HUAWEI –Canada arrest CFO, NZ (NZ-GCSB) refusal of Huawei 5G like Australia has & US Ambassador warning.

Looks like certain bad actors in NZ are ‘playing ball’ and made the right choice.

Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou facing extradition to the US after arrest in Canada

The arrest comes amid fears that the use of Chinese telecommunications equipment in the West could provide avenues for spying.

05:53, UK, Thursday 06 December 2018

https://news.sky.com/story/huawei-cfo-meng-wanzhou-facing-extradition-to-the-us-after-arrest-in-canada-11572822

‘The global chief financial officer of Chinese phone firm Huawei is facing extradition to the US after being arrested in Canada.

Meng Wanzhou, who is the daughter of company founder Ren Zhengfei, has been detained in Vancouver in relation to suspected violations by Huawei of US sanctions placed on Iran.

Huawei is one of the largest makers of telecommunications network equipment in the world and is thought to have been shipping products from America to the Middle Eastern country since at least 2016.

The firm has confirmed the arrest of Ms Meng, which happened on 1 December, but said it was "not aware of any wrongdoing" by its CFO, who will appear in court for a bail hearing on Friday.

The Chinese embassy in Ottawa has called for her immediate release.

It said in a statement: "The Chinese side firmly opposes and strongly protests over such kind of actions which seriously harmed the human rights of the victim.’

Chinese state media warns of backlash over New Zealand's Huawei ban

06/12/2018

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2018/12/chinese-state-media-warns-of-backlash-over-new-zealand-s-huawei-ban.html

‘Chinese state media warns there will be a backlash to New Zealand after the controversial decision to block Huawei equipment in the planned 5G mobile network.

Officials and experts have told Chinese tabloid Global Times that the ban will "only hurt [New Zealand's] industry and consumers"

Xiang Ligang, a Beijing-based veteran industry analyst, told the Global Times the move will backfire.

"New Zealand has taken this action just after the US reportedly asked its allies to say 'no' to Huawei equipment. It's following the US' lead on this matter, but it will only end up hurting itself," he said.

State media has also been reporting on the alleged backwards nature of New Zealand's technology infrastructure.

"We often have windy days, and the network is particularly vulnerable," a Chinese woman living in Auckland told the Global Times. "The speed is really slow compared with China."

Mr Xiang warned that rejecting Chinese companies would significantly slow the upgraded 5G rollout in New Zealand.’

Two other links on the above page.

NZ could see major fallout from Huawei 5G decision - expert

29/11/2018

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2018/11/nz-could-see-major-fallout-from-huawei-5g-decision-expert.html

'Foolish not to listen' to GCSB on Huawei - Collins

30/11/2018

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2018/11/foolish-not-to-listen-to-gcsb-on-huawei-collins.html

US Ambassador warns NZ not to trust China

03/10/2018

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2018/10/us-ambassador-warns-nz-not-to-trust-china.html

‘The United States Ambassador to New Zealand says we should be wary of China's growing influence here.

New Zealand is a small country caught in a gravitational pull between the world's two superpowers, China and the United States, both of which have a strong influence over the Government's foreign policy approach.

US Ambassador Scott Brown believes New Zealand should look to the US as a more trusted ally than China. He answered questions from Kiwis on RadioLIVE on Wednesday morning, where he defended the United States' history of perceived international meddling.’

Two older articles on Kim Dotcom in NZ but the interesting thing here is that ‘The decision on extradition now rests with the Minister of Justice Andrew Little, according to the Extradition Act.’ Well now isn’t it a bit funny that the Minister of Justice is also the Minister responsible for the NZ GCSB (FVEY/Spooks) and NZ SIS?

Kim Dotcom eligible to be extradited to US, court rules

1:35 pm on 5 July 2018

https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/361139/kim-dotcom-eligible-to-be-extradited-to-us-court-rules

‘Internet mogul Kim Dotcom has lost his bid to avoid extradition to the United States.

The Court of Appeal released its finding today, upholding the decision of the High Court and District Court.

Mr Dotcom and his three co-accused - Bram Van der Kolk, Matthias Ortmann and Finn Batato - are eligible for surrender on charges of money-laundering and copyright breaches related to the defunct file-sharing website Megaupload.

The decision on extradition now rests with the Minister of Justice Andrew Little, according to the Extradition Act.

The court also ruled that evidence Mr Dotcom and his co-accused said they were prevented from calling would not have affected the decision to extradite.

"The evidence the appellants say the United States wrongfully prevented them from calling would not affect the question of whether there is sufficient evidence to make out a prima facie case."’

Kim Dotcom loses court battle over information requests

5:47 pm on 2 October 2018

https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/367765/kim-dotcom-loses-court-battle-over-information-requests

‘Kim Dotcom's privacy was not breached when the government declined to release all its files on the internet entrepreneur, the High Court has ruled.

Mr Dotcom sent 52 requests for private information to ministers, government departments and contractors in 2015, asking for all information about him, but they were all declined.

In March, he was awarded $90,000 in damages by the Human Rights Review Tribunal, which ruled the requests for information should not have been transferred to the attorney-general and declined.

That decision prompted an appeal by the Crown.

The High Court now says it would not have awarded damages - had the court been required to do so - and the transfer of requests to the attorney-general was "proper and lawful".

Mr Dotcom is expected to challenge a court ruling that he could be extradited to the United States, where he faces charges relating to the defunct file-sharing website Megaupload.’