Overstayers Call For Amnesty To Help In NZ Cyclone Clean-Up

Auckland: Overstayers in cyclone-hit regions in New Zealand should be granted an amnesty; a Tongan commu­nity leader says.

Aotearoa Tongan Response Group deputy chair Pakilau Manase Lua said the workers were too scared to come forward due to the fear of being sent back home. He called on NZ to grant an amnesty:

"These workers would have arrived from the Pacific under the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme and ended up overstaying their visas," he said.

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Source: RNZ Pacific

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