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Question vaccine rollout and border and MIQ provision. Question No. vaccine rollout and border and MIQ provision. Question No. 2, vaccine rollout and border and MIQ provision. Question No. 2, the vaccine rollout and border and MIQ provision. Question No. 2, the Hon provision. Question No. 2, the Hon Judith provision. Question No. 2, the Hon Judith Collins. 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Yes, including an announcement yesterday that The right Hon PM. Yes, including an announcement yesterday that Auckland announcement yesterday that Auckland will announcement yesterday that Auckland will move announcement yesterday that Auckland will move to announcement yesterday that Auckland will move to level announcement yesterday that Auckland will move to level 3. announcement yesterday that Auckland will move to level 3. This announcement yesterday that Auckland will move to level 3. This decision will move to level 3. This decision was will move to level 3. This decision was based will move to level 3. This decision was based on will move to level 3. This decision was based on advice will move to level 3. This decision was based on advice from will move to level 3. This decision was based on advice from the will move to level 3. This decision was based on advice from the doctor was based on advice from the doctor Director-General was based on advice from the doctor Director-General of was based on advice from the doctor Director-General of Health was based on advice from the doctor Director-General of Health and was based on advice from the doctor Director-General of Health and was Director-General of Health and was made Director-General of Health and was made because Director-General of Health and was made because level Director-General of Health and was made because level 3 Director-General of Health and was made because level 3 is Director-General of Health and was made because level 3 is an Director-General of Health and was made because level 3 is an extension made because level 3 is an extension of made because level 3 is an extension of the made because level 3 is an extension of the strict made because level 3 is an extension of the strict social made because level 3 is an extension of the strict social distancing of the strict social distancing protocols of the strict social distancing protocols to of the strict social distancing protocols to keep of the strict social distancing protocols to keep New of the strict social distancing protocols to keep New Zealanders protocols to keep New Zealanders safe, protocols to keep New Zealanders safe, and protocols to keep New Zealanders safe, and continues protocols to keep New Zealanders safe, and continues to protocols to keep New Zealanders safe, and continues to ask safe, and continues to ask Aucklanders safe, and continues to ask Aucklanders to safe, and continues to ask Aucklanders to stay safe, and continues to ask Aucklanders to stay in safe, and continues to ask Aucklanders to stay in their safe, and continues to ask Aucklanders to stay in their bubbles Aucklanders to stay in their bubbles and Aucklanders to stay in their bubbles and reduce Aucklanders to stay in their bubbles and reduce interaction Aucklanders to stay in their bubbles and reduce interaction with Aucklanders to stay in their bubbles and reduce interaction with others and reduce interaction with others as and reduce interaction with others as much and reduce interaction with others as much as and reduce interaction with others as much as possible. and reduce interaction with others as much as possible. By and reduce interaction with others as much as possible. By moving as much as possible. By moving Auckland as much as possible. By moving Auckland in as much as possible. By moving Auckland in this as much as possible. By moving Auckland in this way as much as possible. By moving Auckland in this way we as much as possible. By moving Auckland in this way we protect Auckland in this way we protect against Auckland in this way we protect against spread Auckland in this way we protect against spread and Auckland in this way we protect against spread and Auckland Auckland in this way we protect against spread and Auckland will Auckland in this way we protect against spread and Auckland will be against spread and Auckland will be in against spread and Auckland will be in level against spread and Auckland will be in level three against spread and Auckland will be in level three for against spread and Auckland will be in level three for two against spread and Auckland will be in level three for two weeks. against spread and Auckland will be in level three for two weeks. It in level three for two weeks. It in in level three for two weeks. It gives Aucklanders greater in level three for two weeks. It gives Aucklanders greater certainty gives Aucklanders greater certainty as gives Aucklanders greater certainty as we gives Aucklanders greater certainty as we continue gives Aucklanders greater certainty as we continue our gives Aucklanders greater certainty as we continue our work gives Aucklanders greater certainty as we continue our work to gives Aucklanders greater certainty as we continue our work to combat as we continue our work to combat COVID-19. as we continue our work to combat COVID-19. Is as we continue our work to combat COVID-19. Is the as we continue our work to combat COVID-19. Is the Government as we continue our work to combat