Should the Privacy Commissioner launch an investigation?

Andrea Vance reports that there are now allegations that Te Pati Maori used information collected for Covid-19 immunisations to target voters.

They are just allegations, but they need to be investigated. As the allegations go across four or more different agencies (Electoral Commission, Stats NZ, Health NZ, MSD) I don’t think they can investigate properly.

However arguably the Privacy Commissioner could. Section 79(b) of the Privacy Act allows them to initiate an investigation. That would seem the best bet, but failing that a government inquiry led by a KC.