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12 October 2026
Woman stuck in Cook Islands for three years after NZ declines transit visa
A foreign national has been stranded in the Cook Islands for three years. Despite assistance from Cook Islands Immigration, neither New Zealand nor Australia has approved a transit visa for her return home.
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