PM: Shearer should 'put up or shut up'
John Key has challenged Labour leader David Shearer to "put up or shut up" over claims he made a quip about Kim Dotcom.
John Key has challenged Labour leader David Shearer to "put up or shut up" over claims he made a quip about Kim Dotcom.
Labour leader David Shearer has refused to comment on reports that his press secretary's partner was the source for apparent GCSB leaks.
Kim Dotcom has issued a call for whistleblowers to leak information about his case to the media in the wake of spy and police blunders.
The GCSB started an investigation into its staff last night after the Labour leader said he'd been leaked information about John Key's knowledge of the Dotcom case.
Labour claims a recording exists of John Key mentioning Kim Dotcom in a visit to the Government Communications Security Bureau in February, earlier than Key said he knew of surveillance.
A Megaupload user who legitimately stored his data on the file-sharing website is fighting to get his data back in a legal first.
John Key's explanation of how the illegal spying on Kim Dotcom occurred is wrong in law and could not have happened the way he describes, legal experts say.
Kim Dotcom and the Megaupload case was raised with Prime Minister John Key at a dinner attended by top movie moguls in Los Angeles last night.
Kim Dotcom's internet connection was being diverted inside New Zealand weeks before the Government Communications Security Bureau says it started spying on him.
Opposition parties are pushing for an independent review of the GCSB-Dotcom affair after a top lawyer with close ties to police was hired to look into the matter.
The GCSB and Police are far from off the hook, writes Bryce Edwards. "The Police, in particular are facing the heat over the question of whether they lied in court."
The guerrilla performance artist Kim Dotcom pulled off the greatest dotcomedy of his career last week - making NZ PM John Key a laughing stock, writes Chris Barton.
Prime Minister John Key has defended a planned trip to Hollywood, saying he isn't getting too cosy with the US film industry in the wake of the Dotcom case.
Prime Minister John Key has been forced to defend a trip to Hollywood, labeling claims that he is getting too cosy with the US film industry in the wake of the Dotcom case as "nonsense."
A capability, governance and performance review of the Government Communications Security Bureau has been ordered after it was found to be spying on Kim Dotcom illegally.
A complaint to police over the unlawful spying on Kim Dotcom will not be properly investigated and charges are unlikely, says high ranking cop Ross Meurant.