Chinese Intelligence Behind Interference, Espionage in New Zealand: Spy Agency

NZSIS warned of foreign interference and espionage in the country by groups they believe work for the CCP.

An attendant takes away the national flags at the end of the meeting between Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 1, 2019. Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images

The New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) has warned of foreign interference and espionage in the country by groups they believe work for the intelligence arm of the Chinese communist regime.

NZSIS released its first unclassified “security threat environment” report (pdf) on Aug. 11, which identifies China, Iran, and Russia as three states responsible for foreign interference in New Zealand.