Judith Collins: Defence Minister on NZ tourists stuck in New Caledonia

Published: May 19, 2024, 11:10 p.m.

There\u2019s still no word on when Defence Force aircraft will be sent to retrieve tourists stuck in New Caledonia.\xa0

Commercial flights remain cancelled due to the unrest in Noumea; 231 Kiwis are registered as being there.\xa0

Defence Minister Judith Collins told Mike Hosking \u201cThe issue is that Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has to work with the French government.\u201d\xa0

Collins said \u201cStay in your own home, don\u2019t go out unnecessarily and understand that help is coming.\u201d\xa0

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