Hon CHRIS HIPKINS (Minister for COVID-19 Response): Yesterday Cabinet agreed to remove the self-isolation requirements for fully vaccinated travellers. Advice from the Strategic COVID-19 Public Health Advisory Group and the Director-General of Health is that it's now an appropriate time to drop the requirement for self-isolation for fully vaccinated travellers after they arrive in New Zealand. We were already in the process of removing the requirement for managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) for that group. Now that we are two years into the pandemic, the balance of risk has shifted from our border and into our community. As the pandemic evolves, we are evolving in our response as well. Getting tested is now quicker and easier, requirements for isolation have been simplified to only those who share a household, and care in the community is focused towards those who are most in need of support.