This bill makes amendments to the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act to better support the Government's continued response to the COVID-19 pandemic in a flexible and agile way as it continues to evolve over the coming months. The bill was developed—and it is important to acknowledge this—during a period in which COVID-19 was contained at New Zealand's air and maritime borders, and it was expressly prepared in anticipation of a future shift away from the elimination strategy. 