11 Aug 2023

NZ spy agency calls out countries meddling in NZ's domestic business

From Checkpoint, 6:07 pm on 11 August 2023

Aotearoa's spy agency is naming and shaming countries for meddling in New Zealand's domestic business.

Global competition, falling public trust, technological innovation and global economic instability are driving the threats to New Zealand's national security, according to the a new report from the Security Intelligence Service.

The threat assessment provides more unclassified detail than has ever been reported before.

It also looks at what's called White Identity-Motivated Violent Extremism among young people, and the persistent and targeted efforts of some states to create disruption.

Jane Patterson told Lisa Owen which countries top the list.