Hon CHRIS HIPKINS (Minister for COVID-19 Response): Over the weekend, New Zealand reached another important milestone in administering 7 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine across the country. As of last night, 3.76 million New Zealanders have received their first dose. That represents 89 percent of the eligible population across New Zealand. Over 3.3 million Kiwis have now had two doses of the vaccine, meaning that 79 percent of eligible New Zealanders are fully vaccinated. From here, every additional vaccination is another step closer to being able to transition to the new protection framework, which will mean restrictions will be able to ease for vaccinated New Zealanders. 