A tetraplegic man under threat of deportation will reluctantly leave New Zealand next week.
The Herald on Sunday reported last week Immigration New Zealand ordered Semisi Ma'afu Samiu, 61, out of the country after his visitor's visa expired.
Samiu lost the use of his limbs after injuring his spine in 2006. But Samiu had defied Immigration and remained here, his family fearing he would not survive a return to his native Tonga where facilities for disabled people are limited.
Another concern was that he couldn't take invaluable equipment belonging to ACC with him.
Samiu's daughter Laumanu Ma'afu said some of those barriers had now been resolved.
