These show police had no dedicated team before 2019 to scan the Internet for threats - what is called an OSINT team, for 'Open Source Intelligence'. The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the mosque attacks in late 2020 called police national security intelligence capabilities "degraded" - not just once but six times. Also, they now had standardised ways of improving quality and a National Intelligence Operating Model to ensure a consistent approach. The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the mosque attacks in late 2020 called police national security intelligence capabilities "degraded". The intelligence weaknesses have persisted under four police commissioners since the national intelligence system was set up in 2008.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 27, 2021 00:33 UTC