Friday, June 1

The Chinese businessman whose citizenship was approved by former government minister Shane Jones came to New Zealand under "highly suspicious" circumstances, but there was not enough evidence to convict him of immigration fraud, a High Court judge says. Justice Timothy Brewer released the reasons behind his decision to acquit the millionaire known as Bill Liu, who was accused of making false declarations on immigration papers when he came to New Zealand in 2001.

Photo by Getty Images May 28, 2012