Imagine a tiny Canada with much better weather and an obsession with rugby instead of ice hockey.
No NSA, FBI, CIA, DHS, etc... /s
Um, NZ does have a huge amount of internet / phone spying, most so than many places and it's part of the five eyes, so I'd think twice before posting about what you don't understand.
I think I understand what NZ has, and while it may be deplorable...there are degrees of deplorable, and it's preferable to my(US citizen) current climate of deplorable.
LOL, we still have AOS, SIS, GCSB, AVSEC and of relevance to this article, EQNZ.