If New Zealand is kowtowing to the US, ask yourself why. In politics generally people don&#x27;t do favors for others for free.<p>Here&#x27;s another possible angle: Hollywood might actually be contributing favorably to New Zealand&#x27;s economy, either directly or indirectly (e.g. through increasing tourism), when it films movies like Avatar, LOTR and The Hobbit. See, for instance <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.forbes.com&#x2F;sites&#x2F;carolpinchefsky&#x2F;2012&#x2F;12&#x2F;14&#x2F;the-impact-economic-and-otherwise-of-lord-of-the-ringsthe-hobbit-on-new-zealand&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.forbes.com&#x2F;sites&#x2F;carolpinchefsky&#x2F;2012&#x2F;12&#x2F;14&#x2F;the-i...</a>. In 2014, the screen industry revenue was NZ$3 billion (see <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.stats.govt.nz&#x2F;browse_for_stats&#x2F;industry_sectors&#x2F;film_and_television&#x2F;ScreenIndustrySurvey_HOTP13-14.aspx" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.stats.govt.nz&#x2F;browse_for_stats&#x2F;industry_sectors&#x2F;f...</a>).<p>This guy was directly undermining Hollywood&#x27;s business, which meant it could also undermine New Zealand&#x27;s movie industry, implying it was also in New Zealand&#x27;s interests to bring him to justice.