Phillips-Harris was taken to a tiny interrogation room where there was a large map of the world stuck up on the wall, one that did not include New Zealand, meaning she couldn’t point out where she was from.
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After being interrogated for hours she was locked in a guard room for a day and a half.
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The people I knew in Kazakhstan got me a new type of visa and paid the right people and got me out, that’s probably the easiest explanation.
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It is corrupt and there are problems there but there are a lot of good people there too, it’s just a beautiful country to be in.
Young Kiwi traveller detained in Kazakhstan after officials say New Zealand is state of Australia