Reid had an inkling of imminent trouble at least a day before New Zealand police arrested him, his solicitor said last night.
Robert Keam, of Keam and Associates, told the South China Morning Post Reid was aware something was happening before his arrest on Wednesday, but no 'official warning' was given.
'He was not entirely surprised, because we had some warning of it . . . before that [day],' said Mr Keam, who became friends with Reid, 48, at church. 'It's stressful on his wife and children. I've been asked not to speak about it.' Reid's barrister, Greg Hollister-Jones, said his client would seek bail in court shortly after 10 am today, after spending a second night in the cells of Tauranga Police Station.
The barrister, retained shortly after Reid's arrest, confirmed he had spoken to police from New Zealand's Regional Asset Seizure Inquiry team which is working with the Independent Commission Against Corruption principal investigator Gerry Osborn and Senior Crown Counsel Wayne Walsh.
When Reid returned to Tauranga in 1994, he announced a renewed faith in God and family life.
Reid and his wife Judith have recently bought into a gym - Bay Body Fit - at nearby Mount Maunganui, where Judith teaches morning aerobics classes.
