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· August 6, 2025
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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· August 5, 2025
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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· August 5, 2025
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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· August 5, 2025
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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· 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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· 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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· 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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· August 5, 2025
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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· August 5, 2025
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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· August 5, 2025
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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· August 5, 2025
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....
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· 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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· 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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· 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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· 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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· August 5, 2025
Source: New Zealand Police To be attributed to Detective Inspector Simon Harrison, Acting Field Crime Manager Waitematā: A woman has been charged with ill-treatment/neglect of a child, after a toddler...
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· 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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· 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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· 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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· August 5, 2025
Source: New Zealand Police Police investigating the death of Tyreece Te Pairi are issuing a statement on behalf of his family. They ask media to respect their privacy while they...
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· 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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· 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...
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· August 5, 2025
Source: New Zealand Police Police are seeking the public’s assistance to identify the people pictured, as they may have information that can assist with an ongoing investigation. At around 6pm...
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· August 5, 2025
Source: New Zealand Police Police have arrested and charged an 18-year-old man in relation to the ongoing homicide investigation in Hamilton. Detective Inspector Daryl Smith says this arrest is great...
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· August 5, 2025
Source: New Zealand Police Location: Waikato One person has died after the earlier single-vehicle crash on Rotowaro Road, Huntly. The road remains closed while emergency services work at the scene....
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· August 5, 2025
Source: New Zealand Police Two people have been arrested after a search warrant in relation to a number of stolen vehicles in the Te Kauwhata area. Today, Police executed a...
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· August 5, 2025
Source: New Zealand Police Police can now confirm the name of the man who died in a two-vehicle crash on Cambridge Road on 30 June. He was, 44-year-old Sean Peter...