Soldier found guilty of spying in historic first case for New Zealand

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Linton-based serviceman admitted passing military information to an undercover officer posing as a foreign agent

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A New Zealand soldier has become the country’s first-ever person convicted of espionage after admitting he tried to pass military information, including maps, access codes, and camp vulnerabilities, to an undercover officer posing as a foreign agent.