1. Pursuant to clause 34 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Alert Level Requirements) Order (No 5) 2021 (“Order”), I, Dr Ashley Bloomfield, Director-General of Health, hereby declare that the following persons are exempt from clause 11 (the requirement to wear a face covering) of the Order:

1. persons travelling on a jet boat service.

2. This exemption will begin at 6.00am on 7 March 2021 and ceases on the revocation of the Order, or the revocation of clause 11 of the Order.

Dated at Wellington this 5th day of March 2021.

Dr ASHLEY BLOOMFIELD, Director-General of Health.