Hon CHRIS HIPKINS (Minister for COVID-19 Response): We continue to steadily move towards our goal of 90 percent of the country being fully vaccinated. Currently, 89.6 percent of the eligible 12-plus New Zealand population have now had their first dose; 79.6 percent have received both doses. I want to pay particular acknowledgment to the efforts of the people in Waitematā, Auckland, Counties Manukau, Capital and Coast, Canterbury, and Southern DHBs, all of whom have reached 90 percent of their first doses being administered. I can't overstate the importance of those 3.35 million people who have now all been fully vaccinated. It is a hugely significant step forward for the ongoing protection of New Zealand.