We have tested almost 40,000 people for Covid-19 in the past 17 days

and none have tested positive.

We had no one in hospital for Covid-19 for 12 days.

It's been 40 days since the last case of community transmission,

22 days since that person finished their self-isolation.

And so today I can announce that cabinet has agreed we will now move

to level 1 to get our economy fully open again and we will start almost immediately.

We move down to Covid-19 alert level 1 from midnight tonight.

What was your immediate reaction when you heard there were no active cases

of Covid-19 remaining in New Zealand?

I did a little dance. [laughs]

[Inaudible] Definitely not.

I showed Neve. She was caught a little by surprise but she joined in

having absolutely no idea why I was dancing around the lounge

but enjoying it nonetheless.