(AP/CNN) Islamic extremists with links to international terror groups are believed to be using New Zealand as a safe haven, that nation's top spy agency has warned. Security Intelligence Service Director Richard Woods said in his annual report to Parliament that "we assess that there are individuals in, or from, New Zealand who support Islamic extremist causes." Developments "indicate attempts to use New Zealand as a safe haven from which activities of security concern elsewhere can be facilitated."
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