Author of seven books Nicky is NZ's foremost investigative journalist - covering - intelligence networks, environmental matters, politics and other issues.\n <\/p>\n
His books have both illuminated and shocked readers across the country as well as globally - as we as a nation find out to our consternation - that behind
\n the news, the bureaucratic systems and the political world - truth is hidden from the masses on a grand and vast scale.<\/p>\n
He is the only New Zealand member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. Their website https:\/\/www.icij.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n To people reading this from overseas it was Nicky who in 1996, essentially 'revealed to the world community' that there was a huge secretive global Be it telephone calls, emails, faxes, web pages, Google searches, etc and now including texts, Facebook, postings, Twitter feeds etc, etc - all are This includes this posting you are reading - at this moment - (hi guys \ud83d\ude42 2019 is going to be a very good year for us!)<\/p>\n This listening system was called 'Echelon\u2019 but now dubbed 'Five Eyes' and these \u2018bases\u2019 were and still are in the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Though Nicky was basically ignored in NZ, when the European Parliament heard about this they were initially very upset, especially the French and the The interview:<\/p>\n I asked Nicky if he feels safe in his home after the police raid in 2014 and the confiscation of his computers and files. His answer was that it was Yet, as a result, he received an 'extraordinary apology' from the NZ police afterwards - stating they should not have done it and that they won't do Then in mid-June 2018, he accepted the apology and compensation for \"substantial damages\" from the New Zealand Police for the raid as part of their I asked, when the police have to pay up in instances like this, where does the money come from, us the NZ public? Which he agreed that basically it Fortunately, Nicky had three top quality lawyers - who gave of their time to have the police, (who after 4 years) finally give an apology to him as He said he was very fortunate in getting the police to apologise. Because this might now stop them doing it to others who are far less resourced than In asking about society in general, Nicky states:<\/p>\n Most people believe in social services, pay their taxes and want to work for a better world for other people - and that it is only a relatively small If journalists let the world know that they can do good quality journalism - this helps curtail people in strong financial and powerful situations Investigative journalistic ideals work always towards a better world and how things can be right for a better future for children of today and tomorrow When asked the question, about the lack of top quality journalists across NZ - and did he want to comment on this?<\/p>\n He said that there are a good number of very good journalists in NZ, however how the system is run, that it is very difficult to be published. (Listen)\n <\/p>\n To the question about the lack of quality news media - MSM? He states that when scrutinised MSN are not fulfilling its function in a democratic society.\n <\/p>\n When asked about Wikipedia -do you find that everything on it is factual and true? Especially about you, Nicky Hager - on your Wiki entry?<\/p>\n Nicky says he will never use Wiki, because if the topic is disputed - this is hugely problematic - especially if there are different sides and interests Some Wiki pages have people with glowing information - they may be important in someone\u2019s estimate - because so much attention has been given to them. Do you get any feedback that certain entities go on to Wiki and change and edit the narrative? Yes, this too is problematic.<\/p>\n Is there a secretive war going on Wiki? (Listen)<\/p>\n 1 Secret Power (See above)<\/b>\n <\/p>\n This also covered the GCSB the NZ Government Communications Security Bureau that can and does listen to all NZ communications within NZ. <\/p>\n 2 Secrets and Lies<\/b>\n <\/p>\n Is about Timberlands West Coast Limited an expos\u00e9 - in order to cunningly win public support for logging of native forests (old growth) on the West 3 Seeds of Distrust<\/b>\n <\/p>\n In this interview Tim mentions that contaminated seeds are still coming into the country especially over 168,000 tons of GE Soybeans, fed to pigs and Nicky understandably (due to all his other many commitments) was not aware of this.