Nicky Hager
Labour calls for reassurance about illegal police search
The Labour Party is calling for reassurance from the Government that the illegal police search of a journalist's house wasn't because of political pressure. Demelza Leslie reports. Audio
Peters says Hager case latest example of police politicisation
The High Court ruling that the Police used an unlawful warrant to raid the house of Dirty Politics journalist and author, Nicky Hager, has fuelled claims the police are prone to political pressure… Audio
Labour - unlawful Hager warrant evidence of political pressure
The High Court ruling that the Police obtained and used an unlawful warrant to raid the house of Dirty Politics journalist and author, Nicky Hager, has sparked claims there was a political motivation… Audio
Dirty Politics players back in the frame
Three people prominent in the Dirty Politics controversy have been back in the news lately, but for very different reasons. One was shadowy political fixer Simon Lusk. But was he squirming in the TV… Audio
‘Dirty Politics’ journalists back in the news
While 'Dirty Politics' author Nicky Hager waits for a judge's ruling which could have implications for investigative journalism, Rachel Glucina's showbiz website Scout is running into trouble - and… Audio
Getting it out in the open: reviewing the OIA
Journalists often complain their requests for the release of official information are stalled for no good reason. The Prime Minister has admitted his ministers do this sometimes if it is in the… Audio
Westpac will ask for warrants in future
Westpac says it will ask police for a warrant in future before releasing private information about its customers. The bank has come under fire after it gave the police 10 months of private transaction… Audio
Westpac under fire for Hager decision
Banking giant Westpac is coming under public scrutiny for releasing information about journalist Nicky Hager's accounts to police. Audio
"Government's treatment of Hager is 'dramatically wrong'"
Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Seymour Hersch says there is something 'dramatically wrong' with the way the government has behaved toward Nicky Hager. Audio
Westpac released Hager's data to police
Journalist Nicky Hager will not say whether he plans to sue Westpac bank over the release of his financial information to the police.
Police obtained Hager data without court order
Police obtained detailed bank information about the journalist Nicky Hager without any court order while they were preparing to raid his house, court records show.
Mediawatch for 19 July 2015
The racial row over housing that hogged headlines all week; Nicky Hager on lessons learned one year after 'Dirty Politics'; why dealing with data is now crucial in newsrooms; a glossy magazine that… Audio
Crown begins its submissions at Hager search trial
The Crown says the investigative journalist, Nicky Hager was initially regarded as a potential suspect in the hacking of Cameron Slater's computer and the Police were wanting to find out if he was in… Audio
Nicky Hager heads to Court to challenge Police search
The investigative journalist, Nicky Hager has asked the High Court in Wellington to rule on the legality of a search warrant and actual serach of his home last October. Audio
Nicky Hager - Venice Biennale
Investigative journalist and author Nicky Hager is just back from the Venice Biennale where he acted as an adviser and fact checker to New Zealand's entry Secret Power by artist Simon Denny. And he's… Audio
Hager claims Government prepared to spy on Chinese consulate
Revelations New Zealand and the United States allegedly plotted to spy on the Chinese consulate in Auckland. Audio
“Good morning. Could you please not delete anything?”
Journalists Luke Harding, Nicky Hager and Richard King discuss freedom of speech in an era of big data, mass surveillance and the unauthorised release of information on a scale never before seen. The… Audio
Nicky Hager on latest Snowden revelations
The investigative journalist, Nicky Hager, says New Zealand's electronic spy agency spied on candidates vying to be the director general of the World Trade Organisation in a bid to help the New… Audio
New Zealand response to Solomons spying documents 'hypocritical'
Former Solomons officials slam New Zealand over spying allegations. Audio
Solomon Islands accuse NZ of passing spy info to China
Former officials in the Solomon Islands' Prime Minister's Office accuse New Zealand of passing on information about the Solomons to China, in the wake of spying revelations. Audio