The head of New Zealand's spy agency says Aotearoa is an attractive place for hackers to attack.

Last year the GCSB released a report saying Kiwis are increasingly being targeted, with many hacking attempts coming from foreign intelligence agencies.

GCSB Director General Andrew Hampton told Mike Hosking there are many reasons agencies would want to hack our organisations and companies.

"Actors trying to obscure who they are by routing themselves through other people's systems. We have valuable intellectual property, we have information about the people we deal with." 

LISTEN TO ANDREW HAMPTON TALK WITH MIKE HOSKING ABOVE