Brown Pulu, TMukhtar, A2022-10-212022-10-212022-09-302022-09-30Te Kaharoa, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.24135/tekaharoa.v15i1.4011178-6035https://hdl.handle.net/10292/15540Our paper reflects on creating a short documentary in 2021 centred around an online discussion, which the second author recorded with three Punjabi migrants. At the time of being interviewed, these migrants had New Zealand temporary work and study visas and were stuck in Punjab, India, for more than a year since the New Zealand government announced on 19 March 2020 the international border would be closed indefinitely due to Covid-19. The documentary research found that Punjabis stranded in their country of origin were imploring Punjabis in New Zealand to lobby to the New Zealand state to let them return. As a result, Auckland migrant groups were advocating for temporary migrants to be allowed back.Copyright (c) 2022 Teena Brown Pulu, Asim Mukhtar. Creative Commons License. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.Temporary migrants; Punjabi Sikhs; South Auckland; Punjab IndiaJournal ArticleOpenAccess10.24135/tekaharoa.v15i1.401