The detention and subsequent criminal investigation into the partner of a Guardian journalist threatens to undermine the position of the free press.

The spy agency charged with protecting New Zealand from "violent extremism and espionage" is looking for a new leader.

A Christchurch bar has sparked outrage after it installed cameras in its toilets in a bid to catch vandals and increase security.

Worldwide activist group Anonymous is believed to be behind a hack attack on the Government Communications Security Bureau website on Friday.

The Government Communications Security Bureau website was attacked by hackers earlier today.

Former head of Parliamentary Service Geoff Thorn, has refused to answer MPs' questions about whether he was told to resign over his role in the GCSB leak inquiry.

The snapper comparison set a lovely trap for Labour leader David Shearer, who obliged by falling into it, writes Claire Trevett.

Let us know Your Views and vote on whether you think NZ a safer place with the changes to the GCSB law, which passed at its third reading in Parliament.

The GCSB Bill has passed its third reading in Parliament tonight, by 61 votes to 59.

Ex-Parliamentary Service head Geoff Thorn, who resigned after a reporter's records were disclosed to a GCSB leak inquiry, has underlined his concerns about the investigation.

Surely if Mr Key doesn't want his spies from the GCSB to spy on New Zealanders' emails, he should amend the bill accordingly, writes Brian Rudman.

A law expanding the legal powers of the GCSB to spy on New Zealanders is expected to pass into law by one vote this evening.

I urge you to recall the noble and honourable principles you were expressing just a few years ago, and consign this bill to the dustbin where it belongs, writes Graham Mandeno.

John Key said that Opposition members of the Intelligence and Security Committee would be able to find out how many times the GCSB spy agency had received warrants.

Auckland's Town Hall filled with hundreds of supporters to hear legal experts and Opposition politicians speak out against the GCSB bill tonight.

John Key says he will restrict warrants granted to the spy agency so it can't initially look at the content of New Zealanders' communications.

The standard internet routing protocol sends messages not by the shortest route, but by the fastest and least congested, writes Gwynne Dyer.

I am struggling, despite my best efforts, to work myself up into much of a lather over a journalist's phone log and emails being handed across by mistake to a Prime Ministerial inquiry.

The ability for US intelligence agencies to access internet data was used as a bargaining tool by a Telecom-owned company trying to keep down the cost of the undersea cable from New Zealand.

The Law Society says that changes to the GCSB bill, such as adding a set of guiding principles, are not enough to allay its concerns.

Saying no to such a powerful ally is never easy, but there is some precedent for such a stand on principles, writes Chris Barton.

Gehan Gunasekara's guide to confusing the world's spy agencies. Make up 'friends', visit radical websites, set up multiple online identities, send out random emails...

A new homeowner in West Auckland was in "total shock" when he found a note on his dining table from people who had entered his home with the help of a locksmith.

The Prime Minister's chief public servant, Andrew Kibblewhite, offered his resignation to John Key for breaching the no-surprises rule in matters crucial to the David Henry inquiry.

Security experts are questioning whether New Zealand's spy agency is processing data from an American mass surveillance programme.