Hon MICHAEL WOOD (Minister of Immigration): I am advised that since the accredited employer work visa (AEWV) migrant gate opened in July, 198 nurses have applied for the AEWV, of whom 24 have applied from offshore. As the member will be aware, the period between July and now has been one of transition between the critical purpose visa and the accredited employer work visa, and so it's important to note that nurses continue to arrive under the critical purpose visa—142 were approved in May and 149 were approved in June, and I understand there was a similar number in July. Through our immigration rebalance we are providing simplified ways of important groups like nurses coming to New Zealand, but we're also working hard to ensure that we have a good domestic supply, something that was neglected under the previous Government.