Security Service says security challenges have intensified

Morning Report · Aug 12, 2026 · 9m

The national security challenges to New Zealand have intensified over the past year against a backdrop of increasing geopolitical uncertainty. That's according to the Security Intelligence Service's fourth annual Security Report. It found the country's public and private sectors are being targeted by foreign states, as are diaspora community groups. John Campbell spoke to Director-General of the SIS, Andrew Hampton.