Source: Privacy Commissioner
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 is often asked to be a keynote speaker at conferences.
Privacy Week speaker applications are now open
During May each year we run Privacy Week, a series of free webinars that promote privacy awareness regardless of how much you already know. Applications for speakers for this year’s event opened on Wednesday 18 February.
Apply now using our form. Applications close Friday 20 March.
Contact us at privacyweek@privacy.org.nz if you have questions.
About Privacy Week
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 2025
Privacy Week 2024
Previous years’ webinar recordings can be watched on our YouTube page.
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
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.
2025 lecture (happening in 2026)
This year’s lecturer is Justice Christian Whata who will speak in February about the concept of privacy through a tikanga lens. Sign up to watch the webinar online via Teams.
2023 lecture
Professor Nicole Moreham
Balancing privacy and other interests in the social media age
(Regular lectures interrupted by COVID-19 pandemic).
2018 lecture
Hon Justice Helen Winkelmann
Privacy law at a cross roads: can the courts provide
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.
Watch us on YouTube
Our recorded events and webinars can be watched on our YouTube channel.