<\/p>\n Tim asked Nicky about whole paddocks in NZ being sprayed with Monsanto\u2019s glyphosate, that they look orange - causing untold hidden affects to the soil 4 The Hollow Men<\/b>\n <\/p>\n 5 Other People's Wars <\/b>\n <\/p>\n The war on terror in Afghanistan and beyond has been the longest foreign war in New Zealand history, yet most New Zealanders know almost nothing about 6 Dirty Politics <\/b>\n <\/p>\n In August 2014, Hager published Dirty Politics: How attack politics is poisoning New Zealand's political environment, featuring leaked emails between 7 Hit & Run - with Jon Stephenson<\/b>\n <\/p>\n New Zealand giving away its more neutral foreign policy to acquiesce to the US once again. <\/p>\n Tim says that as NZ is now in the US Alliance again, playing with the most expensive and lethal of weapons, it was a different story when the NZ Government Example cited: whilst walking along corridors in bases in the US, as soon as any US servicemen saw the NZ counterpart walking towards them, they immediately The frigate HMNZS Te Kaha and tanker HMNZS Endeavour were taking part in Rimpac, the world's biggest military operation, but while old enemies *Japan *That Japan in a so called sneak attack against Pearl Harbour in 1941 killing many US servicemen were allowed to moor their ships there and NZ not Tim asked Nicky about the John Campbell Live - James Clapper episode - here in NZ. Where in March 15th 2011 \u2013 Top NSA Spy chief, James Clapper, flies This country owes John Campbell and the Campbell Live team for explaining how this was exposed - that an aviation photographer at Wellington airportA World First?<\/h3>\n
\n listening system in place that was \u2018hoovering up\u2019 all global electronic communications. <\/p>\n
\n being recorded to gigantic overseas data bases. <\/p>\nEchelon = Five Eyes<\/h3>\n
\n Zealand. The Anglo American speaking world. <\/p>\n
\n Germans. So Nicky was invited to come to the European Parliament to report on his findings. However, to this day, this listening system remains
\n in place as an integral part of the 'deep state\u2019, to the degree that Angela Merkel the German leader, to her consternation, up until relatively
\n recently, had her mobile phone tapped and all her private information recorded. <\/p>\nThe Police Raid<\/h3>\n
\n emotional disturbing - (listen). <\/p>\n
\n it again.<\/p>\n
\n investigation into the hacking that led to the Dirty Politics book. The Police also acknowledged accessing his financial records as part of the
\n apology settlement.<\/p>\n
\n is us, the police are part of the Government that taxpayers finance. <\/p>\n
\n well as make 'a declaration that they had acted unlawfully.'<\/p>\n
\n him and his three lawyer friends.<\/p>\n
\n number of people that muck it up on massive scale - by doing things secretly, unaccountably that no one knows what they are doing.<\/p>\n
\n from doing corrupt business and banking deals etc.<\/p>\n
\n and he says there are more of us than them - and by persistence and focus we can definitely change things for the better. Because there illegal
\n practices are essentially \u2018mucking' it up for all of us. <\/p>\n
\n based around money etc - then Wiki becomes less and less reliable.<\/p>\n
\n But we need to be very wary. <\/p>\nYou have written 7 books of these:<\/h3>\n
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\n Government of Syria - when in fact MSM and the US media tells us that there is a civil war happening - which is clearly not true - Listen or
\n watch the movie.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n Coast of New Zealand. (Not mentioned)<\/p>\n\n
\n seeds imported from overseas. NZ Officials succumbed to industry lobbying, quietly changed the regulations to \u201callow\u201d contaminated crops and
\n \u2018managed\u2019 the risk of politicians and the public objecting, by keeping the whole incident secret. The book is not about the corn but about
\n the political management.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n chickens. Whilst the NZ Government \/ biosecurity are looking the other way. There is a lot more in the interview about other GE contaminants entering
\n the Port Of Tauranga, having been rejected by China.<\/p>\n
\n microflora and that when this information becomes known overseas - that NZ\u2019s clean green image has been sabotaged by their own farmers - what are
\n the consequences for NZ exports? Nicky was not aware of this as this is only just now becoming known. <\/p>\n\n
\n Party internal party documents including emails which were leaked by six National Party insiders. The documents were written by the party leader
