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30 September 2026

RNZAF Intelligence Conference Speech by NZSIS Director-General Andrew Hampton

9 September 2026 E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā Rangatira mā  Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa My mum never got to meet her cousin Pilot Officer Neil Couper.

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4 September 2026

Latest NZSIS historical records release – from so-called Nazi spies to more on the Communist Party of New Zealand

The New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) has released further historical files, with some dating back to the 1930s.

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13 August 2026

NZSIS releases 2026 Security Threat Environment report

The NZSIS is warning that national security challenges to New Zealand have intensified over the past year against a backdrop of increasing geopolitical uncertainty.

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4 June 2026

Joint Five Eyes Bulletin – Safeguarding our Secrets

The New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) has joined Five Eyes partners to highlight increased targeting of professional networking sites and online job platforms for intelligence purposes by China’s military intelligence services.

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4 March 2026

Statement to the Intelligence and Security Committee by Director-General Andrew Hampton 4 March 2026

Wednesday 4 March, 2026 Tēnā koutou katoa Thank you for the opportunity to address you today.

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24 February 2026

National Terrorism Threat Level unchanged but described as POSSIBLE under updated language

New Zealand’s National Terrorism Threat Level (terrorism threat level) remains unchanged following an annual review by the Combined Threat Assessment Group (CTAG), an inter-agency group hosted and led by the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS).

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20 October 2025

Speech to Dunstan High School

Dunstan High School – Assembly speech by Director-General Andrew Hampton, Friday 10 October 2025.

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17 October 2025

Speech to the Aspen - Otago National Security Forum

Aspen – Otago National Security Forum Australian-New Zealand National Security: Shared Threats, Shared Solutions Open Session: The public-private security partnership Address by Andrew Hampton, Director-General of Security Saturday 11 October 2025 Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today.

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21 August 2025

2025 NZSIS Security Threat Environment report

The New Zealand Security Intelligence Service has warned the country is facing one of the most challenging national security environments in recent times.

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9 May 2025

NZSIS releases historical records on Russian KGB agent and the Communist Party of New Zealand

The New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) has released declassified Cold War-era records about a Russian KGB agent operating in Wellington, as well as historical records about the activities of the Communist Party of New Zealand.

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