China, Russia and Iran ‘engaged in foreign interference in New Zealand’

Andrew Hampton, New Zealand’s director-general of the government communications security bureau (New Zealand Herald via AP)

China, Iran and Russia are engaged in foreign interference in New Zealand, the nation’s domestic intelligence agency has said after making its threat assessment report public for the first time.

In the report, the country’s director-general of security Andrew Hampton said the Security Intelligence Service sees enormous value in sharing more of its insights publicly.