"New Zealand has previously expressed to the Government of Nauru its concerns about the respect for the principles of the rule of law and democracy in Nauru, including the cancellation of Mr Kun's Nauru passport." The involvement of New Zealand authorities in Kun's bid to escape is likely to further strain relations with Nauru. A spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the Government of Nauru had not contacted it about Kun's departure. Roland Kun is back with his family in Wellington after getting New Zealand citizenship on humanitarian grounds, opening the way for Kun to leave Nauru on a New Zealand passport. Kun arrived in New Zealand on Sunday - a year after Nauru authorities took him off a plane and confiscated his Nauru passport, accusing him of allegedly taking part in an anti-government protest.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 13, 2016 16:52 UTC