When the Government did close the border over a year ago, we were very clear about our priority, and that was to protect lives. In the year before we closed the border, nearly 7 million people came across it; in the year following the closure, that number was 226,000—in other words: arrivals into New Zealand were 2 percent of what they were before the border closed. We made the decision to close the borders to everyone but New Zealand citizens and residents in order to keep COVID-19 out, keep New Zealand safe, and also to keep our economy open. It was a decision based on science and strong public health advice. And, also, that has enabled New Zealand to avoid the worst of a global pandemic. Entry to New Zealand from all countries remains strictly controlled to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Our priority has always been to enable New Zealanders, New Zealand permanent residents, to enter New Zealand, and this has meant we have had difficult choices to make about who else can come to New Zealand within the constraints of the managed isolation and quarantine capacity that we have here in New Zealand.