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 "Meri Kirihimete!"
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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 "Meri Kirihimete!"
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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 "Meri Kirihimete!"
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Welcome to the last DINZ newsletter of the 2020 (Gregorian) calendar year. Recognising that as with ideas of identity, our marking of time and seasons is very much based on our cultural and sometimes geographical context. We’ll avoid the temptation to contemplate fake snow and warmly-clothed
December 16, 2020
In November we brought the DINZ community together for our first-ever virtual Hui Taumata. Bianca Lopes and David Birch shared with us their International perspectives and insights, including a whirlwind Identity world tour hosted by Bianca and her team at Talle. You can watch that video present
December 7, 2020
Next week we’re celebrating our first Aotearoa Digital Identity Hui Taumata. We’re particularly excited to be bringing you a Kapa Kōrero session with Kaye-Maree Dunne, Jane-Renee Retimana, Belinda Allen and Ben Tairea. The quartet will be exploring perspectives from Te Ao Māori, a
November 18, 2020
A big mihi to Janelle for her gift of words in our last newsletter, celebrating te wiki o Te Reo Māori. And thank you all for your kind words and encouragement in support of the message. There is more to come!As we come toward the end of a year unlike any other, we’re excited to be bri
October 21, 2020
In December last year 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, wi
October 15, 2020
Kia ora, Anei mātou te hāpori o Digital Identity NZ e mihi ana ki a koutou i tēnei wiki hirahira, ko te wiki o Te Reo Māori. Arohatia te reo, kia kaha te reo Māori! Warmest greetings to you all during te wiki o Te Reo Māori. Toku ingoa ko, my name is Janelle Riki-Waaka, Pouherenga Waka, Re
September 16, 2020
Kia ora, In the last month we have shared with you our latest research findings on Digital Identity and Trust, and just last week the DIA’s DITP team shared with us their exciting news on the formal development of a Digital Identity Trust Framework, see the webinar recording&nbs
August 19, 2020
Cabinet has confirmed that a Digital Identity Trust Framework based in legislation will be developed. The Trust Framework will be a regulatory regime that ensures that identity service providers meet the required rules. The Trust Framework will also ensure that citizens and businesses can have t
August 5, 2020
MEDIA RELEASE ‘When you know better, do better.’ New Digital Identity NZ research highlights the work required by organisations to improve the care of personal information and identity data. Two thirds of New Zealanders are now more likely to go online rather than face to face, yet a
July 27, 2020
Trust is fundamental and foundational to the success of digital identity. It cannot operate without trust between individuals, communities and organisations in the traditional two-party sense (think customer/service provider, buyer/seller), and equally it cannot operate without trust between t
July 15, 2020
Kantara To Share Its Digital Identity Assurance Program Learnings, Schemes, Specifications, Best Practice Guidelines To Support Digital Identity New Zealand’s Mission WAKEFIELD, Mass., USA and WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Kantara Initiative and Digital Identity New Zealand announce
July 14, 2020
Kia ora, Identity is an explicit target in the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (Target 16.9: By 2030, provide legal identity for all, including birth registration). Exclusion for people means ‘depriving them of a proof of legal identity crucial for the protection of their r
June 17, 2020