“New Zealand has been spying electronically on its Pacific Island neighbours and Indonesia and sharing the intelligence with its international allies, according to documents released on Thursday,” The Globe and Mail reports, citing documents dating back to 2009 that were released by Edward Snowden. The documents indicate “New Zealand’s electronic spy agency had intercepted emails, mobile and fixed-line phone calls, social media messages and other communications in small Pacific states including Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands and French Polynesia,” the report states. The revelations have “stirred up a mixed reaction from Pacific leaders,” Matangi Tonga reports.
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