Security

New Zealand Al Jazeera journalist Charlotte Bellis had been visiting Kabul Airport -- the only way in and out of Afghanistan at the moment -- this week, as locals and foreign nationals alike tried to… Video, Audio

There's a risk there will be no surf lifeguards at Paekakariki beach, on the Kāpiti Coast, this summer.

Paekakariki Surf Lifeguards' clubhouse has been closed due to structural concerns.

It's the… Video, Audio

Kiwi iPhone users have been receiving text alerts from Apple saying their passwords are compromised lately, Take these warnings seriously if you want to be confident your online information is safe… Audio

Queensland has extended its Covid-19 lockdown amid rising cases.

The Australian state recorded thirteen new communuity cases of the Delta variant on Monday.

Ten of those are children younger than… Audio

The mayor of New Plymouth says a lack of spaces in managed isolation is forcing New Zealanders working on overseas oil and gas rigs to choose between their careers and their families.

Neil Holdom… Audio

The Defence Ministry is years overdue for an audit of how the military's controls hazardous materials such as rocket fuel and old ammunition.

The audits are required by law and the ministry says they… Audio

Oil and gas workers based overseas say a lack of managed isolation spaces is forcing them to choose between their careers and their families.

New Plymouth resident Gavin Shaw has been on a rig off… Audio

Ransomware attacks are not a new phenomenon, but they have increased exponentially since the beginning of the pandemic. Bryce Webster-Jacobsen is the Director of Intelligence for Virginia-based… Audio

There are still security problems at a youth justice residence in Auckland where two young people escaped through a window and went on the run last year.

The Office of the Children's Commissioner has… Audio

The Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism is winning plaudits for its work in hobbling the online work of violent extremists.

The US-based organisation was founded by Facebook, Microsoft… Audio

A group representing our major news media have agreed a set of principles for reporting terrorism and “national security events." It's a response to fears extremists could use the media for their own… Audio

The Trade Minister says security and trade are separate issues when it comes to China.

This week, New Zealand joined its Western allies in condemning China for state-sponsored cyber attacks.

At a… Audio

Exporters are hoping China and New Zealand can keep the politics out of their long-standing trade relationship.

The Government has joined a group of United States allies who have pointed the finger… Audio

New Zealand's Covid-19 procedures for shipping crews are under the spotlight as it's confirmed that a third vessel in our waters is plagued with the virus. Nine crew members on board the container… Audio

The Government is struggling to recruit more than 100 security staff needed for the managed isolation and quarantine hotels.

Following a privacy breach in August last year when a security guard… Audio

Quarantine-free travel will resume with Western Australia and Northern Territory from midnight Friday, and New Zealanders from New South Wales and Queensland will be able to fly home despite those… Audio

Cyberattackers are getting smarter and the attacks more sophisticated. A North Island kindergarten association is among hundreds of groups hit at the weekend by a cybercriminal gang believed to be… Audio

Schools are offline and more than 100 North Island kindergartens are back to pen and paper due to a major international ransomware hit.

The GCSB is monitoring the situation and says people should be… Audio

Schools and businesses are discovering this morning whether they've been affected by a worldwide ransomware attack.

On Saturday, it struck Miami-based IT company Kaseya, and infiltrated companies… Audio