The main goal of this Act is to give government agencies the power to stop epidemics from happening in New Zealand. You can think of an epidemic as a big outbreak of a disease that spreads quickly. The Act also wants to help agencies respond to epidemics if they do happen. This includes dealing with problems that might arise because of an epidemic, whether it happens in New Zealand or somewhere else. The Act aims to keep people and agencies working together during an epidemic. This Act has other goals too. It wants to make sure people and agencies can keep doing their normal activities when there's an epidemic in New Zealand. The Act also allows some rules to be relaxed if they can't be followed during an epidemic. This helps things keep running smoothly even when there's a big disease outbreak. The Act is trying to balance keeping people safe with keeping things working normally. You can expect the Act to help government agencies make decisions about epidemics. It's all about being prepared and responding to big disease outbreaks.