Hon CARMEL SEPULONI: In my capacity as Minister for Disability Issues, it's particularly pleasing to see Ko Taku Reo Deaf Education New Zealand receiving funding to support their youth theatre project included in the second round of Creatives in Schools. This project will encourage Deaf students to work collaboratively with their peers using New Zealand Sign Language. It will enable them to confidently express and celebrate their unique Deaf culture and strengthen their sense of identity and belonging in the arts and creative spaces. Round one of the programme also included projects at Wellington High School and Waitākere College's Inclusion Support Centre for students with a range of abilities. Creatives in Schools has a wide reach within both the learning and creative spheres and supports everyone to participate in the arts.