COVID-19. Is the Government still COVID-19. Is the Government still committed COVID-19. Is the Government still committed to COVID-19. Is the Government still committed to eliminating COVID-19. Is the Government still committed to eliminating COVID-19 committed to eliminating COVID-19 from committed to eliminating COVID-19 from the committed to eliminating COVID-19 from the community? committed to eliminating COVID-19 from the community? Mr committed to eliminating COVID-19 from the community? Mr Speaker, committed to eliminating COVID-19 from the community? Mr Speaker, as from the community? Mr Speaker, as the from the community? Mr Speaker, as the member from the community? Mr Speaker, as the member heard from the community? Mr Speaker, as the member heard me from the community? Mr Speaker, as the member heard me say from the community? 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Did the PM see projections only two months Hipkins. Did the PM see projections only two months ago Hipkins. Did the PM see projections only two months ago that Hipkins. Did the PM see projections only two months ago that New Hipkins. Did the PM see projections only two months ago that New Zealand only two months ago that New Zealand would only two months ago that New Zealand would fail only two months ago that New Zealand would fail to only two months ago that New Zealand would fail to achieve only two months ago that New Zealand would fail to achieve a only two months ago that New Zealand would fail to achieve a vaccine only two months ago that New Zealand would fail to achieve a vaccine rate would fail to achieve a vaccine rate of would fail to achieve a vaccine rate of 50,000 would fail to achieve a vaccine rate of 50,000 doses would fail to achieve a vaccine rate of 50,000 doses per would fail to achieve a vaccine rate of 50,000 doses per day, would fail to achieve a vaccine rate of 50,000 doses per day, a would fail to achieve a vaccine rate of 50,000 doses per day, a rate would fail to achieve a vaccine rate of 50,000 doses per day, a rate that of 50,000 doses per day, a rate that some of 50,000 doses per day, a rate that some people of 50,000 doses per day, a rate that some people are of 50,000 doses per day, a rate that some people are now of 50,000 doses per day, a rate that some people are now regarding of 50,000 doses per day, a rate that some people are now regarding as of 50,000 doses per day, a rate that some people are now regarding as a some people are now regarding as a failure. some people are now regarding as a failure. 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Why hasn't the minister given a date by which the minister given a date by which she the minister given a date by which she will the minister given a date by which she will be the minister given a date by which she will be able the minister given a date by which she will be able to the minister given a date by which she will be able to say the minister given a date by which she will be able to say every the minister given a date by which she will be able to say every New she will be able to say every New Zealander she will be able to say every New Zealander has she will be able to say every New Zealander has had she will be able to say every New Zealander has had the she will be able to say every New Zealander has had the opportunity she will be able to say every New Zealander has had the opportunity to Zealander has had the opportunity to be Zealander has had the opportunity to be vaccinated? Zealander has had the opportunity to be vaccinated? 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As a member of a traditionally vaccinated now. As a member of a traditionally liberal vaccinated now. As a member of a traditionally liberal party, vaccinated now. As a member of a traditionally liberal party, I vaccinated now. 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We have be isolated or disabled, to overcome those barriers. We have walk-in those barriers. We have walk-in clinics, those barriers. We have walk-in clinics, we those barriers. We have walk-in clinics, we have those barriers. We have walk-in clinics, we have bookings, those barriers. We have walk-in clinics, we have bookings, there's clinics, we have bookings, there's no clinics, we have bookings, there's no question clinics, we have bookings, there's no question of clinics, we have bookings, there's no question of capacity. 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Government's books, lower deficits and debt positions predicted. The and debt positions predicted. The extra and debt positions predicted. The extra funding and debt positions predicted. The extra funding will and debt positions predicted. The extra funding will be and debt positions predicted. The extra funding will be targeted and debt positions predicted. 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The The Hon The Hon Chris The Hon Chris Hipkins. The Hon Chris Hipkins. Mr The Hon Chris Hipkins. Mr Speaker, The Hon Chris Hipkins. Mr Speaker, as The Hon Chris Hipkins. Mr Speaker, as at The Hon Chris Hipkins. Mr Speaker, as at the The Hon Chris Hipkins. Mr Speaker, as at the 7 The Hon Chris Hipkins. Mr Speaker, as at the 7 August The Hon Chris Hipkins. Mr Speaker, as at the 7 August 2021, The Hon Chris Hipkins. Mr Speaker, as at the 7 August 2021, 19, The Hon Chris Hipkins. 