Pursuant to clause 34 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Alert Levels 3 and 2) Order (No 2) 2020 (“Order”), I, Dr Ashley Bloomfield, Director-General, Ministry of Health, hereby declare that the following persons are exempted from clauses 11 and 14(1)(a) of the Order:

1. Eight staff and contractors working for Sanctuary Homes Limited to travel from Auckland to build accessible accommodation for a disabled person in Mangawhai Heads.

The persons subject to the exemptions in this notice are subject to the following conditions:

1. Persons must travel as directly as reasonably possible to and from their place of work.
2. Persons may only travel out of an alert level 3 area if the following measures are taken to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 spread:
1. Record their movements, including the place of work travelled to, to support contact tracing;
2. ensure two metre distancing is maintained from other persons during work activity where practicable;
3. ensure appropriate public health measures are taken;
4. where applicable, comply with the Health and Safety plan for the particular work activity.
3. Persons must meet all health and safety standards and guidance provided by their industry bodies.
4. Persons encouraged to carry evidence of their employment while they are traveling in and out of the Auckland region.

This exemption will begin at 11.59pm on 25 August 2020 and cease at the end of the Order.

Dated at Wellington this 25th day of August 2020.

Dr ASHLEY BLOOMFIELD, Director-General of Health.