The consul-general in Auckland is treated like a God, more so than any New Zealand politician, except probably the Prime Minister of the day. Each successive consul-general seemed to be better and more effective at holding New Zealand residents and citizens of Chinese descent in their grasp. Consul-generals Niu Qingbao and Xu Erwen were also treating us, as MPs—not just myself, others—as long-lost friends. All this effort, if you read Professor Brady's paper called Magic Weapons, is a core plank of the Chinese Communist Party's deliberate and targeted efforts to expand political influence activities worldwide. It's also the very risk that Rebecca Kitteridge warned the Justice Committee about. Professor Brady's paper is a 50-page academic work. I can't do it justice here, but I recommend all MPs read it. 