Australian far-right figure Avi Yemini was not allowed to board a flight to New Zealand to cover the country’s conspiracy protests because of his criminal record, immigration officials said.
Immigration New Zealand’s acting general manager for border and visa operations Michael Carley told Crikey Yemini was denied entry on character grounds yesterday.
“We can confirm that Mr Avi Yemini was denied boarding his flight from Australia to New Zealand as he did not meet the immigration requirements due to his criminal conviction,” Carley said in a statement.
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