About Digital Identity NZ
Digital Identity New Zealand (DINZ) is the united voice for digital identity and trust in Aotearoa New Zealand. We bring together organisations and individuals working across policy, standards, governance, technology, and implementation to lift digital trust across New Zealand’s established and emerging digital ecosystems.
Digital identity is becoming essential national infrastructure. Done well, it enables people to access services more easily and securely, reduces fraud and identity misuse, and supports privacy-enhancing verification — including selective disclosure, where a person can prove something (such as eligibility or authorisation) without sharing unnecessary personal information.
DINZ operates at the intersection of technology, law, and governance. Our role is not to promote any single solution or platform, but to steward the conditions under which a trusted, interoperable ecosystem can emerge and scale safely — aligned with New Zealand’s legal frameworks, regulatory expectations, and democratic values.
Governance, Trust & Ecosystem at Scale
DINZ supports innovation within clear governance guardrails. We actively work to enable:
- Interoperability and open standards that avoid fragmentation and lock-in
- Risk-appropriate assurance and trust patterns across sectors
- Alignment with legal and regulatory frameworks, including the Digital Identity Services Trust Framework
- Practical pathways from policy intent to real-world adoption
A core ambition of DINZ is to help catalyse a credentials and verifiable credentials marketplace at scale — built collaboratively across industry, government, education, and civil society.
By convening the ecosystem, DINZ supports:
- Widespread issuance and acceptance of trusted credentials
- Portability of skills, qualifications, and authorisations
- Cross-sector and cross-border trust alignment
- New opportunities for workforce mobility, digital trade, and inclusion
This ecosystem approach allows credentials to scale across industries and borders, while remaining anchored in New Zealand’s governance and trust settings.
Part of the Tech New Zealand ecosystem
DINZ is a community of Tech New Zealand, which brings together 16 technology communities united by a shared purpose: to strengthen Aotearoa’s tech ecosystem and create positive impact across the motu.
As part of this connected network, DINZ contributes to a collective voice representing thousands of organisations and tens of thousands of workers nationwide. Together, our communities ensure technology is shaped in ways that serve people first, strengthen trust, and support long-term national capability.
Who We Are
DINZ is a not for profit membership-driven organisation. Our members share a commitment to the opportunities digital identity and trusted credentials can unlock — when built with security, privacy, accessibility, and equity at the centre.
Our work is grounded in values that support:
- Kāwanatanga — honourable governance
- Rangatiratanga — self-determination and individual agency
- Ōritetanga — equity, partnership, and shared benefit
Our Strategic Focus (2025–26)
Across 2025–26, DINZ is focused on:
Building shared understanding and confidence:
Developing a national communications strategy and go-to-market narrative so the ecosystem can explain digital identity clearly, consistently, and credibly — using real-world examples that build trust.
Trusted ecosystem development:
Advancing reference architecture, interoperability patterns, and an innovation map; strengthening the DINZ member value proposition; and supporting adoption at scale through practical, cross-sector collaboration.
