If this sort of thing disturbs you (and it should), now is the perfect time to make a change by voting. If you're overseas but have been in NZ at all in the last 3 years you can still vote: http://www.elections.org.nz/events/2014-general-election/vot...
'GCSB spokesperson would only say: “We don’t comment on matters that may or may not be operational.”'
I would like to draw this GCSB spokesperson a Venn diagram.