Auckland man fears dying if wife is deported

Piliki Talanoa, 65, a dialysis patient in New Zealand, faces a health crisis if his wife, Sela, is deported to Tonga. He relies on her for daily tasks due to his serious heart condition. The couple has appealed to Associate Immigration Minister Chris Penk for Sela to stay. Sela has been in New Zealand since overstaying a visitor visa in 2011. Piliki has lived in New Zealand since 1988 and they married last year. He underwent heart surgery and now has a pacemaker after collapsing at home in May 2022.