From Hoax to Reality: How Snowden’s Revelations Revive Fears of Māori Surveillance in New Zealand
Francis Tuschek, Taipei In 2004, New Zealand was shaken by claims that the Security Intelligence Service (SIS) was spying on Māori organizations under a covert program known as Operation Leaf. The allegations, which suggested surveillance of Māori political movements, were later exposed as a hoax. Yet the controversy left a deep scar, fostering mistrust among…