Peter Thiel a 'great ambassador' for NZPeter Thiels citizenship has raised eyebrows from the Labour camp. The minister who gave US billionaire Peter Thiel citizenship says he's been a "great ambassador" for the country ever since - despite the fact Thiel kept it secret for six years. GARY CAMERON/REUTERS PayPal co-founder and Facebook board member Peter Thiel spent only 12 days in New Zealand before his citizenship being granted. READ MORE:* How Peter Thiel got New Zealand citizenship revealed in DIA documents* Internal Affairs told to release more Peter Thiel infoThiel's New Zealand citizenship was revealed in January of this year. * A previous version of this story said Peter Thiel was in New Zealand for 9 days before being granted citizenship.

Source: Stuff June 29, 2017 00:05 UTC