The Ukrainian community says while support from New Zealand has been helpful, there's more to be done.

We're sending nine members of our Defence Force to UK and Belgium to aid with intelligence.

The Ukrainian Association says the Government has been quick to sort out visas.   

However Chairman Yuriy Gladun told Kate Hawkesby there needs to be more understanding of the situation.  

He says our immigration system can be too rigid for people without documents. 

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