ABC Updates

15 April 2023

1/ GCSB's New Secret $300m Data Centre

https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/131661727/government-has-been-secretly-building-a-300m-data-centre-at-an-auckland-air-force-base

2/ SIS & GCSB

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/131608505/new-zealanders-spread-russian-antivaccination-propaganda-before-parliament-occupation

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/131493777/government-analyst-yuan-jason-zhao-denies-spying-for-china-wants-apology-for-mistake

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/131215663/spies-want-local-freedom-of-information-laws-curtailed

https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/130640313/the-dirty-politics-behind-the-sis-apology-to-nicky-hager

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/130627453/nicky-hager-receives-66000-settlement-from-security-intelligence-service-over-phone-record-spying

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/spy-agency-uses-computer-network-exploitation-to-take-digital-information/ELWJFQBWTVDKLFQHZ4LBIXGHDE/

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300722135/how-to-spot-a-terrorist-nz-spy-service-releases-public-guidelines

3/ Rocket Lab

https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/300828185/rocket-lab-has-us38-million-in-collapsed-us-bank

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/rocket-lab-forms-dedicated-military-and-intelligence-unit/GKXLECUPRZHPFBME2FFR6KUMDI/

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/new-zealand-based-rocket-lab-could-be-used-to-make-war-from-space-green-party/QMSCWK6QZVGUQSZNHBLHO37ILA/

http://www.converge.org.nz/abc/peace-researcher-home.html

4/ AUKUS & NZ

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/richard-prebble-why-are-we-sleep-walking-into-conflict-with-china/KOYR5HZM4NC7XPKH5QXO4WAMZA/

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/131625701/new-zealand-interested-in-joining-second-tranche-of-aukus-deal-defence-minister-says

https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/131522633/why-new-zealand-should-remain-sceptical-about-aukus

https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/300832604/gareth-hughes-will-new-zealand-be-dragged-into-a-war-between-aukus-and-china

5/ NATO & NZ

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/131736265/pm-chris-hipkins-invited-to-attend-nato-summit

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/131674052/nanaia-mahuta-to-attend-nato-meeting-of-foreign-ministers

6/ Terror Laws

ttps://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/130217969/terror-laws-to-change-as-christchurch-mosque-attackers-terrorist-designation-set-to-expire

7/ Police Extremism Intelligence Unit

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300793123/police-double-extremism-intelligence-unit-as-election-and-census-challenges-near

8/ New Inspector-General of Defence

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/131169873/serious-concerns-that-new-military-watchdog-will-keep-wrongdoing-secret

9/ NZ Government Uses Surveillance Firm Run By Israeli Ex-Spies & Military Commanders

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/476659/government-s-use-of-surveillance-firm-cobwebs-technologies-embroiled-in-controversy

10/ US Military In Asia-Pacific

https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/487773/us-to-spend-billions-on-northern-marianas-island-to-boost-military-power

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/31/us-plans-to-deploy-b-52-bombers-to-northern-australia-report

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/explained/300798794/how-is-the-us-boosting-military-alliances-to-counter-china

11/ Pacific Geopolitics: US & China

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/130064045/solomon-islands-foreign-minister-says-his-country-will-not-choose-sides

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/130033558/pacific-leaders-sign-us-declaration-new-zealand-supports-us-recognition-of-cook-islands-and-niue

 

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