New Zealanders boarding a flight back home in 2020, after being stranded in Peru due to Covid-19. Photo / SuppliedNew Zealanders boarding a flight back home in 2020, after being stranded in Peru due to Covid-19. Photo / SuppliedThe Government has spent more than $6 million bringing home New Zealanders who were stranded overseas at the start of the pandemic. That same paper estimated it could cost up to $14 million to get New Zealanders home from high-risk countries. Commercial flights out of India have been cancelled or heavily restricted, causing headaches for people trying to flee.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 09, 2021 09:22 UTC