NZ might lose a nice volunteer worker

Fern has been working as a volunteer in Cats Foundation NZ since she got to New Zealand. She came to this country filling a gap in IT department working as a Senior Tests Analyst. She was able to do both: helping a local company with her experience in IT and to help a local foundation that takes care of pets in need.

She has used her own spare time and money helping a local foundation.

She applied for Residence more than a year ago. She meets what INZ requires to become a Resident (she has the score) so it is a matter of time for the Immigration Department to process her application and

make her a resident.

Everything was going well until covid-19 struck and she was made redundant.

Unfortunately without the job she loses her Work Visa and she can't even work as a waitress or bar person because that is also a contravention of her visa. Basically she is denied the right to earn money to keep a roof over her head and food on the table.

She was given six weeks pay and she made it last two and a half months. Fern now has no more money for rent or food and will need to leave her dwelling at the end of July.

She has been looking for a new job in IT what we think it is just a matter of time to get back to work as she is very experienced.

So I would say to people, it might be the time to give a little help to someone someone who has always been able to spend her spare time in volunteer work in a local institution like Cats Foundation NZ.

She needs more time (to wait for INZ to process her Resident Vista Application). She wants to work (it is a matter of time to get a new job). And she wants to keep helping the Cats Foundation. She says "that pets need me :)"

Any help will be deeply appreciated. (by her, and by the pets).