Frith Tweedie: Manage My Health breach – Privacy Commissioner's report has implications for every business

PremiumOpinionOpinion byFrith TweedieNZ Herald·1 Jun, 2026 12:00 AM4 mins to readThe Privacy Commissioner's initial Manage My Health report has relevance beyond healthcare. The Privacy Commissioner's initial Manage My Health report has relevance beyond healthcare. The Manage My Health breach wasn’t just a hack or a technical lapse. It was a governance failure amplified by over-reliance on vendors.That’s the message underpinning the findings of the Privacy Commissioner’s inquiry into the Manage My Health breach.

And it’s a message that should concern every New