MATTR, the firm behind NZ’s COVID vaccine pass, built the core infrastructure for the new NZ Verify app, but it’s only mentioned in the app’s legal fine print, not in any official government announcements. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
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Issue #99 for 26 May 2025
What’s the MATTR?
COVID-era ‘trust tech’ firm reemerges as the government’s silent partner
In brief
MATTR, the company behind My Vaccine Pass, is back—this time powering the new NZ Verify digital ID app.
The app was launched in May 2025 by the Department of Internal Affairs, but MATTR isn’t mentioned in any official announcements.
The only reference to MATTR appears in the app’s fine print as the licensor of core technology.
Ministers say the current function of NZ Verify is just the start.
The lack of transparency is unusual given MATTR’s past prominence and the stakes of digital identity infrastructure.
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