Hon CARMEL SEPULONI: I've received a lot of positive feedback, including from Arts Access Aotearoa's executive director, Richard Benge, who hailed it as a milestone. Dina Jezdic, a creative writer, also referred to this announcement alongside our creative careers announcement in an opinion editorial, stating, "Both these projects aren't about circulating money among the top tier organisations—they are funding those who may be lost to ways of creativity without support. There is much more to come in the $374 million Arts and Culture COVID Recovery Programme—but this appears to be a strong start." 