Paul Buchanan

A local security expert says the government could significantly widen its definition of what constitutes a national security threat, if it accepts the recommendations of a major review of the… Audio

The head of NATO says a blast in Poland yesterday which killed two people was likely caused by a Ukrainian air defences trying to shoot down a Russian cruise missile.

Jens Stoltenberg says the… Audio

A security expert believes members of the anti-mask movement could be behind the hoax bomb threats made to schools across the country.

Thousands of students were forced to lockdown or evacuate their… Audio

A security expert warns New Zealand authorities should pay heed to a warning by Australia's top cop that hostile foreign governments could be working with organised crime groups here.

New Zealand… Audio

An expert in counterterrorism says if there is any risk involved in bringing Islamic State-linked woman Suhayra Aden to New Zealand it is more for her than it is for the rest of the country.

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US media are claiming that New Zealand is now part of a global alliance that will take on a threat posed by Chinese state-sponsored cyber attacks.

In a release timed to match a statement from the US… Audio

The Chinese Embassy has hit back at claims spies are infiltrating New Zealand universities, calling the accusations groundless and hearsay.

University lecturers in Chinese politics and history have… Audio

A leading defence analyst says there may be some hard decisions coming up for New Zealand, as relations between Australia and China deteriorate.

Australia's new Defence Minister Peter Dutton recently… Audio

A leading defence analyst says the backlash the government is facing over its reluctance to extend the Five Eyes alliance beyond security matters is entirely misguided and seems rooted in misogyny… Audio

A leading security consultant says New Zealand's flimsy regulatory framework is allowing former SIS agents to use their counter-terrorism level training on law-abiding citizens.

RNZ has learned that… Audio

Only one white supremacist has been designated as a terrorist in New Zealand, two years on from the Christchurch mosque attacks.

The terrorist responsible for the mass shooting was added to the list… Audio

Two years on from the attacks on worshippers at Christchurch's Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Islamic Centre a security analyst is wondering how much has been improved to prevent another massacre. Audio

A security analyst says the New Zealand woman detained at the Syrian border on suspicion of Islamic State links may be deported back to New Zealand.

Turkey's Ministry of National Defence says they… Audio

RNZ can reveal New Zealand's foreign affairs ministry granted export permits for military equipment sent to Saudi Arabia's forces in 2016 and 2018.

It comes amid a government review into export… Audio

An international security expert is criticising Canterbury University over its partnership with a Chinese institute which is closely linked to the military.

In 2018, the University signed an… Audio

New Zealand has lost some of its independence within the Five Eyes intelligence alliance and been "drawn in a lot closer" to the US-led spy network, former prime minister Helen Clark says.

Her… Audio

A security specialist says former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia - who are reportedly hiding in New Zealand - still have a target on their backs.

British newspaper The Sunday Times… Audio

Australia's domestic spy agency has given a frank and unprecedented account of foreign interference within its borders that national security experts say applies here too.

Australian Security… Audio