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My My question My question is My question is to My question is to the My question is to the Minister My question is to the Minister for My question is to the Minister for Women: My question is to the Minister for Women: What My question is to the Minister for Women: What support My question is to the Minister for Women: What support is My question is to the Minister for Women: What support is the Women: What support is the Government Women: What support is the Government providing Women: What support is the Government providing for Women: What support is the Government providing for women Women: What support is the Government providing for women and Government providing for women and girls Government providing for women and girls adversely Government providing for women and girls adversely affected Government providing for women and girls adversely affected by girls adversely affected by COVID-19? 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Examples we know there are additional gender based needs. Examples include we know there are additional gender based needs. Examples include help based needs. Examples include help with based needs. Examples include help with leaving based needs. Examples include help with leaving an based needs. Examples include help with leaving an abusive based needs. Examples include help with leaving an abusive partner, with leaving an abusive partner, culturally with leaving an abusive partner, culturally appropriate with leaving an abusive partner, culturally appropriate support culturally appropriate support networks culturally appropriate support networks for culturally appropriate support networks for migrant culturally appropriate support networks for migrant women, culturally appropriate support networks for migrant women, mental networks for migrant women, mental health networks for migrant women, mental health support networks for migrant women, mental health support for networks for migrant women, mental health support for rainbow networks for migrant women, mental health support for rainbow women networks for migrant women, mental health support for rainbow women and health support for rainbow women and a health support for rainbow women and a lack health support for rainbow women and a lack of health support for rainbow women and a lack of access health support for rainbow women and a lack of access to health support for rainbow women and a lack of access to basic a lack of access to basic toiletries. a lack of access to basic toiletries. 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Support where they are needed most. Support women where they are needed most. Support women in where they are needed most. Support women in all where they are needed most. Support women in all their where they are needed most. Support women in all their diversity, where they are needed most. Support women in all their diversity, who women in all their diversity, who face women in all their diversity, who face intersectional women in all their diversity, who face intersectional challenges face intersectional challenges within face intersectional challenges within their face intersectional challenges within their communities, face intersectional challenges within their communities, such face intersectional challenges within their communities, such as within their communities, such as women within their communities, such as women in within their communities, such as women in Maori, within their communities, such as women in Maori, Pacific, within their communities, such as women in Maori, Pacific, rural within their communities, such as women in Maori, Pacific, rural and women in Maori, Pacific, rural and migrant women in Maori, Pacific, rural and migrant communities, women in Maori, Pacific, rural and migrant communities, and women in Maori, Pacific, rural and migrant communities, and supporting migrant communities, and supporting the migrant communities, and supporting the Government's migrant communities, and supporting the Government's priorities migrant communities, and supporting the Government's priorities such migrant communities, and supporting the Government's priorities such as the Government's priorities such as ensuring the Government's priorities such as ensuring healthy the Government's priorities such as ensuring healthy and the Government's priorities such as ensuring healthy and safe ensuring healthy and safe communities, ensuring healthy and safe communities, reducing ensuring healthy and safe communities, reducing family ensuring healthy and safe communities, reducing family and communities, reducing family and sexual communities, reducing family and sexual violence, communities, reducing family and sexual violence, and communities, reducing family and sexual violence, and improving communities, reducing family and sexual violence, and improving child sexual violence, and improving child wellbeing. sexual violence, and improving child wellbeing. 