Attempts by some countries to interfere with New Zealand’s democracy, economy and civil society “are persistent”, according to New Zealand Security Intelligence Service’s (NZSIS) annual report.
Attempts by some countries to interfere with New Zealand’s democracy, economy and civil society “are persistent”, according to New Zealand Security Intelligence Service’s annual report.
“These individuals pose an enduring threat to New Zealand’s national security,” the agency added in the report released this week, which covers the year ended in June 2022.During that period, NZSIS said it had investigated people based in the country cultivating locals for intelligence purposes, collecting intelligence against the government, targeting New Zealanders with access to sensitive information, and interfering in politics, private sector, and civil society.
The report said New Zealand also could not take regional Pacific security for granted because it had become an important theatre of geopolitical competition.
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