Spy agencies sought govt's foreign new investment 'call-in' powers

Spy agencies sought govt's foreign new investment 'call-in' powers
Pattrick Smellie
New Zealand's spies advised the government to give itself new powers to 'call in' applications by foreign investors for military and other national security assets, and privately-owned news media, Associate Finance Minister David Parker says.Asked by journalists whether intelligence agencies recommended this part of a raft of extensions to foreign investment screening rules covering monopoly and vital infrastructure assets, Parker said: "Yes.""The call-in power for dual-use technologies, for example, that was something the security agencies wer...

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