Practical insights on the Biometric Processing Privacy Code
The Biometric Processing Privacy Code 2025 (the code) is now in force for new biometric processing starting after 3 November 2025. Think facial recognition, fingerprint scanning and voice recognition for everything from workplace access controls and payroll systems through to customer authentication and retail loss...
Manage My Health: A privacy governance wake-up call for boards
A version of this article was first published by the Institute of Directors on 5 February 2026. The Manage My Health (MMH) breach is shining a light on privacy governance in New Zealand, demonstrating the damage that can flow from privacy failures. It should serve...
Responsible AI Guidance: What Kiwi Businesses Need to Do Next
When MBIE published the Responsible AI Guidance for Businesses in July this year, it was overshadowed by criticism of the Government's national AI strategy. So where does that leave the Responsible AI Guidance? Is it a useful tool for business? We take a look at what Kiwi...
Top 5 takeaways on NZ’s new privacy-first data frameworks
Two new(ish) privacy-first data frameworks are in the spotlight in Aotearoa New Zealand. The Digital Identity Services Trust Framework Act 2023 and the Customer and Product Data Act 2025 will influence how organisations access, share and use our personal information. This presents organisations with both...
Responsible AI guidance for NZ’s public service
The public sector started the year with a burst of activity on the AI governance front. In January, the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) unveiled the “Public Service Artificial Intelligence Framework”, a one pager aiming to guide the public sector’s responsible adoption of AI technologies. That...
Privacy & AI Governance Priorities for 2025
As the summer holidays become a distant memory, it's a great time to think about your key privacy and AI governance priorities for 2025. We’ve taken inspiration from the Future of Privacy Foundation’s “Twelve Privacy Investments for Your Company for a Stronger 2025” and developed...
Aussie privacy law reform – implications for Kiwi businesses
Australia is gearing up for more privacy law reform with the introduction of the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024. But those hoping for a more ambitious set of changes - including a new right of erasure, a "fair and reasonable" test, stronger consent...