And because I couldn't teach them Rotuman, what I did do was I put my children through bilingual education in te reo Māori, and also I got a private tutor—I was very lucky to find somebody who lived nearby who spoke Mandarin. The reason I chose those two languages is because te reo is our first language; I consider it to be very important, and I do think that it is important that our language strategy places te reo right at the centre along with English and also sign language. But, secondly, because Mandarin, as was pointed out by one of the National speakers, is emerging as a main language in New Zealand; there are many Mandarin speakers, it is an important language. I felt that the Māori and Mandarin were at two different ends of the spectrum as far as different cultures, different experiences, and I wanted my children to have the breadth of that experience and understanding through that gateway of language.