Truth Seeker: Terrorists Maybe Using New Zealand Passports

"Police fear al Qaeda terrorists using NZ passports following arrest of 2 men in Thailand and seizure of fake NZ passports.
There are fears al Qaeda terrorists may be roaming the world, passing themselves off as New Zealanders.
It follows the arrest of two men in Thailand, and the seizure of 11 fake New Zealand passports.
Police picked up the Thai and his Pakistani accomplice in an undercover raid in Bangkok on Monday.
The forged New Zealand documents are among 23 fake passports found in their apartment.
The arrests followed the arrest last month of another Pakistani suspect, found with 12 fake New Zealand passports.
The Bangkok Post newspaper says the passports might have been used by al Qaeda-linked terrorist suspects or human traffickers.
The documents have serial numbers beginning with N379, which allows visa-free entry to several countries.
Thai police say terrorist suspects arrested in Europe have travelled to several nations carrying fake passports with such serial numbers.

http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/default.asp?id=38985&c=w
Thanks to News Watcher for alerting us to this.

The billion-dollar question is: where would these supposed al-Qaeda operatives get their New Zealand passports? And this is where things get interesting…

Government demands Israel return any bogus passports
New Zealand Herald – April 19, 2004

The Government called in an Israeli diplomat over suspected Mossad spies arrested in New Zealand and demanded the Israeli Government return any bogus New Zealand passports it might have.
www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?reportID=1162641&storyID=3561306

Israeli man entered NZ using Canadian passport, court told
New Zealand Herald April 22, 2004

Documents produced at the Auckland District Court show an Israeli man who allegedly tried to obtain a false New Zealand passport previously came to this country on a Canadian passport.
www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3561986&thesection=news&thesubsection=general&thesecondsubsection=&reportid=1162641
Israelis in passport case show their disguise talents
The New Zealand Herald April 24, 2004

www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3562470&thesection=news&thesubsection=general&thesecondsubsection=&reportid=1162641
New Zealand vows "strong response" to alleged Israeli bid to get passports
AFP – Saturday April 17, 2004

AUCKLAND – New Zealand vowed to make a strong response after two Israelis reported to be Mossad spies were arrested and charged with attempting to obtain New Zealand passports.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20040417/wl_afp/nzealand_israel_040417050312"