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When Cyclone Gabrielle moved across New Zealand it resulted in a Civil Defence National Emergency being declared. The declaration triggered the Civil Defence National Emergencies (Information Sharing) Code 2020, under the Privacy Act 2020.

Read about this and other privacy news from February 2023.