The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) has confirmed a New Zealander travelling abroad has died in Peru.
New Zealanders boarding a flight back home on March 15 after being stranded in Peru due to Covid-19. Photo: Supplied / MFAT
MFAT said officials were liaising with Peruvian counterparts and assisting the family.
An online obituary says Edward Spencer Storey, who was 49, died as a result of Covid-19.
The government is securing a flight to bring New Zealanders home from the Philippines this weekend.
A New Zealand man in India is considering turning down the offer of a government-chartered flight to get his family home because it would put him in too much debt.
A New Zealand woman has made the tough decision to stay in Lima, because her Peruvian husband was barred from entering the country.
The flight, a LATAM Dreamliner with 60 New Zealanders and three Australians on board, landed at Auckland Airport at 5am.
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