The 5th Eye: the Waihopai three, the war on terror and the GCSB (2016)
A farmer, teacher and priest undertake a daring mission to deflate a giant radome at the Waihopai spy base in protest at New Zealand's involvement in the US-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. An internet millionaire's mansion is raided sparking an investigation exposing illegal domestic surveillance by the GCSB. While the government rams through law changes legalising spying on its own citizens, an NSA contractor blows the whistle on the Five Eyes network of global mass surveillance. With the rise of the surveillance state in the digital age, and in an era of endless war, new battle lines are drawn in new territories and the enemy is sought out closer to home.
Primary Title
- The 5th Eye: the Waihopai three, the war on terror and the GCSB
Date Broadcast
- Monday 2 July 2018
Release Year
- 2016
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 35
Duration
- 125:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- A farmer, teacher and priest undertake a daring mission to deflate a giant radome at the Waihopai spy base in protest at New Zealand's involvement in the US-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. An internet millionaire's mansion is raided sparking an investigation exposing illegal domestic surveillance by the GCSB. While the government rams through law changes legalising spying on its own citizens, an NSA contractor blows the whistle on the Five Eyes network of global mass surveillance. With the rise of the surveillance state in the digital age, and in an era of endless war, new battle lines are drawn in new territories and the enemy is sought out closer to home.
Classification
- AO
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- New Zealand. Government Communications Security Bureau.
- Military intelligence--New Zealand--Waihopai
- Military intelligence--United States
- Electronic intelligence--New Zealand
- Surveillance detection--New Zealand
- New Zealand--Politics and government--21st century
- Documentary films--New Zealand
Genres
- Documentary
- Politics
Contributors
- Errol Wright (Director)
- Abi King-Jones (Director)
- Errol Wright (Producer)
- Errol Wright (Cameraperson)
- Abi King-Jones (Editor)
- Matt Stutter (Sound)
- David Long (Composer)
- Adrian Leason (Subject)
- Peter Murnane (Subject)
- Sam Land (Subject)
- Nicky Hager (Interviewee)
- Thomas Beagle (Interviewee)
- Cutcutcut Films (Production Unit)
- Valerie Morse (Interviewer)
- NZ Film Commission (Funder)
Subjects
- New Zealand. Government Communications Security Bureau.
- Military intelligence--New Zealand--Waihopai
- Military intelligence--United States
- Electronic intelligence--New Zealand
- Surveillance detection--New Zealand
- New Zealand--Politics and government--21st century
- Documentary films--New Zealand