It's an economy-wide problem, and we're unfortunately reminded today here in Wellington of just how precarious the situation is. How can we ever reconnect to the world when we can barely handle the situation, when our vaccine roll-out is so slow compared to other countries'? As an aside, house prices went up 30 percent during this period, over 14 months. It turns out limited supply and low interest rates are enough to drive the market nuts without immigration. Perhaps the never-ending blame game really is just a populist excuse for failed housing policy.