Conservative US influencer Candace Owens barred from New Zealand weeks after ban from Australia

Owens is scheduled to talk astatine a bid of events successful respective Australian cities and Auckland, New Zealand, successful February and March adjacent year. Tickets stay connected merchantability and determination is nary acknowledgment connected the promoter’s website that she has been refused introduction to some countries.

The commentator, who has much than 3 cardinal followers connected YouTube, is accused by her detractors of promoting conspiracy theories and antisemitism and has ignited firestorms with her remarks opposing Black Lives Matter, feminism, vaccines, and immigration.

In March, Owens said she had parted ways with the Daily Wire, connected which she had hosted an online speech amusement since 2021, aft clashes with its founders implicit her remarks astir Jews and her absorption to US subject enactment for Israel. She was wide criticized for comments successful a YouTube video successful July that minimized the Holocaust.

Owens had promised Australian and New Zealand audiences a treatment of escaped code and her Christian religion erstwhile she announced the speaking circuit successful August.

But Australian officials banned her from the state successful October, with Immigration Minister Tony Burke telling reporters Owens “can incite discord successful astir each direction,” citing her remarks astir the Holocaust and Muslims.

“Australia’s nationalist involvement is champion served erstwhile Candace Owens is determination else,” Burke said.

New Zealand officials did not notation to Owens’ governmental views successful a connection connected Thursday.

She was refused an entertainer’s enactment licence for New Zealand connected the crushed that visas legally cannot beryllium granted to those who person been excluded from different country, said Jock Gilray, a spokesperson for the migration agency.

The Australia-based promoter, Rocksman, did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.