Security

GCSB head Andrew Hampton has denied coming under political or diplomatic pressure to reject Spark's proposal to partner with Chinese telecom firm Huawei to rollout 5G here. Political Editor Jane… Audio

The Biosecurity Minister Damien O'Connor is cutting short a trip to Dubai and travelling to South Auckland to help respond to a fruit-fly incursion. A Queensland fruit fly was spotted in the Devonport… Audio

The remnants of the ISIS army are cornered in Syria with a complete victory expected within days - and world leaders are already disagreeing over how to tidy-up the loose ends. President Donald Trump… Audio

It's been revealed that FaceTime - the video calling app on iPhones - has a glitch that allows people to eavesdrop on the person they're calling - even if the recipient doesn't pick up. In some cases… Audio

The Minister responsibile for the government spy agency, Andrew Little, could exercise a veto against Spark if it goes ahead with a project using technology supplied by Chinese tech firm Huawei. New… Audio

Australia has issued a please explain to China about why it took three days to tell the Australian government it had detained one of its citizens. The Chinese-Australian writer and political… Audio

A leading geopolitical commentator is warning New Zealanders could be the next target of China's apparent retaliation for the detention of a top Huawei executive in Canada. Huawei has been banned from… Audio

A security consultant believes a blogger's detention in China this week is retaliation against countries that have rejected - or are considering rejecting - the 5G rollout by the tech company Huawei… Audio

The car shipping line, Scandinavia's Wallenius Wilhelmsen, is telling the government the biosecurity rules that are meant to keep the mamorated stink bug pest out of New Zealand are ineffective and… Audio

Concern at the highest level over a scathing report detailing the use of private investigators by government organisations. A State Services Commission investigation has found four government agencies… Audio

The Department of Conservation has spent more than $1 million protecting staff against anti-1080 protesters. Staff have dealt with threats violence and death as well as abuse.  Audio

Many Parisian tourist attractions and museums, along with shops on the Champs-Élysées are closed this weekend amidst fears of renewed violence in the French capital. Authorities have deployed… Audio

The Government says we have to trust its spy agency's decision to reject a joint deal between Spark and the telco giant Huawei. It's citing serious security concerns, which has prompted a furious… Audio

Green Party MP Marama Davidson sent a tweet about her daughter being constantly followed around in shops by security. She asked if others had this happen to them. The twitter response indicated that… Audio

It seems that while the Papua New Guinea government found the money to buy a fleet of Maseratis to taxi Apec leaders to their summit in Port Moresby last week, it didn't have enough left over to pay… Audio