‘Time matters’: the NZ families desperate to save loved ones trapped in Afghanistan

New Zealanders, visa holders and others are struggling to battle through chaotic crowds and red tape to reach planes to carry them home

As New Zealand begins to evacuate people from Afghanistan, those awaiting evacuation say they are struggling to reach the planes that would carry them to safety, and growing more desperate with each passing day."

Access into Kabul airport is extremely difficult and travel into Kabul from the provinces is almost impossible," minister of defence, Peeni Henare, said on Monday.