This highlights that despite the NZ Government's best efforts to convince us that 5 year passports are more secure, they clearly are not.
It doesn't matter if a passport is valid for 10 years or 5 years, if the application process is not properly checked, and if international border security checks are not stringent, then the NZ passport issued is inherently flawed and not secure.
Check out the story from stuff.co.nz
p://i.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/8466762/False-passport-used-to-escape-to-Canada-police