Hon ANDREW LITTLE (Minister responsible for the GCSB): This morning, the GCSB's director-general announced the agency's operational decision that two of the satellite communications interception dishes and radome coverings at Waihopai will be retired and deconstructed, while the station near Blenheim will remain an operational facility. The nature of telecommunications has changed over the past 30 years, and our needs and capabilities have overtaken the sort of satellite communication interception that has been carried out at Waihopai. This Government has invested $150 million in Budgets 2019 and 2020, with about half of that funding going to procure new capabilities and maintain New Zealand's technological advantages in intelligence gathering. The announcement by the director-general shows a contemporary intelligence agency being open about the national security challenges we face today.