Hon KELVIN DAVIS (Minister of Corrections): Unlike many other countries around the world, here in New Zealand we were able to keep COVID-19 from breaking out in our prisons. That was due to the strict health and safety measures we put in place, and the ability of corrections to implement measures like social distancing in what is a very, very complex environment. I made clear from the outset that my expectation was that a prisoner's lawful rights were to be upheld, regardless of the situation. In seeking further assurance around this matter, I asked Corrections to undertake a national review of their compliance with the minimum prisoner entitlement of one hour of daily exercise. This found that 96 percent of people in prison had received their minimum entitlement or more. In the other 4 percent of the cases, decisions were made in line with prisoner operation manual guidance.