The Government will widen its border exemption regime in a bid to allow hundreds of families, separated by Covid-19, to reunite in New Zealand. The Government will widen its border exemption regime in a bid to allow hundreds of families, separated by Covid-19, to reunite in New Zealand. He is one of hundreds of split migrant families, who have been separated from their families because of Covid-19 induced border restrictions. This morning, Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi announced new border exemptions which mean "hundreds of families" will be reunited. The new exemptions follow months of pressure from split families and National's immigrations spokeswoman Erica Stanford.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 18, 2021 21:48 UTC