The report encourages us to take a holistic view of the changes that need to be made to ensure that New Zealand is a more socially cohesive nation and a safer place for all of us. The report adopts a useful definition of a socially cohesive society as being one in which all individuals and groups have a sense of belonging, inclusion, participation, recognition, and legitimacy. In New Zealand, social cohesion also includes upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and those are some of the principles that the Government will base our response on. 