Crimes (Countering Foreign Interference) Amendment Act 2025
What it actually does
Amends the Crimes Act 1961 to create offences targeting covert or deceptive foreign interference intended to harm New Zealand, with select committee changes clarifying protest and advocacy are not criminalised by themselves. Assented on 25 November 2025.
Source: Ministry of Justice · 2025-11
The Trump take
“Keep the foreign spies out! China's watching, believe me, they're always watching. Except me. I watch them.”parody
Why it scored this way
China
Foreign interference laws are widely seen as aimed at China
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Loves it
Law & order
New criminal offences
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