UpdatedTom RoseJournalist·NZ Herald·26 Aug, 2026 04:00 AM5 mins to read‌NZ Herald Afternoon Headlines | Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown speaks on National’s bed tax ruling and AI music is being banned in Aus. | Wednesday, August 26, 2026. Video / NZ HeraldImmigration New Zealand has defended its decision to cancel a transgender woman’s visitor visa while she waited to board her connecting flight.

Brazilian content creator Anna Laura Amaral Pimentel Pereira, 27, told the Herald she obtained a New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority (NZeTA) in March last year that was valid