27 Oct 2022

Influencers extremely relieved to be free from Iran

From Midday Report, 12:12 pm on 27 October 2022

A New Zealand couple who were held in Iran for four months are extremely relieved to be free.

Iranian authorities stopped Topher Richwhite and Bridget Thackwray from leaving the country for four months.

The New Zealand government used diplomatic channels to secure their release, with the Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta making a direct appeal to her Iranian counterpart.