Jon Stephenson says the Defence Force mounted a campaign of intimidation against him while he was working in Afghanistan, in an effort to discredit him.
He says that while he was in Afghanistan, a senior officer in the New Zealand special forces, who is still serving, made repeated threats to him and his sources.
Mr Stephenson said he laid a complaint with the police the day the threat was made, in June 2010.
This is completely unacceptable. Our military cannot be allowed to behave like thugs in a dictatorship. The officer involved should be investigated, charged, and prosecuted.