Stuff reports:
Controversial US speaker and political commentator Candace Owens has had her visa application approved after initially being denied entryinto New Zealand.
Associate Minister of Immigration Chris Penk has granted Owens a visa following a request for ministerial intervention.
A spokesperson for Penk told Stuff that Owens requested intervention from the Associate Minister of Immigration to exercise his discretion and grant her a visa.
Excellent decision.
As I have said before, I think Owens is a grifter and does peddle anti-semitism. But if there are New Zealanders who want to go and hear her speak, they should be able to do so. I just hope they challenge some of the crap she says.
The threshold for not allowing someone to enter NZ to speak should be very high – as in advocating violence etc.
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