Has someone bugged a Ministerial house?

Jonathan Marshall reports in the SST:

A LISTENING device has been discovered during sweeps for bugs at government ministers’ homes.

The searches, by Government Communication Security Bureau staff, were done amid fears surveillance devices have been planted ahead of the November election.

Government sources told the Sunday Star-Times that ministerial homes and offices have been swept, sometimes secretly, and at least one listening device found.

The partner of one senior minister told the Star-Times that GCSB officials used high-tech equipment to scan their home for bugs. Nothing suspicious was found but the agents confirmed other recent searches had been positive, but gave no further details.

This does not surprise me greatly. Probably the same people who rummage through rubbish and covertly record conversations at cocktail parties.