Hello everyone.
Two friends of mine have problems in entering NZ due to a rather surprising reason. They prefer not to post directly. They are British like me.
One of them was deported from Iran for being gay, since homosexuality in Iran is illegal.
The other was denied entry ("excluded") from a dictatorship because he was there as a journalist writing in favour of human rights.
In both cases it seems they can't enter NZ unless they request a "special direction", which means they need to apply for a visa and can't travel visa-free like other UK citizens.
Does this make any sense ?