The Government understands that the border closure has caused some temporary visa holders difficulties. While the border closure has meant we can keep our economy going, it has also meant the loss of customers for some sectors of the economy—like international education and the likes of tourism and hospitality—while others have faced labour shortages. It has also affected temporary migrants and their families directly, including those who were caught offshore at the time of the border closing, those migrants who are here in New Zealand but whose family members are overseas, and those who had made arrangements to move to New Zealand but have been unable to do so. At this stage, because of the pandemic outside of New Zealand and because we are just ramping up our vaccine programme, there is difficulty providing certainty of when visa holders who do not meet the current border exception criteria may be able to enter the country, and their current visa expiry remains in place. We recognise the difficulties faced by individuals and families whose plans have been disrupted or have been unable to reunite with their families. Some families have taken the tough decision to reunify in their home country because of this. This is why the Government will continue to be mindful of their situations as we open back up to the world.