Politics New Zealand Travelers Refusing to Give Passwords for Phone and Computer Searches Are Subject to a Fine Up to $5,000 NZ ($3,306 US) October 3, 2018 Radio New Zealand 0 Customs can carry out “digital strip-searches” in a file-by-file search on your phone. The law requires officials to have a reasonable suspicion of wrongdoing to conduct a search, but no one has defined “reasonable”.