Hon CHRIS HIPKINS (Minister for COVID-19 Response): I wish to make a ministerial statement. Just over an hour ago, Cabinet met and decided, out of an abundance of caution, to move to alert level 2 in the greater Wellington region, which includes the Wairarapa and the Kāpiti Coast, from 6 p.m. tonight to 11.59 p.m. on Sunday. The rest of New Zealand remains at COVID-19 alert level 1. This follows the positive COVID-19 test for the traveller from Sydney who was in Wellington over the weekend. These settings will be reviewed by Cabinet again on Sunday.