Father of Kiwi killed in Ukraine says government offered ‘virtually nothing’ in support

Andrew Bagshaw - a volunteer working in Ukraine who has gone missing

Andrew Bagshaw.
Photo: Supplied / Susan and Philip Bagshaw

The father of a New Zealand aid worker killed in Ukraine says his family received no support from our government.

Professor Phil Bagshaw, father of Andrew Bagshaw, hopes the family of Shan-Le Kearns receive more support than they did.

“We got some support from the UK government. We got virtually nothing from the New Zealand government,” Phil Bagshaw told Midday Report.

“Both my wife and I hope the New Zealand government is more supportive of this young man’s family then they were of us.”

New Zealand aid worker Andrew Bagshaw, 47, was killed in eastern Ukraine in January 2023, alongside fellow British volunteer…

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