Kerekere ElizabethDr ELIZABETH KEREKERE (Green): Kia ora e te Māngai ki a koutou katoa. It's a pleasure to stand in general support of these COVID orders which of course are already in effect. We note the hard work of the Regulations Review Committee in preparing this report—thank you very much.I want to comment briefly on just a few of these things: number one around managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ). These orders set the vaccination requirements and exemptions for incoming travellers. These particular orders go back to on or before 12 December so we're already moving into a space I guess that we'll be getting the orders for next year. Most importantly though it enables people to stay in MIQ for seven days so this is a big deal.I'm hoping that means that if we're halving the time we can double the amount of people that are coming through. I really feel for our whānau who are trying to get home and have struggled so much trying to match flights with vacancies in MIQ and are just figuring out how this all works. I feel for the whānau who are still separated in this country and are trying to get their whānau here. Along with my colleagues from National and ACT yesterday we accepted a petition from Grounded Kiwis and shout-out to Global Greens and to our other parties and their international bodies who are in contact with our people trying to get here.As I mentioned then we're restructuring our health system to avoid the postcode lottery that exists here. But we're effectively running that for the people who aren't here and we can do better and we should.In education we notice quite a few things coming in around there particularly around allowing schools to operate in person without the normal distancing requirements but making sure there are other things in place. We're hoping that our schools can be fitted with proper air filters and just making sure that we do all the protections possible for our tamariki for our taiohi and especially for our five- to-11-year-olds who cannot yet be vaccinated.A quick point about the Pacific Islanders being able to come here with quarantine-free travel particularly Samoa Tonga Tokelau and Vanuatu: they're specified because of our country's strong connection with them. They supply Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme workers for us and they're free from COVID in their countries. We just wanted to strongly recommend that the country look very soon at making those arrangements with other Pacific Islands. They often will transit through those countries but as much support as we can give to them with them trying to grow their economies and also connect back with their whānau who are living here.Finally when people ask where did the rules come from to allow the vax mandates for health and disability workers and those in education this is the bill—one of these in here—that made it happen. It also applies to corrections workers and we were interested in that. We thought it was a weird exemption that although the mandates apply to corrections workers for some reason they don't apply to people working in police cells or court cells. We just thought that people who are in custody in those cells should be afforded the same protection and peace of mind as people who are in custody in jail.It may prove to be auspicious that the last day of Parliament coincides with the relaxing of the Auckland border. I'm really happy for everybody who is able to travel home especially to see whānau and reconnect across the country. That connection is so important for our health and wellbeing; just please do it safely. Be really aware that when you're going into low-vaccination areas they're going to be wary of travellers coming in so just be respectful. When you're going into shops be respectful to the people who are serving you. If you're going to argue with the Government continue sending us the letters and the emails but don't hassle the 15-year-old who's just giving you your food.Nō reira ngā mihi o te wā ki a koutou katoa. Season's greetings to you all. This year has been a wild ride and I hope you all get a good rest and come back next year ready to keep changing the world one select committee and one law at a time. Kia ora.