For today's episode of Crimes NZ we look back at the Taito Phillip Field case.
Field was a minister in the Labour government when he was accused of bribery and corruption.
He eventually went to prison following a police investigation. The Right Honourable Sir Lockwood Smith was Opposition person on Immigration when the allegations first came to light.
He joins us for Crimes NZ today to talk about the case, which made history as the first member of parliament to be convicted of bribery and corruption in New Zealand.
Mangere MP Taito Phillip Field arrives at the Auckland High Court to attend a hearing in which his legal team will fight bribery and corruption charges against him June 20, 2007 in Auckland, New Zealand. Photo: Getty Images
