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Tūhono│Connect

Events are a great way for us to promote privacy issues, and answer questions. Our people speak to a range of audiences across New Zealand about privacy issues. The Commissioner and our in-house experts are often asked to speak at conferences and other high-profile events. 

Request a privacy speaker

If you’d like to request a speaker please fill in our speaker request form.
 
We meet every two weeks to discuss requests for speeches and will accept or decline the request soon after that. Declines are almost always owing to resourcing – we are a very small office. If you have questions please email our communications team at  commsteam@privacy.org.nz

Privacy Week happens every year

Privacy Week is held in conjunction with Privacy Awareness Week, an initiative by the Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA) network. Find out more about APPA and Privacy Awareness Week.

Privacy Week 2026 - applications for speakers are open until 20 March.
Privacy Week 2025
Privacy Week 2024

Previous years’ webinar recordings can be watched on our YouTube page.

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Sir Bruce Slane Memorial Lecture

The Sir Bruce Slane Memorial Lecture is delivered every two years by an invited guest, and always on a topic of privacy law. Sir Bruce Slane was New Zealand’s first Privacy Commissioner. Read more about his life.

2026 lecturer
Justice Christian Whata - we will have the video online ASAP.

2023 lecturer
Professor Nicole Moreham
Read the lecture: Balancing privacy and other interests in the social media age
Watch a video of the lecture being delivered on 6 December 2023

(Regular lectures interrupted by COVID-19 pandemic).

2018 lecturer
Hon Justice Helen Winkelmann
Privacy law at a cross roads: can the courts provide

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Right to Know Day

Right to Know Day is on 28 September each year and promotes the legal right all New Zealanders have to see the information that organisations hold about them. Under the Privacy Act, you have the right to ask for personal information about you. You can do that using our About Me tool

Personal information can include simple details such as your name, address and your pay slips. It can also include any sensitive records such as medical test results and notes.
Download a Right to Know factsheet.

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Watch us on YouTube

Our recorded events and webinars can be watched on our YouTube channel