![Nine To Noon artwork](https://is5-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts123/v4/5e/ab/ea/5eabea8f-28c5-652c-5215-9b8a19576e0c/mza_1868718965543717326.jpg/100x100bb.jpg)
Kiwi student stranded in South Africa due to broken embassy printer
Nine To Noon
English - March 24, 2020 20:10 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Keep calm, anxiety is contagious
Next Episode: Over one hundred Kiwis stuck on Vasco Da Gama
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has told tens of thousands of New Zealanders traveling overseas they should consider sheltering in place, in light of Covid-19. The hubs Kiwis usually rely on for transit like LA and Singapore are closed to foreign nationals. Mr Peters says government-assisted flights are being considered, but there's no guarantees. Ibraheen Rasheed is an Otago medical student who had his passport stolen while on an elective placement in South Africa. He was unable to get an emergency travel document due to a broken printer at the High Commission in Pretoria. His mother Fazilat Shah tells Kathryn what dealings he's had with MFAT.