Hon CHRIS HIPKINS: In the new environment that we are moving into, it is impossible to completely prevent the spread of COVID-19. The public health measures that we're putting in place in our schools and our kura are designed to minimise the risk of COVID-19 spreading, but I do want to be really, really clear that COVID-19 will spread throughout New Zealand over the coming months. People need to be prepared for that. The public health protections that we put in place are designed to minimise that. 