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Joint Statement on Trustworthy Data Governance for AI
New Zealand has joined with 18 other Data Protection Agencies to mark its support towards an extended global commitment to innovative and privacy-protecting AI.
New Zealand needs to do better by the Phillips kids
t’s human nature to chat about other people but when those people are children I’d say we need to do better as a nation.
Privacy and sharing location information for faster emergency responses
Sometimes it’s critical to get information to people who want to help. But how do we balance great uses of personal information with strong protections for people’s privacy?
Care needed with image use
A Hobson’s Pledge billboard that used the photograph of a kuia and her moko kauae generated a lot of discussion both in our office and across media.
Compliance comment - Utility providers' poor ID verification processes lead to customer harm
We've had notifications of privacy breaches from utilities providers - sometimes only coming to light when the affected individual had already been harmed.
Compliant, but not in New Zealand
A privacy policy that is “by the book” is no good if it’s by the wrong book. New Zealand agencies need to comply with New Zealand…
Privacy Commissioner announces new rules for biometrics
New Zealand now has new privacy rules for the automated use of biometrics – rules that aim to protect New Zealander’s sensitive personal data, while allowing agencies to innovate.
New Zealand - EU data protection adequacy
Our latest data privacy adequacy reporting to the European Commission is now available.
CE03162 [2025] NZPrivCmr2 - Finance business did not recognise that a fraud incident was also a notifiable privacy breach
A fraudster was able to make changes to a customer’s account and when the customer contacted the business their privacy concerns were overlooked.
PBN29154 [2025] NZPrivCmr1 - Employee misuse of personal information: moral and Privacy Act implications
An enforcement officer collected contact details of an individual who was lawfully being questioned and use them to harass that person.