According to a recently-released decision from the Administrative Appeals Tribunal of Australia, Tapiki arrived in Australia with his family as a toddler in 1995. His parents, twin brother and two sisters live in Australia. He has no family connections in New Zealand.
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Kingston Tapiki is being held in immigration detention in Western Australia. (File photo) In 2017, he was diagnosed as schizophrenic and prescribed olanzapine, an anti-psychotic drug. He suffers from unstable moods and hallucinations. In 2018, Tapiki’s mental health “hit an all-time low”, according to his brother Kalton. He was convicted of shoplifting in that year and fined $200, and in 2019 he became homeless.
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Anger in NZ after Australia deports teenager
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The Australian government has said it makes no apology for dramatically accelerating visa cancelations, as it faces an increasing backlash in New Zealand after the policy triggered the deportation of a 15-year-old boy.
Pressure is mounting within New Zealand for the government to condemn Australia as a “rogue nation” in breach of human rights following the minor’s deportation.
The teenager was sent to New Zealand under the controversial policy by which the Australian government has been deporting non-citizens determined to have a “substantial criminal record” under a character test within the Australian Migration Act.
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