A former senior minister says it's fair to assume its a member of the Five Eyes that ran a spy operation out of New Zealand's security bureau, which didn't have sign off from the government of the day.
It comes after a new and scathing report reveals the Government Communications Security Bureau was hosting the operation for years without ministers knowing.
The Inspector General of Intelligence and Security published the report today, noting the system operated from 2013 until 2020, when it was stopped by an equipment failure.
Political editor Jo Moir has more.
