In August last year, the Government approved a new exception category that was targeted at those temporary work visa holders who had jobs, families, and homes in New Zealand but were unable to return back due to those border restrictions put in place. This has enabled, to date, 1,300 temporary visa holders and their families who normally live here and were overseas when the borders closed to return to New Zealand. To date, 135,000 residents and citizens have returned to New Zealand and gone through the MIQ system, with approximately 10 percent of those coming through the exceptions.