Why you can stop feeling guilty about the 18C home heating rule

Why you can stop feeling guilty about the 18C home heating rule

Comment: Every year, at around this time, we are warned that the World Health Organisation recommends that houses should be kept at a minimum of 18C inside. Recently the lead story on RNZ Morning Report featured a health researcher emphasising that this applies to the whole house at all times, including bedrooms throughout the night. The following day, the 7am news on the same programme featured results from a related group of Wellington researc…