11 Nov 2020

Millions spent helping immigrants stranded in NZ

From Morning Report, 8:49 am on 11 November 2020

The Government and Red Cross have spent more than $15 million helping immigrants to pay their rent and bills after becoming stranded in the country without jobs.

Red Cross says some of those helped through the Manaaki Manuhiri programme were in distressing and sometimes terrifying situations, sleeping in cars and unable to return home.

Gill Bonnett reports.