Hon MEKA WHAITIRI (Minister of Customs): The small craft season has commenced, and Customs is well prepared to manage the expected number of arrivals. Customs continues its role monitoring compliance with the maritime border order, ensuring that breaches are reported and, where necessary, working with health and border partners, police, and port authorities to undertake enforcement action. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, comprehensive processes were put in place to update the arrivals process for travellers arriving by small craft. This entails health checks, isolation of vessels or in managed isolation facilities, COVID-19 testing, and strict movement controls for vessels and crew. These measures successfully prevented COVID-19 from entering Aotearoa through our maritime border. 