The Government is looking into longer-term options for managed isolation and quarantine, including purpose-built facilities.
But it is not being drawn on its further plans for after the vaccine roll-out and whether it would continue pursuing an elimination strategy or living with the virus, as seen recently in Australia and the United Kingdom.
Mark Mitchell and Kris Faafoi joined Mike Hosking to discuss this, the week's politics news and whether Mark has put his hat in the ring for the Auckland Mayoralty.