New Zealand expels US diplomat after police probe stymied

New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully asks for the withdrawal of a diplomat after the US refuses to waive diplomatic immunity. - AFP/file

Wellington (AFP) - A US diplomat has been expelled from New Zealand after Washington refused to waive diplomatic immunity so police investigating a serious crime could question him, officials said.

Details of the alleged crime have not been revealed but local media reported the diplomat left the South Pacific nation last week suffering a broken nose and black eye.