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My My question My question is My question is to My question is to the My question is to the Minister My question is to the Minister of My question is to the Minister of Corrections: My question is to the Minister of Corrections: Is My question is to the Minister of Corrections: Is he My question is to the Minister of Corrections: Is he confident My question is to the Minister of Corrections: Is he confident that Corrections: Is he confident that the Corrections: Is he confident that the Department Corrections: Is he confident that the Department of Corrections: Is he confident that the Department of Corrections' the Department of Corrections' policies the Department of Corrections' policies are the Department of Corrections' policies are keeping the Department of Corrections' policies are keeping New the Department of Corrections' policies are keeping New Zealanders policies are keeping New Zealanders safe policies are keeping New Zealanders safe from policies are keeping New Zealanders safe from COVID-19; policies are keeping New Zealanders safe from COVID-19; if policies are keeping New Zealanders safe from COVID-19; if so, policies are keeping New Zealanders safe from COVID-19; if so, why? 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These include health screening for any person who enters screening for any person who enters a screening for any person who enters a prison, screening for any person who enters a prison, all screening for any person who enters a prison, all prison screening for any person who enters a prison, all prison staff screening for any person who enters a prison, all prison staff are a prison, all prison staff are required a prison, all prison staff are required to a prison, all prison staff are required to wear a prison, all prison staff are required to wear masks a prison, all prison staff are required to wear masks at a prison, all prison staff are required to wear masks at all a prison, all prison staff are required to wear masks at all times required to wear masks at all times on required to wear masks at all times on site, required to wear masks at all times on site, and required to wear masks at all times on site, and when required to wear masks at all times on site, and when staff required to wear masks at all times on site, and when staff are on site, and when staff are interacting on site, and when staff are interacting with on site, and when staff are interacting with prisoners, on site, and when staff are interacting with prisoners, they're interacting with prisoners, they're wearing interacting with prisoners, they're wearing PPE interacting with prisoners, they're wearing PPE to interacting with prisoners, they're wearing PPE to prevent interacting with prisoners, they're wearing PPE to prevent transmission. wearing PPE to prevent transmission. 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As Corrections Minister, does he As Corrections Minister, does he think As Corrections Minister, does he think it's As Corrections Minister, does he think it's fair As Corrections Minister, does he think it's fair that As Corrections Minister, does he think it's fair that essential think it's fair that essential workers think it's fair that essential workers should think it's fair that essential workers should be think it's fair that essential workers should be required think it's fair that essential workers should be required to think it's fair that essential workers should be required to show workers should be required to show they workers should be required to show they have workers should be required to show they have had workers should be required to show they have had a workers should be required to show they have had a COVID-19 workers should be required to show they have had a COVID-19 test workers should be required to show they have had a COVID-19 test before they have had a COVID-19 test before travelling they have had a COVID-19 test before travelling true they have had a COVID-19 test before travelling true an they have had a COVID-19 test before travelling true an Alert they have had a COVID-19 test before travelling true an Alert Level travelling true an Alert Level boundary, travelling true an Alert Level boundary, but travelling true an Alert Level boundary, but a travelling true an Alert Level boundary, but a Black travelling true an Alert Level boundary, but a Black power travelling true an Alert Level boundary, but a Black power member boundary, but a Black power member recently boundary, but a Black power member recently released boundary, but a Black power member recently released from boundary, but a Black power member recently released from prison boundary, but a Black power member recently released from prison should recently released from prison should not recently released from prison should not be recently released from prison should not be required recently released from prison should not be required to? recently released from prison should not be required to? 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And does this demonstrate a complete failure by Corrections to a complete failure by Corrections to monitor a complete failure by Corrections to monitor the a complete failure by Corrections to monitor the prison a complete failure by Corrections to monitor the prison effectively, a complete failure by Corrections to monitor the prison effectively, give monitor the prison effectively, give than monitor the prison effectively, give than they monitor the prison effectively, give than they had monitor the prison effectively, give than they had concerns monitor the prison effectively, give than they had concerns about monitor the prison effectively, give than they had concerns about him than they had concerns about him being than they had concerns about him being unsuitable than they had concerns about him being unsuitable for than they had concerns about him being unsuitable for bail? than they had concerns about him being unsuitable for bail? 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