• Continue ongoing efforts to reduce all forms of inequalities and discrimination of Pacific children and young people. • Work towards the elimination of child poverty in Aotearoa New Zealand, measured against the indicators provided under the Child Poverty Reduction Act 2018. • Implement the recommendations made by the 2019 Welfare Expert Advisory Group report. Pacific disabled people • Evaluate the review of funded family care for insights about the system’s responsiveness to Pacific peoples as carers and as people receiving care. • Address the barriers Pacific disabled people and their carers face in accessing funding and other resources. • Develop increased Pacific capabilities among Needs Assessment and Service Coordination services (NASCs). • Support and resource the further development of an autonomous Pacific disabled peoples–led organisation, through which Pacific disabled peoples’ voices can be formally included in all disability-related policy and legislative development, and in the co-design of an extended range and choice of support options. • Collect disaggregated data articulating the experiences of Pacific disabled people. Pacific Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression, and Sexual Characteristics (SOGIESC) and gender diverse people • Develop a framework of Pacific SOGIESC and Pacific MVPFAFF human rights issues in Aotearoa New Zealand. • Amend section 21(1)(a) of the Human Rights Act 1993 to include gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics as specific prohibited grounds of discrimination. • Develop and implement, in consultation with Pacific SOGIESC-diverse people, a comprehensive plan to collect sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics data in population and household surveys. • Develop definitions, classifications, data standards, and data collection guidelines reflective of SOGIESC-diverse groups in accordance with this plan. • Establish monitoring frameworks to track discrimination against people who identify with Pacific MVPFAFF genders Adequate standard of living • While the Pacific Business Trust (PBT) exists to ensure better access and support for Pacific peoples to start a business and to access to business development capital, we would like to see some targets set for the number of Pacific businesses being engaged by PBT. Additionally, we would like to seek assurance that funding being given to PBT is being proportionately dispersed to businesses rather than the organisation itself. • Ensure all government agencies are aware of Rule 17 of the Government Procurement Rules, which requires agencies to consider creating greater access to Pacific businesses. Where possible agencies should: (a) demonstrate how they have improved conditions for Pacific businesses to access procurement opportunities; (b) for Pacific targeted projects, procurement criteria should be adequately weighted for Pacific owned businesses. • Ensure government agencies including MBIE and Government Procurement hires Pacific capacity to support agencies with ensuring Pacific capability within their procurement processes. • Ensure ongoing attention to address predatory lending practices. • Increase social protection for the disabled, the elderly and those living with mental health challenges, including those caring for dependents at home and in their communities to ensure they live a life of dignity and enable participation in their communities. • Make the minimum wage a living wage in Aotearoa New Zealand. Employment • Increase the provision of free early childhood education to help carers engage more in paid work and education. 41