Spying
How much can spy balloons see?
The Chinese surveillance balloon shot down over the United States earlier this month set off a flurry of action with three more unknown objects taken down by the Air Force in the following weeks… Audio
When 'shoe salesman' Vladimir Putin visited New Zealand
In 2000, Sir Bob Harvey was handed an envelope containing 10 pages of gallery proofs of a yet-to-be-published book about future Russian president Vladimir Putin's undercover visits here in the 1980s… Audio
06: New Revelations
Guyon and John break radio silence with new revelations about SIS operations, the reactions from Iran and India and news about surveillance of one of New Zealand's most renowned writers. And Guyon… Audio
05: The Raid
In the final episode, we close in on the details around the joint MI6/SIS operation targeting the Czechoslovakian Embassy. Finally, someone who was on the raid breaks their silence. But there’s a… Audio
04: The Club
The Five Eyes is an intelligence alliance with roots that go all the way back to World War II. It’s a tight club – but just what does membership demand of us? Audio
03: A Full Court Press from the KGB
In the mid-1980s, New Zealand's anti-nuclear policy is attracting international attention. With the ANZUS alliance in crisis, the KGB see an opportunity. Audio
02: The Wilderness of Mirrors
New Zealand has Cold War spy stories we know about - and some we don't. Even now, it's hard to get people to talk. The big question is: who do you trust? Audio
01: One Night in Wadestown
On his 10th birthday, John Daniell's Mum tells him she used to work for the SIS. But that's just the start of the secrets… Audio
'Harry and Meghan were safer from the press in England'
They left the UK seeking a more private life, but Prince Harry and Meghan have only upped the ante in their relationship with the media by heading to North America. Celebrity snapper Giles Harrison… Audio
Donald Trump could be guilty of four different crimes
If the CIA whistleblower's claims ring true, Donald Trump could be guilty of as many as four different crimes. US correspondent Karen Kasler looks at the potential impeachment of the US President. Audio
Police won't be charging Thompson and Clark
Police have found Thompson and Clark did nothing illegal when it sent an unlicensed investigator to record a meeting between Southern Response claimants in 2014. The firm had been hired by the… Audio
Men describe finding hidden camera in defence official’s trial
The jury in the trial of top defence force official Alfred Keating has heard from two men who discovered a hidden camera in a bathroom at New Zealand's embassy in Washington D.C. Anneke Smith reports.
…Israeli ex-minister Gonen Segev admits spying for Iran
A Former Israeli cabinet minister Gonen Segev is to be jailed after admitting he spied for Iran.
NZ ‘big and bold enough’ to call China out over hacking
Minister Responsible for GCSB, Andrew Little, talks to Lisa Owen following revelations New Zealand data has been hacked by a group led by two Chinese nationals, linked to the Chinese government. Video, Audio
NZ data hacked by Chinese nationals linked to government
At least a dozen countries including New Zealand have been hacked by a group led by two Chinese nationals, who've been arrested in the United States. And New Zealand's spy agency GCSB has established… Video, Audio
Mediawatch Midweek: 19 Sept 2018
Mediawatch Midweek is a weekly catch-up between one of the Mediawatch team and Lately's Karen Hay. There are links to the stories mentioned in this week's episode below.
Mediawatch Midweek: 19 Sept 2018
Mediawatch Midweek is a weekly catch-up between one of the Mediawatch team and Lately's Karen Hay. There are links to the stories mentioned in this week's episode below.
Investigation begins into whether Govt spied on Greenpeace, earthquake victims
The State Services Commission has appointed Doug Martin, a senior public servant, to investigate whether Southern Response spied on its customers, and whether MBIE spied on Greenpeace. Audio
Drone spying
Man in undies shoots at drone. Probably very tempting for a lot of us. University of Otago's dean of law Mark Henaghan tells us how much trouble you'd get in for shooting a drone. Audio
Nazi Hoax: the story of Syd Ross
Nazi "assassins", mischievous con-artists and power hungry spies... Black Sheep investigates how a pair of hoaxers convinced the government that New Zealand had been infiltrated by Nazi agents. Audio