24 June 2025
Matariki is a time for remembrance, celebration, and looking toward the future. Traditionally, Matariki was a time to honour ancestors, celebrate the harvest, and acknowledge the changing seasons.
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24 June 2025
As the new Chair of the Executive Council of Digital Identity NZ, I am looking forward to leading a passionate and future-focused community working to build a trusted, inclusive, and interoperable digital identity ecosystem for New Zealand, building on the impressive work the Executive Council has done over the past few years .
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03 June 2025
Welcome to the May edition of the Digital Identity NZ newsletter. This month, we're excited to introduce our new Executive Director, share insights from Techweek25’s Foundations for Tomorrow Event and the launch of Air New Zealand’s new passport capture service.
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29 April 2025
Welcome to the April edition of the DINZ newsletter. As we navigate this period of transition, our commitment to advancing digital trust in Aotearoa remains unwavering. This month brings exciting updates on upcoming events, new members, and important industry developments.
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01 April 2025
Specialists from different fields in the digital identity ecosystem have shed light on what it takes to be accredited for New Zealand’s Digital Identity Services Trust Framework (DISTF). They shared … Continue reading "October Newsletter – Design into action"
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27 February 2025
2025 is well underway with a healthy mix of activity, excitement and opportunity, Digital Trust included.
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02 December 2024
Source: Biometric Update Website Digital Identity New Zealand (DINZ) hosted a discussion led by NEC New Zealand on “Facial Recognition and CCTV Integration in Retail Security” this week, with a panel including … Continue reading "October Newsletter – Design into action"
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21 November 2024
A warm welcome to our newest members: api connects, Deloitte, and SushLabs.
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08 November 2024
Digital Identity New Zealand (DINZ) is pleased to see the Government’s latest steps toward establishing safe and secure digital identity services, with the official publication of the Digital Identity Services … Continue reading "October Newsletter – Design into action"
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Kia ora Readers, We are looking forward to hosting David Birch back in New Zealand for the Digital Identity Summit in Wellington today. David’s commentary on digital identity is always insightful and unrepentantly challenging. Timing couldn’t be better from a&
October 16, 2019
Kia ora Readers, August saw Digital Identity NZ co-host our first conference, Identity as Taonga, alongside Victoria University, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner and the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA). The conference attracted over 200 delegates and a divers
September 18, 2019
The Identity as Taonga Conference was hosted at Victoria University in Wellington in August. The two-day event attracted over 200 delegates and a diverse range of local and international speakers and panel topics. Here are a selection of the presentations from the conference. https://www.yo
September 16, 2019
Nearly 80 percent of New Zealanders are worried about how their identity is managed online, Digital Identity NZ executive director Andrew Weaver will tell the inaugural New Zealand digital identity conference in Wellington next month. A total of 85 percent of people simply do not know what organ
September 16, 2019
Kia ora Readers Collaborative working groups are the engine rooms of the Digital Identity NZ community. We can thank the Drive group for producing our benchmark research, the Design group for facilitating our June workshop and for starting to roll out our firs
August 21, 2019
Kia ora readers, Digital Identity NZ is now just over seven months old, and we are starting to see some of the groundwork transforming into wider engagement and action. Reaction to our recent research has been insightful and is helping to inform our plan of action. New Zealanders desire (
July 24, 2019
June 25, 2019 Nearly 80 percent of New Zealanders are concerned about how their identity is managed online, Digital Identity NZ executive director Andrew Weaver will tell an international business conference in Singapore this week. Weaver has been invited to speak at the Seamless Asia summit
June 25, 2019
Kia ora readers, This month we released a summary of our research findings on the understanding, attitudes and perceptions of New Zealanders on Digital Identity. The findings are stark - they highlight a massive gap between what people would like to see when it comes to protecting
June 12, 2019
A total of 79 percent of New Zealanders are concerned about the protection of their identity and use of personal data by organisations, according to a research survey commissioned by Digital Identity New Zealand (DINZ). Andrew Weaver, executive director of DINZ, says there is a public conc
June 5, 2019
Kia ora readers, Digital Identity NZ came into being in November 2018 with an initial group of around 20 member organisations. It’s now May 2019 and we’re delighted to have more than tripled that number, with over 60 organisations part of Digital Identity NZ, and more joining every week. In
May 15, 2019
Kia ora Readers, What does identity mean to you? As we explore the digital nature of identity we can’t help but ask that question. In New Zealand, our conversations about who we are and what we share online are moving well beyond the number of ‘likes’ we’re getting. As a nation we have s
April 24, 2019
New Zealand can do better than to accept that just two percent of people trust social media to look after their information, when 75 percent of Kiwis go ahead anyway, Digital Identity NZ executive director Andrew Weaver says. He was commenting on Symantec’s latest Insights Report which shines
March 27, 2019