Foreigners stranded in New Zealand call for extension to visas
(WorldNews New Zealand)

Some foreigners stuck in New Zealand are making concerted pleas to stay. Retired Welsh doctor Chris Bates and his wife Penny. Source: rnz.co.nz By Tracey Neal and Caroline Tuckey of rnz.co.nz Yachties do not want to untie from New Zealand marinas to face the dangers of seasonal Pacific storms, and backpackers do not want to go back to Covid-ravaged countries. Some are even afraid of returning to politically unstable countries - according to the organiser of a petition that is seeking to have extensions granted to holders of working holiday visas. Retired Welsh doctor Chris Bates and his wife Penny have been on a once-in-a-lifetime global sailing voyage. They had planned to sail away from New...