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Recent issues

Read the October 2026 issue of Privacy News	French cheese, Manage My Health final report, what do you most want for Privacy Week 2027, new decision notes, end of year shut down dates, and new vacancies at OPC.
Read the September 2026 issue of Privacy News	We cover information sharing, Compliance Notices, new retail guidance, a new case note, and our latest quarterly report to the Minister in this issue.
Read the August 2026 issue of Privacy News	This issue includes the Commissioner's statements on both smart glasses and the under-16s social media ban, updates to our complaints page, and new brochure translations and posters you can download.
Read the July 2026 issue of Privacy News	Read about employee browsing, our new corporate reports, the Policing Amendment Bill, and how you can come work with us.
Read the June 2026 issue of Privacy News	What’s the difference between a privacy statement, notice and policy? HIPC) Rule 3A, Breach legal professional privilege updated, phishing and credential theft dominate quarterly reports.
Read the May 2026 issue of Privacy News	Read about the results of our 2026 privacy survey, the results of our inquiry into the Manage My Health privacy breach, Privacy Week webinar recordings, and more.
Read the April 2026 issue of Privacy News	Privacy Week programme announced, our submission on the Police Amendment Bill, IPP3A - tomorrow is the big day, Facebook group fined for privacy failure
Read the March 2026 issue of Privacy News	Privacy Week 2026, new IPP3A video, multi-agency meeting guidance, education sector guidance, lost USB stick constitutes notifiable privacy breach, latest credit reporting.
Read the February 2026 issue of Privacy News	Read about how we're changing the way we respond to public enquiries, the Sir Bruce Slane Memorial Lecture, Privacy Week speaker applications open, and joint statement on AI generated imagery.
Read the November 2025 issue of Privacy News	Read about our new guidance on information sharing and keeping children safe, our IPP3A guidance, the dates for Privacy Week, and new privacy posters.
Read the October 2025 issue of Privacy News	This issue includes a reminder about the Biometric Processing Privacy Code, information sharing for children's safety, the Commissioner's learnings from the GPA, and more.
Read the September 2025 issue of Privacy News	The Privacy Amendment Act passes into law, joint statement on trustworthy Data Governance for AI, walls of shame, Right to Know Day, Cyber Smart Week is coming, and learn how to create your privacy training plan with Poupou Matatapu.