An Australian cruise ship passenger has been deported this morning after he was refused entry to Dunedin because he
didn't meet character requirements.
The 59-year-old man was a passenger aboard the Radiance of the Seas cruise ship.
He was taken into custody at Port Otago yesterday and Immigration New Zealand has confirmed he was held overnight before
being put on a flight back to Australia.
Immigration officials haven't specified which character requirements the man failed to meet.
They said more than 13 people have been refused entry to this country when arriving by sea, since July 2015.