NZ immigration scam caused by desperation
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A fake visa scam targeting Pacific islanders in New Zealand, run by a Maori sovereignty activist, has been criticised by the head of the country's Tongan community. Melino Maka, chairman of the Tongan advisory Council, says many Tongans are buying the visas being sold by Gerrard Otimi - using the name of the Maori Party. But he says the scam is proving effective because many Pacific people are finding the official New Zealand immigration system slow and inefficient.
Presenter: Bruce Hill
Speaker: Melino Maka, The chairman of the Tongan Advisory Council in New Zealand; Hannah Skerrett, anti-scam protester; Gerrard Otimi, scam operator
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