FBI Director James Comey arrived in New Zealand on Sunday ahead of a conference, although officials were being cagey about the exact nature of his visit.

Comey disembarked from a Gulfstream jet after touching down at the Queenstown Airport.

A spokeswoman for New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English said New Zealand's government is hosting a conference this week with a number of senior officials from overseas, but that she couldn't comment further 'due to specific security requirements.'

FBI Director James Comey, center top, walks to a vehicle on the tarmac upon his arrival in Queenstown, New Zealand

New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English said New Zealand's government is hosting a conference this week with a number of senior officials from overseas

FBI Director James Comey is in New Zealand which is part of the 'Five Eyes' intelligence-sharing network, which also includes the U.S., Canada, Britain and Australia

A spokeswoman for the U.S. Embassy in Wellington said U.S. officials routinely attend meetings with their New Zealand counterparts 'but I can't provide further details.'

New Zealand is part of the 'Five Eyes' intelligence-sharing network, which also includes the U.S., Canada, Britain and Australia.

The Five Eyes alliance is a surveillance-sharing group between the five English-speaking allies dating back more than 70 years.

It is currently comprised of the US’s National Security Agency (NSA), the UK’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), Canada’s Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC), the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), and New Zealand’s Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB).

The group share signals intelligence and work together to create a global surveillance apparatus.

he extent of the alliance’s cooperation was revealed in NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden’s leaked documents in 2013.

High profile spy gatherings are usually kept secret, and New Zealand has often been picked as a destination spot for such conferences.

The conference is expected to go on for about a week, with golf on the itinerary.

A police security operation, called Operation Silver Fern, is under way for the duration of the conference.