Surveillance
GCSB given broader power to monitor New Zealanders
A review of New Zealand spy agencies has found the SIS and the GCSB should operate under one law, and, where appropriate, carry out surveillance on New Zealanders. Audio
Snowden: 'Smartphones can be taken over'
Smartphone users can do 'very little' to stop security services getting 'total control' over their devices, US whistleblower Edward Snowden has said.
US anti-terror spying powers expire
Legislation that gave the US government sweeping surveillance powers after 9/11 has expired. Audio
Spy agencies come under scrutiny
Power Play with Brent Edwards - Critics of the country's spy agencies are hopeful a review will lead to change.
Spying on ourselves - A panel discussion
A couple of weeks back we took a look at the ethics of spying on your friends and neighbours, today we're exploring the ethics of spying on ourselves. Keith Locke is a former Green MP whose SIS file… Audio
Rochelle Rees - When your boyfriend is a spy
Rochelle Rees is a computer programmer and sometimes animal rights activist who discovered her then boyfriend was a police spy in 2008. Seven years on, she reflects on the betrayal of trust and the… Audio
Esther Kaplan : workplace monitoring
Editor of the Investigative Fund at the Nation Institute, and writer of the cover story in the March issue of Harper's magazine, The Spy Who Fired Me, about workplace monitoring. 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
Rebecca Emery : Amnesty International’s Unfollow Me Campaign
One academic once said that there were only two superpowers left in the world. The United States and Public Opinion. In the wake of the recent spying allegations just what do the general public think… Audio
GCSB activity to be investigated
The Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security, Cheryl Gwyn, will investigate whether the GCSB spied on New Zealanders working or travelling in the South Pacific. Audio
Mass Surveillance
Sir Bruce Ferguson a former GCSB director says he's 100% certain the agency is abiding by the law when it comes to the mass surveillance of NZers. Audio
Use of secret documents in court under review
The Law Commission has begun reviewing legislation around how secret documents and information gathered by spy agencies is handled during court cases. Audio
Citizenfour – A panel discussion
The Oscar nominated and BAFTA winning documentary Citizenfour tells the story of Edward Snowden - a former NSA employee turned whistle-blower. Radio New Zealand National held a screening of the film… Audio
Five Eyes partners break with tradition of secrecy
After decades of secrecy, members of the Five Eyes intelligence network are coming in from the cold ... prepared to at least tell the world that they are having meetings and revealing something of the… Audio
Outspoken - Privacy vs Security
Demelza Leslie asks if New Zealanders will have to give up their right to privacy to keep safe. Audio
An uneasy truce on anti-terror bill
Power Play with Jane Patterson - The two main political parties have settled on an uneasy truce over anti-terror legislation that significantly expands the spy agency's powers.
British journalists spied on by state, put on extremist list
Jason N Parkinson is a freelance video journalist, who covers subjects ranging from environmental disaster to conflict. He was nominated for the Rory Peck News Award for his work during the Egyptian… Audio
David Leyonhjelm - Opposing Security Legislation
Australia has recently passed a number of pieces of legislation giving significantly increased powers to its police and security services. Audio
Tim McBride - A Lifetime Opposing Greater Surveillance
Tim McBride is the author of The New Zealand Civil Rights Handbook and was a human rights lawyer for many years. Tim opposed the 1977 SIS bill (which saw tens of thousands protesting on the streets)… Audio
Maintaining Surveillance Closely Resembling...
Jeremy Rose takes a look back at what must be the most dramatic and destructive protest against state surveillance in the history of New Zealand. Audio
