He told Immigration NZ he was single, which he was at the time. Immigration NZ's border and visa operations manager Nicola Hogg said the agency recognised the situation was "stressful" for the family. In such cases, Immigration NZ pulled together information to help Twyford, the associate minister, make a decision. The Herald then tried to find out whether Immigration NZ was still compiling information or if the couple were simply waiting on Twyford. A group of New Zealand visa holders trying to reach an evacuation flight as the Taliban take over Kabul, Afghanistan, in 2021.

Source: New Zealand Herald September 04, 2022 00:26 UTC