23 Nov 2021

Legal victory for Afghans seeking refuge in NZ

From Morning Report, 8:24 am on 23 November 2021

A legal victory means a group of Afghans hiding from the Taliban could soon be able to come here.

The men and women helped the New Zealand defence force but were told their visa applications to help them escape Afghanistan had been put on pause due to Covid-19.

A High Court ruling says Immigration New Zealand was acting unlawfully and should have made an exception on humanitarian grounds.

Conan Young reports.