Hon CHRIS HIPKINS: I note that the member asks that question on the day that we have recorded the highest number of COVID-19 cases that we have had since the pandemic began. There is still a lot of uncertainty around the pandemic, and the Government continues every day to get new information, new modelling, new projections, and we want to make the most informed decisions that we possibly can. We are acutely aware of the fact that when we make these decisions, going backwards isn't an option. Once COVID-19 cases take off, it's very difficult to contain them. We want to make sure that the success that New Zealand's had in containing COVID-19 continues in as much as that is possible in light of the Delta variant that we are dealing with. This isn't a fast and easy process; there are a lot of different things that needed to be weighed up and traded off. The fact that the Opposition themselves haven't been able to maintain a consistent position over the last few weeks, despite not being responsible for anything, shows that it is actually a complicated set of issues.