David FisherSenior writer·NZ Herald·12 Aug, 2026 05:00 PM6 mins to readA Chinese government-linked observatory has repeatedly tried to set up space-tracking infrastructure in New Zealand capable of collecting intelligence of military value, the NZ Security Intelligence Service says.China-linked efforts to establish intelligence-capable space-tracking infrastructure in New Zealand are among a series of foreign-state threats exposed in the NZSIS annual assessment, alongside covert recruitment of officials, political interference and growing concern over violent extremism. David Fisher reports.
A Chinese Government-linked observatory has repeatedly tried to set up space-tracking
