New Zealand Privacy Commissioner

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Foodstuffs releases privacy assessment for FRT trial in NZ grocery stores

Jan 2, 2026, 4:13 pm EST

New Zealand grocery retailer Foodstuffs has published a Privacy Impact Assessment for its trial of in-store facial recognition technology. The…

Biometric Processing Privacy Code for New Zealand comes into effect

Nov 4, 2025, 5:53 pm EST

New Zealand’s new Biometric Processing Privacy Code is now live, having taken effect on November 3. The code applies to…

New Zealand rolls out biometric privacy code

Aug 6, 2025, 4:58 pm EDT

New Zealand has officially adopted new privacy rules for businesses and organizations that handle biometric data. The Biometric Processing Privacy…

New Zealand biometrics code faces Māori criticism over consent

Jun 13, 2025, 8:00 am EDT

New Zealand’s upcoming biometrics rulebook is facing more criticism from members of the country’s indigenous groups, some of who have…

NZ retailers adopt FRT to fight retail crime following privacy commissioner report

Jun 12, 2025, 3:35 pm EDT

A host of major New Zealand retailers are signing up to deploy facial recognition technology in their stores. The bosses…

New Zealand’s privacy watchdog okays Foodstuffs facial recognition trial

Jun 4, 2025, 11:46 am EDT

The facial recognition system used by New Zealand’s supermarket chain Foodstuffs to prevent retail crime is compliant with privacy rules…