Hon CHRIS HIPKINS (Minister for COVID-19 Response): 2021 has been the year of the vaccine. The Government made a commitment that every eligible New Zealander would have the opportunity to be vaccinated by the end of the year. I'm incredibly proud to be able to report back to the House that as of midnight last night we've administered over 7,897,000 doses of the vaccine across New Zealand reaching 3.9-and-a-half million eligible New Zealanders. Ninety-four percent of the eligible population have now had their first dose and we are about 16,000 doses shy of reaching the national target of 90 percent of the eligible population being fully vaccinated. All but three of our district health boards have now achieved the 90 percent first dose target, around six DHBs have already reported 90 percent double dosed, and despite a range of challenges and logistical complexities we've maintained our commitments to New Zealanders around vaccination, and with the help of many New Zealanders we've delivered on rolling out the largest immunisation programme the country has ever seen, so I want to extend my thanks to every single New Zealander who has done their bit for New Zealand by being vaccinated.