What tosh
Al Black, your comment is tosh and double tosh.
NZ was never excluded from the 5 Eyes, and was always sending and receiving info during the ANZUS troubles. Any perception of being out in the cold is a false claim indeed. Much was made of the dire consequences of our anti-nuclear stance but in reality the information gathered through New Zealand's facilities was too important for the US. Relations at the agency level have always been warm.
John Key has been frugal with the truth on so many things, and his memory of events is laughable. He has 'forgotten' so much as to be without credibility. Dotcom is obviously worried he may have to face the law of the USA, and while I don't care whether he is found guilty or not, I do care if our PM has been telling us porkies about any matter, but especially about surveillance and the TPPA.