Revelations a foreign agency ran a spy operation out of Wellington for years, while the New Zealand government was in the dark about the whole thing.
A report out today shows significant failings by New Zealand's spy agency, the Government Communication Security Bureau.
A report by the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security has found a partner of New Zealand's, was allowed to operate a signals intelligence system in Aotearoa from 2012 to 2020.
But the Minister at the time, who was Prime Minister John Key, was never told.
Former Prime Minister Helen Clark speaks to Lisa Owen.
