Hon MICHAEL WOOD (Minister of Immigration): I continue to receive updates across the range of initiatives the Government has under way to address the immediate skill shortages in New Zealand and speed up our economic recovery. Since April 2020, through the critical purpose work visa, we've approved visas for nearly 38,000 people across a range of critical workforces. Through this visa, nearly 6,000 critical health workers have entered the country to bolster the health workforce and support our COVID response. Through the residency 2021 programme, a total of 73,291 people currently onshore have been approved for residency and, from Monday next week, New Zealand will fully reopen to tourist, visitor and student visas from around the world, marking the final step in our process of reconnecting New Zealand with the world. The Government's doing the work to make sure that New Zealand is well positioned to speed up our economic recovery, address worker shortages, and set up our immigration system for a sustainable future.