Photo / APThe agency did not begin building a baseline picture of emerging threats until mid-2018. By late 2019, emerging threats had become the SIS' first priority enshrined in a new organisational strategy called "Discover". Kitteridge would not release the SIS strategy documents to RNZ, arguing that was likely to prejudice the country's security or defence. One of Project Sterling's top three goals was to build up a picture of emerging threats. "The project generated 10 leads relevant to right-wing extremism, some of which remained open at 15 March, 2019," the Royal Commission said.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 25, 2021 22:41 UTC