27 Nov 2021

Tonga govt sticking to repatriation cancellations

From , 6:01 am on 27 November 2021

Hundreds of Tongan RSE workers, stranded in New Zealand for two years, want to get home to their families, but the government says, not yet.

This week the Tonga government called off repatriations flights, originally scheduled for last Tuesday and then next Tuesday.

They say there will not be any flights before the new year.

RNZ Pacific's Don Wiseman has more.

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