7 June 2021

An employee of a service station was called into the manager's office and told that he was suspected of taking stock without paying for it.

7 April 2021

An offender requested access to all records held by the Department of Corrections associated with psychological reports about him.

19 March 2021

Police told the current girlfriend of a man that he had a history of violence, and that he had assaulted and threatened his ex-partner.

16 March 2021

A caregiver was dismissed after their employer conducted a background check on them more than a year after they started the job.

16 April 2020

A charity shop volunteer complained to our office after discovering CCTV cameras in the shop they worked at was recording audio without their knowledge.

24 January 2020

A woman said Police put her safety and that of her husband at risk by disclosing information to the two men accused of killing their son.

14 January 2020

A mother whose young children were taken into the care of Oranga Tamariki (OT), complained to our Office after information she requested from was redacted.

15 November 2019

A fast food restaurant declined to hand over video footage to three customers who said they were harassed by a restaurant employee.

25 September 2019

A woman who was unhappy in her job made an enquiry to an employment agency about changing jobs, but the agency breached her privacy by disclosing her enquiry.

14 August 2019

A man complained to our office after a temporary employment agency conducted a credit check on him for a role which involved no financial risk.