Stock photo: GettyA study of more than 2000 New Zealand children has found nearly half are sleeping in bedrooms that are too cold. The pioneering study was a joint project between the building researchers BRANZ and the University of Auckland longitudinal study, Growing Up in New Zealand. A further 13 percent slept in rooms that were too hot or humid, with the hottest bedrooms reaching more than 34C. Children living in poverty were more likely to live in houses with temperatures outside of that, and had poorer overall health. "Those who were living in families experiencing more poverty, those who were likely to be in overcrowded situations," Morton said.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 24, 2021 19:07 UTC