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Google wins EU right to be forgotten case

· August 5, 2025

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”?

· August 5, 2025

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

· August 5, 2025

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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No compensation for privacy breach

· August 5, 2025

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...

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Why it’s important to check your credit report

· August 5, 2025

Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog An Auckland Powershop customer did the right thing by checking her credit report after the company said she was in arrears, even though...

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Man awarded $50,000 for destruction of file

· August 5, 2025

Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog The Human Rights Review Tribunal [2020 HRRT 16] awarded $50,000 to an ACC claimant after it was found to have breached the Privacy...

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Awarding damages for emotional harm

· August 5, 2025

Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog Under the Privacy Act, the Human Rights Review Tribunal can award damages for emotional harm caused by a privacy breach. Damages are compensatory...

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Tribunal expects timeliness and due process

· August 5, 2025

Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog The Privacy Act is changing – and one significant feature of the changes will be to put a time limit on when complainants...

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Warrant to arrest: Kauri Howard

· August 5, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police Police are appealing to the public for information on the whereabouts of Kauri John Howard, 19, who has a warrant for his arrest. Police believe someone...

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Photocopying proof of identity

· August 5, 2025

Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog A man complained to us last year after staff took a copy of his driver’s licence as he checked in to a hotel....

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Home DNA tests and privacy

· August 5, 2025

Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog Reviewed for relevance April 2025. Since 2007, companies like 23andMe.com and Ancestry.com have made at-home DNA testing kits accessible to the masses. Through...

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Green light for garden sheds and garages

· August 5, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Thanks to the Red Tape Tipline homeowners building garden sheds, sleepouts, or garages will face less red tape and fewer delays by the end of this...

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Inaugural International Potato Symposium

· August 5, 2025

Source: Massey University Two Massey University lecturers recently spoke at the inaugural International Potato Symposium. The symposium was jointly organised by Massey University and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences...

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Address to Papua New Guinea Parliament

· August 5, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government The Honourable Job Pomat, Speaker of the Papua New Guinea National Parliament, The Honourable James Marape, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, The Honourable Douglas Tomuriesa, Leader...

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Restoring test for Customary Marine Title

· August 5, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government The Government has agreed to move forward with legislation that restores Parliament’s test for Customary Marine Title, Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith says. “Last year we...