At all times, Government and agencies attempted every legal avenue available to deport the terrorist and to keep him detained and out of the community while we did so. When we couldn't keep him in custody, agencies took the extraordinary step of keeping him under constant police surveillance and followed by the Special Tactics Group when he was in public. All agencies were doing all that could be done to protect New Zealanders, and ultimately we were frustrated by the law dealing with terrorist activity as it currently stands.