Against all odds, New Zealand managed to catch the eye of one of the world's superpowers, China.
'A communist in the Family: Searching for Rewi Alley' is a new book which delves into the history of communist China and the man who left his sleepy Canterbury town and found success that would last longer than his lifetime.
Author and cousin of Rewi, Elspeth Sandys, spoke to The AM Show.
Watch the video.
