Rejected by NZ, reporter turns to Taliban

By Nick Perry
Updated January 29 2022 - 9:01pm, first published 8:57pm
NZ COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins.
NZ COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins.

A pregnant New Zealand journalist says she turned to the Taliban for help and is now stranded in Afghanistan after her home country prevented her from returning due to a bottleneck of people in its coronavirus quarantine system.

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