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Transnational Repression the Most Common Foreign Interference Threat in NZ, Spy Agency Warns

The agency says Beijing has a ‘willingness and capability to undertake intelligence activity that targets New Zealand’s national interests.’
Transnational Repression the Most Common Foreign Interference Threat in NZ, Spy Agency Warns
The New Zealand flag flies in front of The Beehive, the executive building within New Zealand's Parliament Buildings complex in Wellington on May 14, 2020. Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images
Rex Widerstrom
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Transnational repression is now the most common form of foreign interference in New Zealand, according to the country’s domestic spy agency.

The New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) issued the warning in its latest Threat Assessment, while also saying there may be a high probability of a terrorist “lone wolf” attack.

Rex Widerstrom
Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.