New Zealand is Stuck in 1984, or When Airports and Pharmacists Spy on People

This recent thread from reddit/r/newzealand says a lot about the country’s surveillance culture and its drug problem. The image above is from a letter a motorist received from the NZ Transport Agency accusing him of being an unlicensed small passenger private hire service (‘Uber driver’) because he made a few trips to the airport to…

New Zealand Erodes Right To Silence, Broadens Search & Surveillance Powers

The Search and Surveillance bill, recently sent back for re-drafting following a great deal of confusion and concern over the powers that it will extend, has just made another appearance. Only those who commented on the original draft were permitted to make submissions on the new version, so what has happened to the Democratic Process?…