6. Question No. 6—TransportCHRIS BISHOP (National) to the Minister of TransportQuestion No. 6—Transport6. CHRIS BISHOP (National) to the Minister of Transport: Has he received advice from officials relating to the possibility of Aucklanders being given allocated timeslots to leave Auckland over the summer period and what other options if any is the Government considering about Aucklanders leaving the region over summer?Hon CHRIS HIPKINS (Minister for COVID-19 Response) on behalf of the Minister of Transport: I received advice on a range of options that would support this Government's commitment to ensuring Aucklanders are able to leave the region for Christmas and the summer holidays. At the same time we need to strike the right balance and do what we can for the rest of the country to try and ensure that it's people and not the virus that move beyond the Auckland boundary. No system will be perfect and it will be challenging but we're looking at how we can use tools like vaccine certificates and testing to achieve these goals. While no decisions have been made we are talking with different sectors and groups who will be key to making any land boundary work safely and smoothly and we'll keep the public up to speed with developments.Chris Bishop: Is the proposal of giving Aucklanders an allocated timeslot in order to leave Auckland during summer still under active consideration?Hon Chris Hipkins: As I indicated in my primary answer on behalf of the Minister of Transport no decisions have been made at this point.Hon Michael Woodhouse: Point of order. The question wasn't whether any decisions have been made but whether they were still under active consideration and that hadn't been addressed.SPEAKER: Well I think it has been addressed. It might be slightly coded but I've been here for a long time and if decisions haven't been made they are under active consideration or passive consideration or not being considered at all.Chris Bishop: On what date did he first instruct the Ministry of Transport to look at options of Aucklanders being able to cross the border should the region have transitioned to the new COVID-19 Protection Framework but the rest of the country is at the old alert level framework and has he received that advice yet?Hon CHRIS HIPKINS: On behalf of the Minister of Transport officials have been working on a range of options around how to manage the Auckland boundary once the country transitions to the new COVID-19 Protection Framework and that work has been under way since before the protection framework was announced. It started while the protection framework was being developed.Chris Bishop: Will New Zealanders outside of Auckland be able to travel into Auckland post - 29 November irrespective of what framework is in place on either side of the border?Hon CHRIS HIPKINS: It is the Government's intention to allow people to move in and out of Auckland in time for the summer holidays.Chris Bishop: On what date did he ask for official advice in relation to options to allow Aucklanders to leave Auckland over the summer period?Hon CHRIS HIPKINS: As I indicated in my answer to the previous supplementary question discussions around movement across the Auckland boundary have been ongoing since the COVID protection framework was under development. I don't have a particular date but it has been several months' worth of discussion.