6:07 pm today
MPs Ricardo Menéndez March, left and Rachel Boyack, right, with Nithin Mankeel, whose five-year-old son is facing deportation.
A petition with 13,000 signatures calling for an autistic 5-year-old to be allowed to stay in New Zealand has been presented to Parliament.
Immigration NZ last year refused to allow Aidhan Nithin to live in New Zealand, after finding he was likely to impose significant costs or demands on health and education services.
His parents are residents and work in the health sector.
