New Zealand watchdog says Manage My Health breach should be 'major wake-up call'
By Sean Maguire ( October 30, 2026, 05:09 GMT | Insight) -- New Zealand's privacy watchdog has concluded its inquiry into the 2025 Manage My Health data breach, saying the incident should serve as a warning to agencies about handling personal information. The final report found Manage My Health breached privacy rules by collecting some hospital data without consent, retaining information for too long and failing to adequately manage inactive accounts. The inquiry also found the breach damaged trust in digital health services, prompting Health New Zealand and Manage My Health to strengthen privacy practices and data-handling processes.New Zealand’s privacy commissioner said a major 2025 data breach that hit the Manage My Health online health portal should be a “major wake-up call” for agencies about how they handle personal information....
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