I am a product of our education system, reluctantly taught Māori 30-odd years ago, when it wasn't trendy as it is now. I'm hugely grateful for the fact that I had that opportunity. I'm reminded of when I look at the Māori word for library, matapihi ki te ao, because to me it is a glimpse through a window into another world, and it enables me to understand life from a different perspective. I think that is what this bill does: it provides an opportunity to our young people in New Zealand to have a look through someone else's eyes to understand a culture and a way of being that's different to the one that we know, that we grew up in. 