Hon CHRIS HIPKINS (Minister for COVID-19 Response): Kia ora, Mr Speaker. Absolutely. The Government's always placed equity at the forefront of our COVID-19 response, and the next stage is no different. Equity is a key consideration in our shift to the protection framework. It's intended to give as much certainty and stability as possible for people and for businesses, including by removing the need for widespread alert level 3 and 4 lockdowns, which we acknowledge create additional equity issues. We recognise that vulnerable communities are some of the hardest hit by COVID-19 and that we all have a part to play in responding—the Government, including health and social services; local communities; iwi; hapū; whānau; businesses; and individuals. The framework provides us with tools to better protect vulnerable regions and communities and to put in place proportionate measures to do that.