7 Sep 2022

Some stuck in queue for citizenship while others zip through

From Morning Report, 8:44 am on 7 September 2022

Thousands of New Zealand residents are languishing in a queue for citizenship while some new applicants are being approved within weeks.

Among those waiting are relatives needing a passport to visit family overseas.

They say they are in the dark about why their applications are taking a year, while others are fast-tracked.

Gill Bonnett reports.