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World Triathlon races into Tauranga
Source: New Zealand Government New Zealand is set to welcome the world’s top athletes as Tauranga is announced as the host city for a series of World Triathlon events over...
OSI archive
Month: August 2025
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Pedestrian dies following Onehunga crash
Source: New Zealand Police Police can advise a pedestrian critically injured in a crash in Onehunga on 4 August has died. A crash involving a bus and pedestrian was reported...
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Police appealing for information regarding powerline tampering
Source: New Zealand Police Police are renewing an appeal for information following the continuation of incidents of powerline tampering and theft across the Christchurch region. Acting Detective Sergeant Steph Trengrove,...
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Biometric Processing Privacy Code 2025
Source: Privacy Commissioner About the code The Biometric Processing Privacy Code 2025 was issued on 21 July 2025. The Code will come into force on: 3 November 2025 for biometric...
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Biometrics
Source: Privacy Commissioner Read the Biometric Processing Privacy Code. This guidance on the Biometric Processing Privacy Code (the Code) is to help organisations and individuals understand the Code and how...
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BNZ research identifies key drivers of NZ business growth – and the untapped opportunities
Source: BNZ Statements New Zealand businesses excel at operational fundamentals, but many are missing strategic opportunities that could accelerate growth, new research from Bank of New Zealand reveals. “We’re at...
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Everyone can be a firearms safety G.O.A T
Source: New Zealand Police With the annual National Wild Goat Hunting Competition now underway, hunters are being reminded that everyone can be a firearms safety G.O.A.T. [Greatest Of All Time]....
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Planning for Canterbury policing into the future
Source: New Zealand Police Canterbury Police are undertaking a staff consultation process to ensure the district has the right people in the right place at the right time. District Commander...
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Prisoner loses claim that his letters were unfairly withheld
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog The Human Rights Review Tribunal has dismissed a claim by a prisoner that the Department of Corrections interfered with his privacy by withholding...
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Southeast Asia Youth Join Global Innovation Movement at Xiamen University Malaysia
Source: Media Outreach KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 5 August 2025 – The final competition and award ceremony of the Southeast Asia Division Contest of China International...
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Property Market – Property values still going nowhere fast – Cotality
Source: Cotality Property values in Aotearoa New Zealand edged down by -0.2% in July, according to Cotality NZ’s latest hedonic Home Value Index (HVI). The result mirrors the annual change,...
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The privacy risks of insurers misusing your genetic testing
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog Should you have to disclose to your insurance company if you’ve taken a genetic test and learnt you have the gene for a...
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Social media monitoring: what’s happening in New Zealand?
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog This summary was written by Rachel Levinson-Waldman, who served with OPC as a 2024 Ian Axford Fellow in Public Policy. Read her in-depth report....
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Advice for GPs sharing childen’s information with parents
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog When parents split up, this can sometimes create a fraught situation for agencies involved in providing care and services to their children, and...
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Improper disclosure leads to ostracism, death
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog The Human Rights Review Tribunal recently found that the Parole Board breached the Privacy Act when it disclosed an offender’s parole address, with...
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From Utility to Smart Tech: Ausko’s Role in Singapore’s Evolving Waste Landscape
Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 5 August 2025 – As Singapore continues to push towards greener, smarter infrastructure, Ausko has announced a shift in focus to...
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The Answer in a tree: Practices of Environmental Governance and Industrial Development in Lankao, Henan
Source: Media Outreach LANKAO, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 5 August 2025 – From July 23 to 27, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Media and Think Tank Summit took place...
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Shede Aged Baijiu Festival Debuts in Malaysia and Singapore – Fosun Empowers Shede Spirits to Share Its Aroma with the World
Source: Media Outreach KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 5 August 2025 – On August 3, the Shede Aged Baijiu Festival was staged in Malaysia, following its successful...
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Sunstream Industries Marks 25-Year Partnership with Ranpak, Reinforcing Commitment to Sustainable Packaging in Asia
Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 5 August 2025 – To address the growing demand for sustainable packaging in the e-commerce and retail sectors, Sunstream Industries is...
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Section 54: Getting authorisation to disclose
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog Please note – this article is under review. Section 54 was a provision in the 1993 Privacy Act, which was replaced in December...
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When your patient has a gun: changes to firearms legislation
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog Following the tragic events of Christchurch in March 2019, gun reform is a legislative priority. The Government recently introduced the Arms Legislation Bill...
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Google wins EU right to be forgotten case
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog Reviewed for relevance April 2025. A fortnight ago, Europe’s top court, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that Google will not be...
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What is a “compliance advice letter”?
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog Investigating complaints is an important function of our office and a considerable part of our workload. When we receive a complaint, we make...
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Digital services, privacy polices, and consent
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog One of the most persistent problems of privacy and data protection in the digital age moving the responsibility from consumers needing to read...
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Revisiting the Commissioner’s messages on protecting children
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog In July 2017, our office made two short videos featuring the Privacy Commissioner promoting child safety and describing what people can do if...
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Privacy Act 1993 to Privacy Act 2020: Tracking the changes
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog We’ll be saying it for the rest of this year because we want everyone to be aware and ready for it when it...
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No compensation for privacy breach
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog The parents of a profoundly disabled boy took a case to the Human Rights Review Tribunal [2020 HRRT 13] on their son’s behalf...