About 10,000 people who would normally live in New Zealand on work visas are stuck overseas. "We're stuck about two-and-a-half hours outside of Johannesburg living in a shed on my brother-in-law's farm," she said. Having no income is really hard at the moment as well." Staff are sending them work to do but it was not easy for teachers or the family, he said. The immigration minister last week told RNZ that families with school children may be prioritised when the government decides if it will loosen border restrictions.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 14, 2020 19:52 UTC