New Zealand rejects Nauru's claims it stopped refugees from visiting on holiday visas

Nauruan president Baron Waqa claimed he brokered a deal for NZ to accept 80 refugees, which has also been denied

The New Zealand government has rejected suggestions it has blocked refugees on Nauru visiting the country on holiday visas, and that it has offered to accept 80 on a permanent basis.

The Nauruan president, Baron Waqa, said this week he had personally brokered a deal for the New Zealanders to accept 80 refugees from the island, according to a report in the Australian.