As tension grows in Thailand, Prime Minister John Key last night sent the Air Force to help evacuate more than 200 New Zealanders from Bangkok.
But his decision came after the Government initially appeared to have no contingency plan.
The aircraft will be deployed on Tuesday night, and will be available to fly 65 passengers at a time from a military base outside Bangkok to either Singapore or Malaysia.
An Air Force Hercules left Whenuapai last night, making New Zealand the first country to call in its military to help citizens stranded by unrest in Thailand.
On the other hand in Bangkok,Demonstrators said they would end their siege at Bangkok's major airport after Thailand's top court banned the prime minister from public office for five years and dissolved his ruling party after finding it committed electoral fraud.
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