Hon MICHAEL WOOD (Minister of Immigration): The Government is taking steps through the immigration rebalance to respond to the global shortage of labour and skills that many Kiwi businesses are facing. We've listened to concerns from key sectors and worked with them to develop practical solutions to relieve some of these workforce pressures. That's why, on Sunday, I announced that the Government is, firstly, implementing agreements with key sectors, including meat processing, aged care, seafood, construction, and adventure tourism, to allow time-limited exemptions for the new median wage requirements for businesses hiring skilled migrant workers as they transition to new settings. We've also doubled the cap on working holiday schemes, to allow an extra 12,000 working holidaymakers to come to New Zealand over the next 12 months, and extended the visas of onshore working holidaymakers by six months. These changes to the immigration system that the Government is delivering will ensure that we help to lift wages and conditions for workers while also supporting businesses as the world recovers from COVID-19.