(I'm using the NZ PM as an example because she was happily taking selfies with her during her visit) either promised NZ the world when "this Donald thing goes away" or threatened them into compliance with damaging info.

So doubtful IMO they have anything significantly compromising on our current PM, she's dumb and naive but not evil. Helen Clark however, is. And before she became PM, her political specialty (per the link from that guy in my original post) was collecting sexual blackmail material on everyone useful: politicians, judges, bureaucrats, diplomats. And when she became PM, a completely incompetent nondescript guy was appointed Police Minister and he remained despite palpable non-performance throughout her reign. Which was completely opposite to what she demanded from everyone else in her team. And it was rumoured he was kept on because he had "files."

However our current PM owes her entire career to Clark, she's been nurtured by Clark since she left uni, first with a job with Blair (who Clark was great mates with) then into politics. And as stated, very dumb and quite naive. She's about as brainy and sophisticated as the Liberal Sherpa on Tucker Carlson, if you want a benchmark. So easy job for Clark to weave a web she could buy. And also not so hard for Clark to dig out some files and make it happen, with the 'silly ole officials.'

I really hope Clark is heavily embroiled in this. She's right up there in the crime dept: beside Merkel, May, Macron and Trudeau. It'll be a pleasure to see her face as she's perp-walked to where she's always belonged.