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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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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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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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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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Office of the Privacy Commissioner

· August 5, 2025

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

· August 5, 2025

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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Fatal crash – Wairarapa

· August 5, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police Police can confirm one person has died following a crash in South Wairarapa earlier today. The two-vehicle crash on Bidwills Cutting Road at the intersection with...

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Name release: fatal crash, Wairarapa

· August 5, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police Police can now release the name of the person who died following a crash in South Wairarapa on Saturday 26 July. She was 71-year-old Beverly Anne...

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Man in court after use of counterfeit cash

· August 5, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Inspector Renee Perkins, Kāpiti Mana Area Commander A Kāpiti man is before the court facing charges related to counterfeit banknotes and shoplifting. Police received multiple...

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Police crack down on unlawful hunting in Wairarapa

· August 5, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police Masterton Police are taking action against unlawful hunters, with a number of people before the courts facing charges relating to illegal poaching activity. A man was...

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Missing North Shore teenager found:

· August 5, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police Location: Waitematā A fifteen-year-old missing on Auckland’s North Shore has today been found safe and well. Police issued an appeal for information about the female teenager...

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Wrong-way crash seriously injures 2 drivers

· August 5, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police Two people have serious injuries after a head-on crash on the Northern Motorway at Wainui this morning. One of the vehicles involved was a stolen Toyota...

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Vehicle search leads to great result

· August 5, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police Two officers patrolling in Northcote overnight have uncovered a stash of ammunition, drugs and a gun. Just before 1am, officers stopped a BMW travelling along Ocean...

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Name release – Fatal crash, Te Mapara

· August 5, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police Police can now release the name of the woman who died following a crash on State Highway 3, Te Mapara on Friday 11 July. She was...

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Aggravated robbery, Ngāruawāhia

· August 5, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police Waikato Police are investigating an aggravated robbery at a service station in Ngāruawāhia overnight. At around 12.55am on Friday, July 25 a vehicle arrived at the...