurea me ngā tikanga noho katoa.