\n Don Brash and a wide range of people associated with him.<\/li>\n
\n 2005 general election. (This subject was not mentioned either). <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n their country's part in it. For ten years, nearly everything controversial or potentially unpopular was kept secret, and obscured by a steady flow
\n of military public relations stories.<\/p>\n\n
\n eye-witness accounts from the soldiers on the ground, Nicky Hager tells the story of these years. New Zealand was was far more involved than
\n the public realised in this crucial period of world history, He tells how the military and bureaucracy used the war on terror to pursue private
\n agendas, even when this meant misleading and ignoring the decisions of the elected government.<\/li>\n
\n any reporter I know.\" Seymour Hersh, 2013<\/li>\n
\n National Party figures and right-wing bloggers. According to Hager the book aims to tell the story of \"how attack politics is poisoning NZ's political
\n environment\". We did no mention this book either.<\/p>\n\n
\n The book explored the New Zealand Special Air Services involvement in Operation Burnham, a retaliatory military raid on two Afghan villages,
\n Naik and Khak Khuday Dad, in Afghanistan's Tirgiran Valley in August 2010. The NZ SAS soldiers had attacked a village while pursuing Taliban
\n fighters following the death of a New Zealand soldier in a roadside bomb. According to Hager and Stephenson, none of the fighters were found
\n but 15 civilians were wounded and six killed. The authors asserted that the NZ SAS actions could be considered war crimes and alleged a cover
\n up by the New Zealand Defence Force.<\/li>\n
\n the US military is so over stretched in their world wide network of bases etc? <\/li>\n
\n and Defence Minister Ron Mark announced in early November that they would hold an inquiry into the allegations raised by Hit and Run<\/li>\n
\n place where the NZSAS raid Operation Burnham took place but maintained that claims of civilian casualties were \"unfounded.\u201d<\/li>\n
\n relating to Operation Burnham.<\/li>\n
\n in Hit & Run.<\/li>\n
\n of journalists, lawyers, academics, and advocates that would scrutinise the legality of the actions of New Zealand's intelligence agencies,
\n the NZSIS and GCSB.<\/li>\n
\n the NZSIS.<\/li>\n
\n to Political Parties. This to him is an imperative. Listen<\/li>\n
\n democratically announced its Nuclear Free policy, back in 1987. Once this happened NZ Army service men - on bases in the US were instantly shunned
\n through no fault of their own. Many cases of being ignored by US service people made life very difficult for the NZers as they disengaged under
\n NZ Government orders. <\/p>\n
\n opened up any door to their left or right and went inside closing the door waiting for the NZer to pass and then coming out \u2018after the kiwi had
\n moved on.\u2019 This was very un \u2018warrior like.\u2019 A true warrior respects another warrior from all side and vice versa. \u201cTrue warriors do have codes
\n of ethics, which they follow.\u201d The US armed services personnel could easily have come up to the NZers and put our their hand and said, thank you,
\n it was good working alongside you. We understand that this was not a military decision, and so we wish you well as we have been fighting in the
\n same side for as long as we can remember. This would have been the honourable thing to do. <\/p>\nThe NZ Frigate Te Kaha being birthed in Honolulu July 08 2012<\/h3>\n
\n and even a Russian ship were are allowed into Pearl Harbour, the New Zealand ships were sent to Aloha Tower - deep in the commercial heart of Honolulu.
\n This was seen as being unfriendly, possibly spiteful, all as a result of NZ\u2019s 1987, democratic process of not allowing nuclear armed or powered
\n naval ships into NZ ports or waters.<\/p>\n
\n able to, shows a decided immaturity. Nicky speaks on this episode - Listen<\/p>\n
\n to NZ to meet with John Key and this was so secret it was not mentioned at all by the NZ Government. <\/p>\n
\n saw a US Air Force Transport plane on the tarmac and photographed it and then enlarged the photo to be able to actually see who was getting back
\n on board - that it was James Clapper on his way back home. He had been quietly here in relation to security and Five Eyes and NZers knew zero about
\n it. Note the Campbell Live show critique went along political lines. The left said something is fishy and the right blew it off as a conspiracy.\n <\/p>\n