27 Oct 2022
Robertson: saving the influencers stuck in Iran
The government is remaining tight lipped about what it took to secure the release of two New Zealand travel bloggers who were detained in Iran for four months. Against official advice, social influencer couple Topher Richwhite and Bridget Thackwray crossed the border into the country Yesterday it was announced they were free and had left the country. Nathan Rarere asked Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson if the couple had defied a travel warning.