New Zealand’s Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has commissioned an independent financial audit of a failed immigration biometrics project after officials identified another NZ$6 million in associated costs and […]

Eftpos New Zealand has launched a new family of Victa payment terminals designed to support face and palm recognition, digital identity checks and other services at the point of sale. […]

New Zealand’s Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment says the Public Service Commission will investigate integrity issues tied to a failed biometric project that cost NZ$33 million and was meant […]

New Zealand’s Education and Workforce Committee has recommended the government move forward with restricting social media access for users under 16. The government must respond by 3 June 2026.

NEC New Zealand said it has become the first organization accredited under New Zealand’s Digital Identity Services Trust Framework (DISTF). The Department of Internal Affairs Trust Framework Register lists NEC […]

Foodstuffs South Island has published a Privacy Impact Assessment outlining a facial recognition technology trial at two supermarkets in New Zealand’s South Island, detailing governance arrangements, operating thresholds, and privacy […]

The Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) in New Zealand is preparing to open a new Digital Identity Services channel on its all-of-government Pae Hokohoko Marketplace platform. This move signals a […]

The debate over New Zealand’s digital future has intensified as advocacy group PILLAR issued a formal warning regarding the government’s expanding digital identity framework. The group’s statement, released in response […]

New Zealand’s Biometric Processing Privacy Code 2025 officially comes into force today, November 3, 2025, establishing one of the world’s most robust regulatory frameworks for the use of biometric technology. […]