Field's helping hand
Field was caught with notes written on his hand during cross-examination by the Crown.
"You've written your own script on your left hand so you can lie to us when you're giving evidence," Crown Prosecutor David Johnstone said.
Field: "No, not at all. I've written some things, some note to remind me of some facts in my own mind."
Asked what they were, Field said they were dates in relation to payments he had made for various jobs and the cheques he had written.
When the judge asked him if the notes were written during the lunch break, Field said they were.
"Yeah, just to recall the years that I'd made various payments."
Justice Hansen told him that was not allowed. Field said he had not known that.
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Field had overstayer stay at his house
Field let Phisamai Phothisarn and her partner Sompong Srikaew stay in his Prangley Ave, Mangere, house because they were in a "desperate situation", had a young child and needed a place to stay.
Crown prosecutor David Johnstone put it to Field that he allowed them to stay at the house so they could hide from the Immigration Service, but Field denied it.
"That was not the reason. I didn't see it that way," Field replied. While the couple lived there they carried out some renovations but Field said he didn't tell them to do maintenance.
Immigrant lied to Ingram inquiry
Jinda Thaivichit, who had set up a Thai branch of the Labour Party in Mangere, said in her evidence she did not tell the truth to Dr Ingram because Field wanted their stories to the inquiry to be consistent and she wanted to help the former politician.
She said she discussed answers that Field gave to Dr Ingram the day before her interview was scheduled, "and Taito wanted me to answer the same things" as it was important that their answers were consistent.
Woman hid at Field house
Police asked Field why a Thai woman was hiding at his house from immigration authorities, the jury was told.
Detective Superintendent Malcolm Burgess wanted to know why Phisamai Phothisarn was staying at his Prangley Ave, South Auckland, home when a removal order had been issued against her.
The interview, over 8 hours, was shown to the jury.
"Did you have any concerns that ... at least one person subject to a removal order was using your property as a hideout?" Mr Burgess asked during the interview in February 2007.
Field's reply was that he separated what happened at work, where he had many requests for assistance from people, from what happened outside.
Field family pressured me to lie - builder
Builder Fa'atiga Sulusulu told the court that he signed a 2005 statement he made with the help of Field family members knowing it to be only "80 per cent true".
He also gave evidence of lying to investigating lawyer Gareth Kayes in a statement taken later that year.
Thai tiler tells court he lied to cover for MP
Thai tiler Sunan Siriwan said he did not tell the truth because he felt sorry for Field.
He was worried that if he told the truth there would be nobody to help him get back to New Zealand.
Mr Siriwan said he lied because he felt sorry for Field as he was having problems.
Permit expected after tiling work
Mr Siriwan said he didn't expect to be paid for work he did for former Mangere MP Taito Phillip Field because he would get a work permit instead.
"Taito asked if I was interested in doing some work for him as a tiler on his house in Samoa, and in return he would help me get a work permit," Mr Siriwan said through an interpreter.
Crown prosecutor David Johnstone: "Was there any talk about expenses while you were there?" Mr Siriwan replied that, "Taito would pay expenses every week".
A friend who took Mr Siriwan to the initial meeting with Field referred to him as "Big Daddy" and said the only hope Mr Siriwan had if he wanted to stay in New Zealand was with "Big Dad's" help.
Thai tells of painting without pay
A Thai immigrant told the court of painting work he did for Field and of not being paid for it because of the "help" Field had given him.
Phongphat Chaikhunpol - also known by his nickname Ded - painted at properties Field owned at Blake St and Church St in South Auckland.
Mr Chaikhunpol told the court that he painted window frames, door frames and doors at the Blake St property.
Crown prosecutor David Johnstone asked if they discussed money on the first day. They did not.
"He helped me so I didn't want to charge him anything," Mr Chaikhunpol said.
Mr Johnstone asked what Field's response was and he replied Field said thank you for not taking any money.
MP tried to mislead investigators
Field arranged a series of fictitious statements and documents to hide the fact that Thai workers he was helping with immigration matters were working on his property for little or no money, the jury was told.
Crown prosecutor Simon Moore said the former MP arranged for the false statements and document creations to put a government inquiry and police investigators on the wrong scent.
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