IS has recruited New Zealanders: PM New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has said Islamic State have recruited almost 40 New Zealanders. THE Islamic State has recruited New Zealanders to its cause and security agencies have between 30 and 40 of them on a watchlist. SOME of those have travelled to Syria to fight and others have tried to travel but weren't able to because their passports were cancelled. Others on the watchlist were involved in funding terrorism, radicalising others or were becoming radicalised themselves. There are also another 30 to 40 individuals under investigation. New Zealand Prime Minister John Key says those on the watchlist were people in, or from, New Zealand participating in extremist behaviour. "We're extremely concerned about New Zealanders being attracted to this brutal regime," he said. Mr Key was speaking while announcing New Zealand's response to threats to its national security. Measures include giving the country's Security Intelligence Service the power to carry out video surveillance on private properties, and to conduct emergency surveillance for up to 48 hours before issuing a warrant. The minister of internal affairs is being given the power to cancel passports for up to three years and to temporarily suspend passports for up to 10 working days in urgent cases.