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Abortions increase 30% since law change
Source: Family First MEDIA RELEASE – 6 August 2025Provisional data from the Ministry of Health reveals that the number of abortions increased by 5% in 2024, and have increased by...
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One arrest after New Lynn aggravated robbery
Source: New Zealand Police Police have made an arrest following an aggravated robbery at New Lynn Train Station overnight. Police were called to the transport hub at around 11.30pm on...
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Speech to Building Nations 2025
Source: New Zealand Government Good morning, everyone. It’s great to be here today at Building Nations 2025. I’d like to thank Nick Leggett and his team at Infrastructure New Zealand...
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Next steps on replacing petrol tax with electronic road user charges
Source: New Zealand Government Cabinet has agreed to a series of important legislative changes to enable the transition of New Zealand’s 3.5 million light vehicles to paying for our roading...
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Police disappointed after alcohol compliance checks in Taranaki
Source: New Zealand Police Taranaki Police are disappointed with licensed premises after multiple breaches were seen during a Controlled Purchase Operation. A Controlled Purchase Operation (CPO) checking the sale of...
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Help us find John Bagnall
Source: New Zealand Police Police are seeking information of John Bagnall who has been reported missing. The 57-year-old was reported missing from the Pt Chevalier and Mt Roskill areas on...
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Man’s death being investigated in Mt Wellington reserve
Source: New Zealand Police Auckland City Police are investigating the circumstances of a man’s death in Mt Wellington this morning. At around 1.30am, Police were called to a hardware retail...
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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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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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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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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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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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Challenging technologies: Perspectives from the Privacy Commissioner
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog Technology developments can be challenging to privacy laws. We all know our phones are powerhouses of data collection, and that our data is...
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Awarding damages for emotional harm
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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Warrant to arrest: Kauri Howard
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
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
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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What’s in your DNA? What genetic testing might tell us about our health
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog We’ve all seen the ads for genetic ancestry testing – as a way for people to trace their genealogy beyond traditional family trees...
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Office of the Privacy Commissioner
Source: New Zealand Privacy Commissioner – Blog Jess Ducey argues that protecting people’s privacy means not just our secrets or personal data – but our self-determination and bodily-autonomy. It can...
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Construction begins on Papakura District Court
Source: New Zealand Government Construction begins today on the new Papakura District Court which will help speed up court processes and improve critical infrastructure, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith and Courts...
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Investigation launched after man critically injured – Stokes Valley
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Inspector Haley Ryan: An investigation has been launched after a man was allegedly shot and critically injured in Stokes Valley this morning. Emergency...
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Grab your popcorn; the latest recruitment launch will leave you reel-ing.
Source: New Zealand Police Police lights, sirens, ACTION! What: Unveiling of a decommissioned patrol car upcycled as a mini cinema for watching ‘Ride Along’.Who: Commissioner Richard Chambers,...
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One before the courts following search warrant in Lower Hutt
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Sears, A Lower Hutt man is before the courts following an investigation into a breach of the Gangs Act 2024....