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• Posted January 18, 2024
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The National Terrorism Threat Level will stay at LOW, which means a terrorist attack remains a realistic possibility.

• Posted December 18, 2023
• Director-General Speeches
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The Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security’s annual report has today been released and is again indicative of the robust oversight that sits over the NZSIS and GCSB.

• Posted November 10, 2023
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The New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) welcomes the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security’s (IGIS) inquiry report examining complaints raised by an individual who claimed he was unfairly targeted by the NZSIS.

• Posted November 01, 2023
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The New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) acknowledges the recommendations of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security’s (IGIS) inquiry report into the use and sharing of vetting information.

• Posted October 18, 2023
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The heads of the Five Eyes security intelligence agencies have appeared together in public for the first time to encourage businesses to protect their innovation.

• Posted August 11, 2023
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The New Zealand Security Intelligence Service has published its first ever comprehensive assessment on the threats of violent extremism, foreign interference and espionage facing contemporary New Zealand.

• Posted May 23, 2023
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The NZSIS is seeking public comment on a draft records disposal authority which when approved will determine what NZSIS records are permanently retained as archives and what records will be destroyed and when.

• Posted March 27, 2023

NZSIS acting Director-General Phil McKee opening statement to Intelligence and Security Committee on Monday 27 March 2023.

• Posted December 14, 2022
• Director-General Speeches
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Attributable to Director General of Security Rebecca Kitteridge:   Firstly, I would like to recognise those who were affected by the LynnMall terror attack on 3 September 2021, including victims, witnesses, and their whanau, and first responders.

• Posted November 30, 2022
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In 2019 the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security made findings that, in 2012, the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service acted outside of its lawful scope of activity in that it obtained two months of call associated data for the home telephone line of journalist Nicky Hager.