I would say that he has been well played by a deep state operation. Except that based on previous comments that I have read from Kim.com about the NZ government....then I would guess that this guy was part of plan. NZ is a major player.
Recall NZ played a big role in John Kerry’s foiled pro-Palestinian UN resolution in December 2016 when he made his weird Antarctic trip as cover for his effort to shaft Netanyahu and save the Iran Deal...