I just need to reflect for a moment. I need to acknowledge a fabulous little school down the road in Te Aro, and I need to share with the House the experiences, as a member of that school community for a few years, of their commitment to their students, from day one right through to the end of year 8, learning Mandarin and Chinese culture—not just language but calligraphy and art, celebrating New Year—because they had support from the Asia New Zealand Foundation and from the Ministry. We also got to experience Matariki—not just te reo, but the wonderful celebrations and rituals that have been brought from Te Ao Māori. Alongside that was their ability to nurture first languages, home languages, heritage languages, so their students felt included and knew that they were valued. But that required commitment from the community to bring the experts in and support the teachers in what they were trying to do, to support and engage their students. 