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Your DNA is only a click away: Home DNA tests and privacy
Te Piringa’s Dr Andelka Phillips’ work cited in New Zealand Privacy Commissioner’s latest blog - at home DNA tests are increasing in popularity, but they pose significant privacy risks and the industry has largely been unregulated to date.

First wahine Māori appointed to United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (21 April 2022)

As the first Māori and the first New Zealander to be appointed by the President of the Human Rights Council to the UN’s Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP), Dr Toki, Ngāti Rehua, Ngātiwai, Ngāpuhi, is well on her way to playing her part on the global stage to support the recognition of Indigenous rights.
Beyond tougher trade sanctions: 3 more ways NZ can add to global pressure on Russia (7 April 2022)

Defence Minister Peeni Henare may not have won Cabinet approval to provide lethal weaponry to Ukraine, but the decision to apply 35% tariffs to all Russian imports is a clear sign the government knew its response to Russia’s war of aggression had to accelerate.
As cryptocurrencies take hold, NZ must address the climate impacts of their colossal energy demand (30 March 2022)

Since its debut in 2009, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have seen explosive growth and some dramatic downturns.

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