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Minister's disclosure of personal information : media release
28 July 2009
In response to a number of media enquiries and calls to our free phone line, Privacy Commissioner, Marie Shroff, has made the following comments about the recent release of personal information about two beneficiaries.
'Ministers of the Crown, like other individuals, businesses, and … -
Coming to a place near you
We make regular visits to the regions to meet people, discuss our work and find out how we can help. It is part of our public affairs and education outreach programme.
What’s the aim?
Wherever we go, we try and make use of the opportunity to meet local influencers including elected local body repr… -
Privacy Commissioner considers action on ransomware attack
There has been a cyber security incident involving a ransomware attack on Mercury IT. Mercury IT provides a wide range of IT services to customers across New Zealand.
This is an evolving situation. We were notified of the cyber security attack on 30 November 2022. Urgent work is underway to … -
What you need to know about the Ashley Madison breach
When the Ashley Madison data breach story first broke, it was quite isolated. It was a criminal matter for local authorities and a PR disaster for Ashley Madison itself, but that’s as far as it went.
Now that the hackers have released the data, there is much greater potential for the incident to af… -
Complaint Handling Policy
1. Purpose, objectives and principles
Effective complaint handling is fundamental to the provision of a quality public service.
People have a right to make comments or raise concerns and expect them to be heard. In addition, there are benefits the Office can gain from providing an effective com… -
Media release: Privacy guardians warn multinationals to respect laws
20 April 2010
New Zealand Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff announced the release today of a joint letter to Google from a group of international data protection and privacy regulators, including New Zealand.
'I congratulate the Canadian Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart for leading this… -
Record damages awarded for cake photo breach
It began with a photo shared privately among friends and set in motion events that resulted in a precedent setting award for damages for a privacy breach.
This week, the Human Rights Review Tribunal awarded Karen Hammond over $168,000 dollars, largely in part for the severe humiliation she suffered… -
Privacy and Covid-19: Hospitality establishment guest registers
The information on this page is more than one year old and may no longer be current. Please visit business.govt.nz for the most up-to-date information.
The Government has issued contact tracing guidelines that allow businesses to open and operate in a way that is as close to normal for vaccinated p… -
Principle 2 - Source of personal information - collect it from the individual
Principle 2 states that personal information should be collected directly from the person it is about. The best source of information about a person is usually the person themselves. Collecting information from the person concerned means they know what is going on and have some control over their in…
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Make requested information understandable, says Tribunal
Under the Privacy Act, individuals have a right to get access to their personal information. When an agency receives such a request, a recent decision by the Human Rights Review Tribunal shows the agency, where possible, must provide the information in a way that is meaningful and understandable to …