New Zealand Security Intelligence Service · Full chronicle and history

According to a report by Radio France Internationale, after the United States warned that Fiji had been hacked by Chinese hackers, the Fijian government announced on Wednesday (October 15) that it would establish a cooperative relationship with New Zealand's intelligence agencies, conduct a reassessment of its own relevant institutions, and carry out intelligence sector reforms.

On August 13, 2026, the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service released its annual assessment, revealing that it had thwarted an attempt by the Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to install a ground-based satellite tracking facility under the cover of a local company.

In August 2026, the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service released an assessment stating that China is the only country the agency has found conducting “large-scale espionage activities” in New Zealand; the Chinese embassy in New Zealand denied the allegation at the time.