5:25 pm today

Police trip classic China effort to 'curry favour'

From Checkpoint, 5:25 pm today

A former spy minister said a police trip to China looks like a "classic effort" by the Chinese government to "curry favour" with New Zealand authorities. A group of 33 police staff visited China in October, in what the police say was a private, self-funded trip to increase cultural competency. It's raised critics' eyebrows, who say the jaunt has all the hallmarks of a political interference operation. Anneke Smith reports.