
NZ spy agency says terror attack remains ‘realistic possibility’
A terror attack in New Zealand remains a “realistic possibility” over the next year as evolving global and domestic security trends continue to drive extremist sentiment, the country’s intelligence service said on December 10. Following its annual review of the national terror threat levels, the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) said people were getting exposed to an increasingly diverse range of violent extremist narratives through online networks, raising the risk of radicalisation and potential violence. “An attack is a realistic possibility amid what is a deteriorating global security environment,” NZSIS Director-General of Security Andrew Hampton said in a statement. There is no change to the national threat level, which has remained at ‘low’ since November 2022, Hampton said. The NZSIS said it was severely concerned about the impact of the online networks on young people, “who are being exposed to and influenced by violent extremism in ways we haven’t…...