A Kiwi arrested in Zimbabwe was allegedly working on a story about 'irregular' migration between Zimbabwe and its neighbour South Africa. File photo / Thinkstock
A New Zealand photojournalist who was arrested and fined in Zimbabwe has reportedly been freed.
Robin Hammond, 37, was arrested with charity worker Bertha Chiguvare after he was caught taking photographs at a post on the border with South Africa.
Zimbabwean website The Herald said Hammond was convicted of breaking
the Protected Areas and Places Act, and fined $180.
An Immigration Act charge of reporting without a journalist's accreditation was dropped.
He has reportedly been deported to South Africa.