The Government has accused China for the first time of being behind several malicious cyber-attacks against New Zealand's Parliamentary agencies.
It comes after the United Kingdom and United States made similar claims overnight, with both countries sanctioning Chinese individuals and entities.
In a statement the Government said the Parliamentary Service and Counsel Office were both compromised in 2021, but it doesn't believe any sensitive information was taken.
The GCSB would not say what information was accessed but said the hack was identified and contained very quickly.
The minister responsible for the GCSB Judith Collins declined our interview request.
Labour MP Ingrid Leary is the co-chair of the inter-parliamentary alliance on China.
Leary spoke to Charlotte Cook.
