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WELLINGTON, New Zealand – FBI Director James Comey has arrived in New Zealand ahead of a conference, although officials are being cagey about the exact nature of his visit.

Comey disembarked from a Gulfstream jet Sunday after touching down at the Queenstown Airport.

A spokeswoman for New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English said New Zealand's government is hosting a conference this week with a number of senior officials from overseas, but that she couldn't comment further "due to specific security requirements."

A spokeswoman for the U.S. Embassy in Wellington said U.S. officials routinely attend meetings with their New Zealand counterparts "but I can't provide further details."

New Zealand is part of the "Five Eyes" intelligence-sharing network, which also includes the U.S., Canada, Britain and Australia.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/04/23/fbi-boss-comey-arrives-in-new-zealand-ahead-conference.html

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/cia-fbi-directors-heading-to-secret-spy-alliance-meeting-in-new-zealand-report/article/2620837

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/91837705/fbi-director-james-comey-lands-in-queenstown-ahead-of-topsecret-meeting

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/cia-fbi-directors-heading-to-secret-spy-alliance-meeting-in-new-zealand-report/article/2620837

Though details on the meeting are sparse, it isn't all that out of the ordinary for the Five Eyes alliance to meet. (((Former Prime Minister John Key))) let slip last year that then-Director of National Intelligence (((James Clapper))) passed through Australia on his way to a Five Eyes meeting.

Rumors about the conference have been swirling for some time, including speculation that (((former President Obama))) could be attending, according to local reports.

The conference in New Zealand comes just after President Trump announced his nominee for U.S. ambassador to the island nation, former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown.