Hon STUART NASH (Minister of Tourism): Yesterday, I joined representatives of Tourism New Zealand, Air New Zealand, and Auckland International Airport at a dawn event at the terminal to welcome the first air passengers returning under step four of our reconnecting strategy announced by the PM in February and alluded to by the PM in question No. 1. Auckland International Airport advises that from yesterday it was open to 88 percent of its pre-COVID markets. Thousands of passengers touched down on around 25 flights at Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch international airports yesterday as New Zealand opened up further for business to further spur the economic recovery.