19 December 2025
As we approach the business end of the year, the hard mahi is ramping up more than anything. The strength of the fabric of our DINZ community can be seen right across the ecosystem from the Reference Architecture working groups expertly facilitated by Christopher Goh, to the heavy lifting being undertaken by so many government and industry practitioners.
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10 November 2025
The iconic Kiwi Access Card (formerly 18+ Card) is going digital. Hospitality New Zealand has partnered with NEC New Zealand, a leader in biometrics and digital identity, to deliver a secure new way for people to prove who they are – straight from their smartphone.
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06 November 2025
As we approach the business end of the year, the hard mahi is ramping up more than anything. The strength of the fabric of our DINZ community can be seen right across the ecosystem from the Reference Architecture working groups expertly facilitated by Christopher Goh, to the heavy lifting being undertaken by so many government and industry practitioners.
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13 October 2025
Inspiring trust solutions that protect, empower, and help our people thrive At Digital Identity NZ (DINZ), we bring our stakeholders together to build confidence, connection, and opportunity. By bridging trust … Continue reading "Hello Autumn: Let’s Dive into Serious Work Together"
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01 October 2025
The energetic Digital Trust Hui Taumata at Te Papa lit a fire under NZ Inc’s digital identity movement. Industry leaders, policymakers, iwi kaitiaki, and innovators gathered to collectively declare that solving for trust is mission critical to New Zealand’s digital future.
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30 September 2025
There is increasing consensus that an effective, use case and benefits focused communication framework is crucial to market adoption. Working groups will build momentum around demand-side adoption and a trusted … Continue reading "Hello Autumn: Let’s Dive into Serious Work Together"
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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 "Hello Autumn: Let’s Dive into Serious Work Together"
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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 "Hello Autumn: Let’s Dive into Serious Work Together"
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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 "Hello Autumn: Let’s Dive into Serious Work Together"
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Kia ora, If the first two months of 2024 for Digital Identity NZ are anything to go by, this year is certainly turning out to be every bit as busy as 2023. It is a different kind of busy, with more collaboration and partnership engagement needed to ‘get things done’ in the digital identity d
March 20, 2024
Kia ora e te whānau Biometrics hit the news again earlier this month. TV1’s 7 Sharp and 1News together with RNZ news, online and several printmedia carried the story of Foodstuffs North Island’s trial of Facial Recognition in 25 of its
February 21, 2024
Kia ora e te whānau Ngā mihi o te Tau Hou! And I wish you all a trustful and prosperous one. Will 2024 move the dial on Digital Trust in Aotearoa? This may seem provocative, but it’s not intended to be. It’s a reasonable question, given our economic and budgetary challenges coupled
January 24, 2024
Digital Identity NZ offers terrific opportunities to promote and associate your brand and organisation with the very best mahi.As a sponsor you can input into the design and content of these assets too!In 2024 we have the following ideas concepted, ready for a sponsor to take them forward; Annu
January 18, 2024
Kia ora e te whānau What a year! A record 270+ registrations for the Te Matarau and Āhau sponsored DINZ event ‘What is digital Identity and what does it mean for Maori’, the first-of-its-kind state of digital identity in Aotearoa report, a record attendance at
December 1, 2023
The not-for-profit, Digital Identity New Zealand (DINZ), has provided a briefing to incoming Ministers Collins, Lee and vanVelden highlighting the opportunity to move Aotearoa New Zealand forward to become a more productive digital economy through the adoption and use of digital identity (identific
November 29, 2023
Kia ora e te whānau You would have heard digital wallets mentioned almost every week, if not every day, over the past couple of years. They formed part of the discussion on this International Panel I participated in very early one morning last week. As conversations build on
October 24, 2023
In December 2019, members elected the first Digital Identity NZ Executive Council. The Council is the governing group for the association; providing guidance and direction as we navigate the developing world of digital identity in Aotearoa. Each Council member is elected for a two-year term, with e
October 16, 2023
26 September 2023 The not-for-profit, Digital Identity NZ, is calling for any future Government to ensure they focus on supporting the uptake of digital identity for the benefit of all New Zealanders. In their recently released manifesto, the New Zealand digital identity ecosystem seeks to re
September 26, 2023
Kia ora e te whānau 'Digital Identity NZ's submission to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner on a potential code of practice for Biometrics is possibly the most comprehensive response to a submission on Biometrics ever done in Aotearoa in recent times’. In my message to DINZ
September 22, 2023
Nona Pelletier, Senior Business Reporter, RNZ The biometric industry is asking the privacy commissioner to develop a code of practice that will not impose regulations that stifle innovation. Industry organisation Digital Identity (DINZ) was concerned regulation would introduce comple
September 13, 2023
Digital Identity New Zealand (DINZ), an organization making expert contributions to New Zealand’s digital transformation efforts, has underlined the need to prioritize an intense awareness and education program related to the intricacies of biometrics deployment in the country. This call is co
September 12, 2023