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ManageMyHealth cyber attack exposes patient data as responsibility falls on private operator

elocal magazine • Human Rights • 6 Jan 2026

A cyberattack on the ManageMyHealth patient portal may have exposed sensitive personal health information of about 126,000 New Zealanders. Health Minister Simeon Brown said affected patients should be notified as quickly as possible, as authorities work with the privately operated platform to assess the damage and contain further risk. · The breach occurred on December 29, when attackers calling themselves “Kazu” gained unauthorised access to…

High Court pauses government’s puberty blocker ban pending judicial review

elocal magazine • Human Rights • 21 Dec 2025

The High Court has ordered the government to temporarily suspend its planned ban due to take effect this week on new prescriptions of puberty blockers for young people with gender dysphoria, pending further court orders. The case arose after Cabinet agreed last month to stop all new prescriptions of puberty blockers, formally known as gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues, until the results of a major United Kingdom clinical trial expected…

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