21 Mar 2024

Investigation reveals foreign spy operating out of NZ

From Midday Report, 12:45 pm on 21 March 2024

A foreign agency ran a spy operation out of New Zealand's main spy agency for years without the government knowing.

The Inspector General of Intelligence and Security has revealed this in an investigation out today.

It has found the Government Communications Security Bureau knew when it agreed to host the signals intelligence system it could be used to support military operations by foreign partners

RNZ reporter Phil Pennington spoke to Charlotte Cook.