We must stop looking at our rangatahi as statistics or as problems that need solving. We must continue to work harder to connect so that we don't make things worse. In this country, we are looking around trying to find answers for the issues and the problems that face us. I believe that our rangatahi already have the answers, and I've put this in the New Zealand Herald this week. I suggest we begin to think seriously about how we connect, how we hand over the reins and allow our rangatahi to do what they do best in their generation, which is lead. We need to listen to rangatahi, to humble ourselves as pā'ake and find out how we can support them and celebrate them to live as their true selves, to remove the barriers that are holding them back from realising their dreams and aspirations, to ensure they have the opportunities to connect with each other, with their culture, and with their w'akapapa.