Hon CARMEL SEPULONI: I note Wairau Māori Art Gallery Chair, Elizabeth Ellis, said, upon sharing our announcement with a range of Māori arts practitioners, friends, colleagues, and associates, "Without fail, they all sent enthusiastic, excited replies supporting the Scheme. Voices of the arts practitioners, young, and old, from the Creative Sector, called out from studios, marae, galleries, wananga, universities, and museums. Their words echoed in every reply to my email, 'Tautoko', 'Support', 'Endorse', 'Tautoko te Kaupapa Nui', 'Long Overdue'." And artist Judy Darragh said, "this decision truly is a gamechanger for artists around Aotearoa."