Hon Dr AYESHA VERRALL (Associate Minister of Research, Science and Innovation): New Zealand's education system turns out world-class scientists and researchers. After completing their PhD, researchers—or post-docs, as they're called—often travel overseas to gain experience, but in the past year, many have been unable to due to travel restrictions. In recognition of this, last month I announced the MBIE Science Whitinga Fellowship, which will fund 30 of our best and brightest early career researchers with a one-off fellowship worth $320,000 each over two years.