Hon CHRIS HIPKINS (Minister for COVID-19 Response): It's important to remember that the entire outbreak that we are dealing with right now, which has over 7,000 cases associated with it, stems from a single traveller traveling from Australia to New Zealand. I'm advised that between 23 August and 15 November, 2,544 travellers from Australia have completed stays in managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ); three of these people tested positive—none of those people were vaccinated. While that's a small number, it still signifies the risks that exist with overseas returnees. To put this into context of our overall experience of MIQ returnees: we've had 92 cases amongst 26,000 returnees since 23 August, 50 of whom had received some form of vaccination, and 46 of whom were fully vaccinated. So these numbers reiterate the importance that any decisions around the border must ensure that risk is carefully managed to reduce any potential impacts on vulnerable communities and the New Zealand health system. That is why we've taken a phased approach to reconnecting with the world, and I look forward to giving more details on that in the coming days.