The only reason she did not go to New Zealand is because, if she was killed on her residence, they may not find her body for days or weeks.
https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2013/07/how-big-is-too-big-for-new-zealand/
How Big is Too Big for New Zealand?
July 31, 2013 by Kelly Buchanan
This past weekend New Zealand’s laws made an appearance in international news publications once again with headlines such as “South African Chef ‘Too Fat’ to Live in New Zealand” (BBC), “New Zealand Cites Obesity In Denying Chef’s Work Visa” (NPR), “Obese Man Faces Deportation” (Sky News), and “New Zealand Immigration Officials Say Man is Too Fat to Live There” (Toronto Sun). Similar to the the stories about New Zealand’s baby name laws, these articles often show up in the “weird news” section. So I thought I’d provide a bit of information about the relevant immigration rules – you can judge for yourself whether they are weird or not!
Under the Immigration Act 2009, the Minister of Immigration may certify “immigration instructions” relating to visas and visa conditions. The relevant provision states the kind of matters that may constitute the instructions, including things like “any rules or criteria for determining the eligibility of a person for the grant of a visa of any class or type, or for entry permission, being rules or criteria relating to the circumstances of that person” and “any indicators, attributes, or other relevant information or matters that may or must be taken into account in assessing a person’s eligibility for a visa or entry permission.” Furthermore, it states that any rules or criteria relating to eligibility may include matters relating to health, character, etc.
The immigration instructions are contained in the Immigration New Zealand Operational Manual which can be viewed online and is updated as new or amended instructions come into effect. Health requirements are set out in section A4 of the Manual. This includes a statement regarding the objectives of the health instructions, which are to:
a. protect public health in New Zealand; and
b. ensure that people entering New Zealand do not impose excessive costs and demands on New Zealand’s health and special education services; and
c. where applicable, ensure that applicants for entry to New Zealand are able to undertake the functions for which they have been granted entry...
Why is that a bad thing?