Spy Agencies
NZ spy agency's cold war break-ins revealed
Kathryn talks with Wellington writer and documentary maker John Daniell who tells the story of New Zealand's SIS and the UK's MI6 working together in the 1980s to break into the Czechoslovakian… Audio
Australian media unite to fight laws to jail journalists
Australia's biggest news media companies have united to fight a national security law that could criminalise reporters and their sources. Peter Greste - who knows all about being jailed for journalism… Audio
Australian media unite to fight laws to jail journalists
Australia's biggest news media companies have united to fight a national security law that could criminalise reporters and their sources. Peter Greste - who knows all about being jailed for journalism…
AudioJournalists appointed to spy agency advisory group
The 11 member group will act as a 'sounding board' for the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Cheryl Gwyn, but the reporters won't be privy to classified information, or operational… Audio
New spying legislation passes
New legislation governing New Zealand's spy agencies has been passed by Parliament.
PM says public should be more worried about Google than spy age
The Prime Minister says the public should be more worried about companies like Google or Facebook than anything New Zealand's spy agencies are doing. Audio
Legislation gives spy agencies mandate to spy on Kiwis
Legislation giving the country's spy agencies an explicit mandate to spy on New Zealanders has been introduced to Parliament. RNZ political editor Jane Patterson joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
Spies "open slather" in NZ
Andrew Geddis talks about whether our spy agencies have too much freedom. Audio
Spy review aims to clarify powers
Changes proposed in a review of New Zealand's spy agencies recommends a more structured way of doing things, public law specialist James Dunne said. Audio
Greens grill minister over SIS failures
The Minister responsible for spy agencies says he won't be drawn into a witch hunt over their failings. Audio
Not ruling out giving spy agencies greater powers
The Minister responsible for the country's spy agencies does not rule out giving them greater powers once a review of them and their legislation is completed. Audio
“Good morning. Could you please not delete anything?”
Journalists Luke Harding, Nicky Hager and Richard King discuss freedom of speech in an era of big data, mass surveillance and the unauthorised release of information on a scale never before seen. The… Audio
Spark waiting to hear if customers caught up in mass-hacking
Spark is waiting to hear if its customers' private data has been caught up in a mass-hacking by British and American spy agencies. Audio
