Craig KapitanSenior Multimedia Journalist·NZ Herald·10 Jun, 2026 05:26 AM7 mins to read‌Kaixiao Liu appears in the North Shore District Court in November 2024 after he was charged with the manslaughter of Shulai Wang, whose remains were found floating off Gulf Harbour. Photo / George BlockAfter police initially charged religious sect leader Kaixiao Liu with mishandling the remains of a woman found wrapped in plastic and floating in Auckland’s Gulf Harbour, they secretly hid listening devices in the Ōrewa home he shared with his family and followers.

Those recordings, played in the High Court