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Free Programme Of Webinars Announced For Privacy Week 2026
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 9:30 am | Office of the Privacy Commissioner
“This year there’s a lot of high-value sessions for businesses and organisations looking to better understand AI across global boundaries,” says Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster. More >>
Free Programme Of Webinars Announced For Privacy Week 2026
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 9:27 am | Office of the Privacy Commissioner
“This year there’s a lot of high-value sessions for businesses and organisations looking to better understand AI across global boundaries,” says Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster. More >>
Privacy Commissioner Does Not Support Policing Amendment Bill
Thursday, 30 April 2026, 8:00 pm | Office of the Privacy Commissioner
The Bill includes no safeguards, such as being subject to oversight by my office, the IPCA or the not yet established Inspector General of Police. More >>
Police Amendment Bill Could Have Chilling Effect On People’s Rights
Monday, 20 April 2026, 1:56 pm | Office of the Privacy Commissioner
“I have real concerns about Police’s wide discretion and the lack of clear boundaries on intelligence gathering activities that this Bill proposes, and I strongly believe limits are needed on these powers”, Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster says. More >>
Independent Inquiry Into Manage My Health Breach Will Ask The Hard Questions
Wednesday, 28 January 2026, 9:22 am | Office of the Privacy Commissioner
The Manage My Health cyber incident has caused New Zealanders to question just how private and secure their sensitive health information really is - particularly in a world of increasing cyber threats and greater use of new technologies. More >>
Privacy Commissioner Inquiry Into Manage My Health Breach
Wednesday, 21 January 2026, 4:11 pm | Office of the Privacy Commissioner
An Inquiry, under section 17(1)(i) of the Privacy Act, is the Privacy Commissioner’s usual mode of investigating public interest privacy issues. More >>
Two PAK’nSAVE Stores Found In Breach Of Privacy Act
Wednesday, 17 December 2025, 11:58 am | Office of the Privacy Commissioner
The security guards shared images of customers, accompanied by allegations of theft or criminal activity. As a result, both individuals whose images were shared faced a heightened risk of harassment and reputational harm. More >>
Privacy Commissioner Makes It Clear: "You Can Share Personal Information To Keep Children And Young People Safe."
Wednesday, 10 December 2025, 10:37 am | Office of the Privacy Commissioner
Our guidance on sharing information to protect the wellbeing and safety of children and young people is part of an integrated government response (rec 7) relating to the Dame Karen Poutasi review in 2022. More >>
Privacy Act 2020 Turns 5 - Changes Are Needed
Monday, 1 December 2025, 10:40 am | Office of the Privacy Commissioner
The Commissioner is suggesting that agencies need to be able to demonstrate how they meet their privacy requirements, such as the privacy management programmes recommended by the OECD. More >>
New Zealand Needs Privacy Act Modernisation
Thursday, 13 November 2025, 10:47 am | Office of the Privacy Commissioner
The Privacy Act currently provides insufficient incentives for many organisations to understand or meet even the most basic privacy requirements. More >>
Privacy Commissioner Speaks Out About Sharing Information For Children’s Safety And Wellbeing
Thursday, 9 October 2025, 1:05 pm | Office of the Privacy Commissioner
Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster was commenting on recommendation 7 of the Dame Karen Poutasi Review 2022, following the Government’s announcement today that all recommendations from the review have now been accepted. More >>
Exercise Your Right To Know
Friday, 26 September 2025, 9:51 am | Office of the Privacy Commissioner
International Right to Know Day recognises the right to request access to information. The Privacy Act reinforces the importance of transparency and building trust in organisations More >>
Privacy Amendment Act Passes
Wednesday, 24 September 2025, 9:26 am | Office of the Privacy Commissioner
The passing of the Act helps support that transparency for New Zealanders. This reform helps keep our privacy law in line with other countries like Australia, the UK and Europe. There are other pressing privacy reforms that I will continue to advocate ... More >>
Privacy Amendment Act Passes
Wednesday, 24 September 2025, 9:25 am | Office of the Privacy Commissioner
The passing of the Act helps support that transparency for New Zealanders. This reform helps keep our privacy law in line with other countries like Australia, the UK and Europe. There are other pressing privacy reforms that I will continue to advocate ... More >>
It’s Not A Game To Blame And Shame
Tuesday, 23 September 2025, 11:24 am | Office of the Privacy Commissioner
The Privacy Act protects people’s personal information, which includes their image. It seems that the practice of creating a ‘wall of shame’ is something New Zealand businesses need to be reminded has legal consequences. More >>
Joint Statement on Trustworthy Data Governance for AI
Monday, 22 September 2025, 1:08 pm | Office of the Privacy Commissioner
Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster said it was important to work with other jurisdictions on AI as it was a global technology that was developing at pace. More >>
Privacy Commissioner Announces New Rules For Biometrics
Wednesday, 6 August 2025, 9:05 am | Office of the Privacy Commissioner
The Privacy Commissioner has issued a Biometric Processing Privacy Code that will create specific privacy rules for agencies (businesses and organisations) using biometrics and give New Zealanders confidence about the use of their sensitive personal information. More >>
Privacy Commissioner Says Better Passwords Will Help Fight Hackers
Wednesday, 16 July 2025, 10:47 am | Office of the Privacy Commissioner
There are several other things people can do to help protect their personal information. Using a password manager to store all your passwords is a good fix and there are many different options, many of which are free. More >>
Supermarket Trial Of FRT: Inquiry Results Announced
Wednesday, 4 June 2025, 7:31 am | Office of the Privacy Commissioner
"FRT systems have potential safety benefits, but they do raise significant privacy concerns, including the unnecessary or unfair collection of people’s information, misidentification, technical bias which can reinforce existing inequities and human ... More >>
Privacy Commissioner Issues Compliance Notice To Oranga Tamariki
Wednesday, 28 May 2025, 8:54 am | Office of the Privacy Commissioner
Oranga Tamariki has one of the most important roles in New Zealand - to help safeguard the wellbeing of our children, particularly those children in their care. Improving its privacy practices will contribute to the safety and wellbeing of children, their ... More >>
