Young performers at Polyfest in Auckland. Picture courtesy of Penina Momoiseā for the CoconetTV Education Right to participation • Ensure commitment to the implementation of the Action Plan for Pacific Education 20202030, including adequate resourcing to achieve education outcomes for Pacific peoples. • Government to uphold its duty to ensure transparency and civic participation in the development of significant policies, ensuring that the voices of children and youth, elders, and disabled people, are engaged and reflected in national strategies and investment, particularly in relation to health, education, economic development, justice, and social services. • Create an education system fit for purpose to ensure Pacific disabled children have access to inclusive education, including attending the school of their first choice and receiving the support they need to suit their individual needs. Cultural Wellbeing • Establish a Pacific informed national human rights framework to review outcomes of public policies on Pacific people. • Preserve and maintain indigenous Pacific languages through early childhood education, schools, and adult community provision including prisons. • Address the barriers for Pacific people wishing to engage in their heritage languages. • Protect Island-based and faith-based hubs. • Develop repositories to increase access for people wishing to find resources to learn their heritage languages. 43