Privacy in the news (2 – 9 October 2020)
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog
Welcome to our latest round-up of privacy news stories for the week.
CovidCard trials halted for privacy and security...
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...
Kaipara Moana restoration takes next step
Source: New Zealand Government
A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed today at Waihāua Marae between the Crown, local iwi and councils to protect, restore...
THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN FLEE AS CONFLICT IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONTINUES TO ESCALATE
Source: Save The Children
Save the Children is deeply concerned about the situation of thousands of children who are streaming into Armenia after escaping the...
Universities – University of Canterbury students raise more than $1000 to fight period poverty
Source: MIL-OSI SubmissionsSource: University of Canterbury
UC students are fighting Aotearoa’s period poverty crisis by donating sanitary products to Te Puna Oranga and Aviva Families.
In...
Health – Prostate Cancer Screening – It’s Time to Re-Think the Current Inconsistent ‘Opportunistic’...
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Prostate Cancer Foundation
Research published in the New Zealand Medical Journal on 9 October 2020 clearly points to the need to reconsider the...
Police appeal for information following arson in Horotiu
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Police are asking for the public’s help following an arson that occurred on 9 October at a commercial premises...
Shellfish biotoxin alert – Northland west coast
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries
Date: 09 Oct 2020
Media contact: MPI media team
The Ministry for Primary Industries today issued a public health warning against collecting...
Northland roundabouts making good progress
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says it’s making good progress on three roundabout projects in Northland, with the roundabout on...
Data Science for Mental Health
Source: Auckland University of Technology (AUT)
09 Oct, 2020
AUT has secured more than $2.1m to develop new data science technology for mental health diagnosis in...
QuakeCoRE awarded $31.5 million TEC funding
Source: University of Canterbury
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The University of Canterbury (UC) has been awarded $31.5 million of government funding over seven years...
Otago successful in $69 million of CoRE funding
Source: University of Otago
Friday 9 October 2020 3:07pmThe University of Otago is proud to announce success in two applications for Tertiary Education Commission (TEC...
