So it was NZ choosing to violate it's own laws under pressure, just not quite as dramatically as reported? Doesn't NZ have laws about not having a death penalt

So it was NZ choosing to violate it's own laws under pressure, just not quite as dramatically as reported? Doesn't NZ have laws about not having a death penalty, and therefore it is impossible to extradite anyone that has 0.01% chance to get the death penalty?