New Zealand updates privacy laws with additional notification requirements
By Saloni Sinha ( September 24, 2025, 03:06 GMT | Insight) -- More than two years after changes to New Zealand’s privacy law were introduced to parliament, lawmakers have passed the Privacy Amendment Bill, imposing additional notification requirements for the collection of data from third parties. In a statement on Wednesday, New Zealand’s Office of the Privacy Commissioner confirmed that the Privacy Amendment Bill was approved by parliament and this week received the "royal assent" rubber stamp of the country’s governor general.More than two years after proposed changes to New Zealand’s privacy law were introduced to parliament, lawmakers have passed the Privacy Amendment Bill, imposing additional notification requirements for the collection of data from third parties....
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