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Government Communications Security Bureau

The Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) (Māori: Te Tira Tiaki) is the public-service department of New Zealand charged with promoting New Zealand's national security by collecting and analysing information of an intelligence nature. The GCSB is considered to be New Zealand's most powerful intelligence agency, and has been alleged to have…

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Headquarters
Pipitea House, 1–15 Pipitea Street, Wellington
Agency executive
Andrew Clark, Director-General
Annual budget
NZ$212 million (2021–22)
Employees
400 employees
Formed
1977; 49 years ago (1977)
Jurisdiction
New Zealand Government

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Government Communications Security Bureau

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related to GCSB Amendment Bill · 35
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related to 2018–2019 Huawei ban · 13
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Government Communications Security Bureau → .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…, Pipitea House, 1–15 Pipitea Street, Wellington
Agency executive · 1
Government Communications Security Bureau → Andrew Clark, Director-General
Annual budget · 1
Government Communications Security Bureau → NZ$212 million (2021–22)
Employees · 1
Government Communications Security Bureau → 400 employees
Formed · 1
Government Communications Security Bureau → 1977; 49 years ago (1977)

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Government Communications Security BureauAnnual budgetNZ$212 million (2021–22)1.00infobox
Government Communications Security BureauEmployees400 employees1.00infobox
Government Communications Security BureauFormed1977; 49 years ago (1977)1.00infobox
Government Communications Security BureauHeadquartersPipitea House, 1–15 Pipitea Street, Wellington1.00infobox
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Government Communications Security BureauJurisdictionNew Zealand Government1.00infobox
Government Communications Security BureauMinister responsibleHon Paul Goldsmith, Minister Responsible for the GCSB1.00infobox
Government Communications Security BureauWebsitegcsb.govt.nz1.00infobox
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Government Communications Security Bureaurelated to 2015 Edward Snowden surveillance disclosuresOn0.60section
Government Communications Security Bureaurelated to 2015 Edward Snowden surveillance disclosuresMarch0.60section

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