NZ Police Pay Vodafone for Interception Capability

Repton writes "The New Zealand government is to give the Police NZ$1.1m, to pay Vodafone to modify their mobile network so the police can intercept calls. Previously, they had complained that, because Vodafone encrypts calls, preventing the cops from combatting "organised crime". Telecom (the other mobile network in NZ) has already made similar changes."