"The Privacy Act is very clear that agencies collecting personal information need to keep it safe and treat it with care. This responsibility extends to the use of third-party service providers.

Agencies need to be confident that personal information is protected wherever and whatever organisation is handling it."

#MichaelWebster, Privacy Commissioner, 2025

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/542248/stats-nz-boss-to-step-down-after-manurewa-marae-election-inquiry

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Stats NZ boss to step down after Manurewa Marae election inquiry

The probe was launched last year after allegations data was misused during the 2023 campaign.

RNZ

Headline Act: Michael Webster

We don't get too many solo acts featuring here, so it's a pleasure to throw this one at you. Michael himself tells you about... himself!

Simple things first – where are you from?

I’m based in Manchester, originally from Preston!

How long have you been playing as a solo act?

Probably around 10 years or so now, I started playing back wh

https://www.moshville.co.uk/feature/botd/2023/11/headline-act-michael-webster/

#HeadlineAct #MichaelWebster

Goshogaoka [御所ケ丘] (Sharon Lockhart, 1998)

Nov

6

Play Basketball Day

Girls from the Moriya City Goshogaoka junior high school girl basketball team practising their blocking technique. Cibachrome print © Sharon Lockhart, 1997 (via).

Within the boundaries of Sharon Lockhart's static camera, girls from Goshogaoka junior high school practice basketball. In six uninterrupted 10 minute scenes, we see them warm up and train several typical moves, shots, and blocks. With the camera set in one position, some of the action happens off-screen, resulting in unrehearsed synchronised choreography.

#Bales2023FilmChallenge #PlayBasketballDay #SharonLockhart #MichaelWebster #basketball #sports #ArtFilm #documentary #ExperimentalFilm #USA #Japan #1990s