Where is Obama?
http:// nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/06/where-is-barack-obama.html
The Democratic Party is wrecked – shouldn't he be assisting them and therefore be unavoidably highly visible?
Why are people stating they "miss" him?
The statements don't seem to merely reflect missing 'the Obama years' or a platitude of simply 'wishing he were still in the White House.'
This is most frequently stated of someone if they are away for a 'proclaimed reason', held prisoner, or deceased.
Do his appearances rule out the idea that all we see might have been previously recorded or arranged?
Why were no phones allowed at the NZ trip?
"Five-eyes" might be only one facet of the recent New Zealand trips.
No phones → no leaks, but also makes an 'Obama presence' at an event seem real yet have no visual confirmation (eliminates suspicion in absence of the usual pictures, etc.)
Outback bunkers and Antarctica access might be reasons in addition to these.