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• Posted December 20, 2024
• Media Releases

NZSIS is aware of a scam letter circulating via email claiming to be from The Treasury, which also uses the NZSIS logo. 

• Posted December 10, 2024
• Media Releases

A terrorist attack in New Zealand remains a realistic possibility following an annual review of the National Terrorism Threat Level by the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS).

• Posted December 03, 2024
• Director-General Speeches

Thank you for the introduction. It is a real privilege to speak at an event that celebrates excellence in intelligence. 

• Posted October 30, 2024
• Media Releases

The NZSIS welcomes the review by the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security (IGIS) into the agency’s cooperation with New Zealand Police when investigating and countering terrorism and violent extremism.

• Posted October 29, 2024
• Media Releases

The New Zealand intelligence agencies have today launched new security guidance to help protect emerging technology companies from a range of threats, particularly those posed by foreign-state actors.

• Posted October 11, 2024
• Media Releases

The New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) has today released more than 100 declassified historical records that paint a fascinating insight into the national security concerns and social attitudes of the day.

• Posted September 03, 2024
• Media Releases

The New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) has released its annual Security Threat Environment report, with updated assessments on the nature of foreign interference, espionage and violent extremism in New Zealand.

• Posted August 22, 2024
• Media Releases

The Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security has today released an inquiry report looking at the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service’s discovery work relating to countering terrorism and violent extremist threats.

• Posted July 04, 2024
• Media Releases

The NZSIS and GCSB welcome the baseline review by the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security (IGIS) into how the agencies carry out Human Rights Risk Assessments (HRRA) to assess the risk of potential cooperation with overseas partners.

• Posted June 18, 2024
• Media Releases

In November 2022, the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service received a complaint in relation to an intelligence investigation undertaken by the NZSIS in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security had previously investigated the matter and concluded that the NZSIS did not disclose information observed during a surveillance operation that indicated a serious crime, albeit the NZSIS did not perceive the full scale or nature of the crime at that time.