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New Plymouth Man Sentenced To 11 Months Home Detention For Sharing Child Sexual Exploitation Material
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 2:51 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Judge Bolstad ordered the offender be placed on the child sex offender register and granted permanent name suppression. More >>
Citizenship Test To Be Introduced For Citizenship By Grant Applicants From Late 2027
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 12:05 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The test will become a requirement from late 2027. There is no impact on applications already lodged or those lodged before the test becomes a requirement. More >>
Auckland Man Caught With Over 64,000 Files Of Child Sexual Exploitation Material
Friday, 1 May 2026, 3:13 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Distributing child sexual abuse material and interacting with other offenders cultivates dangerous behaviours and increases the risk of physical harm to children. More >>
Law Firm Fined For Anti-Money Laundering Breaches
Friday, 24 April 2026, 11:09 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
“The offending in this case was serious as it was prolonged, intentional and systemic. As a law firm, Foster & Milroy’s partnership also had professional obligations to uphold the law, which they failed to do”, says Serge Sablyak, Director AML/CFT More >>
Children Attend Anzac Stories Launch
Wednesday, 22 April 2026, 4:50 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Anzac Stories draws on thousands of items, pictorial and written, formal government records and personal documentation from the collections held by Archives New Zealand and the National Library. More >>
Thousands Of Incorporated Societies Risk Deregistration If They Miss The Easter Sunday Deadline
Friday, 13 March 2026, 12:33 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Registered charities that are also incorporated societies should make sure they have re-registered with the Companies Office (or taken other action) and afterwards updated their information with Charities Services). More >>
DIA Reminds New Zealanders To Keep Their Passport Safe
Friday, 23 January 2026, 3:29 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
To encourage New Zealanders to keep their passports safe, we’re sharing some of last year’s most memorable mishaps. More >>
DIA Releases Deep-Dive Report
Saturday, 11 October 2025, 5:53 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
“This report finds that DIA’s processes and procedures are sound but there are opportunities for improvement,” Deputy Secretary for Partnerships and Commissions, Hoani Lambert says. More >>
Repeat Offender Found With Over 15,000 Child Sexual Exploitation Images, Sentenced To 30 Months Imprisonment
Friday, 11 July 2025, 12:31 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Forensic analysis of the seized devices revealed that Price knowingly shared over 800 files of child sexual exploitation and abuse material with 27 others. More >>
Referrals Of Terrorist And Violent Extremist Content Increased By 10 Percent In 2024
Wednesday, 9 July 2025, 10:44 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
The findings, published today in the 2024 Digital Violent Extremism Transparency Report, also show that 38 formal take-down notices were issued by the Department to platforms hosting objectionable content. More >>
DIA To Proceed With Restructure, With Some Changes
Tuesday, 24 June 2025, 4:08 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
This final stage of the Department’s change process, aimed at increasing efficiency and reducing costs, is targeting approximately $8 million in savings. It will disestablish 166 positions and create 106 new roles, resulting in a net reduction of 60 established ... More >>
Aroha/Te Aroha And Ariki/Te Ariki Top Māori Baby Names Of 2024/2025
Friday, 20 June 2025, 5:14 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Rounding out the top five names for kōtiro were: Maia/Māia/Te Māia, Moana/Te Moana, Anahera/Te Anahera and Atarangi/Te Atarangi/Te Ataarangi/Te-Atarangi. For tāne, the top five includes Wiremu, Koa, Mikaere and Rangi/Te Rangi/te Rangi/te rangi/Te-Rangi. More >>
Napier Man Sentenced To Intensive Supervision For Distributing Child Sexual Exploitation Online
Wednesday, 18 June 2025, 1:26 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The offender had earlier pled guilty to four representative charges relating to the distribution and possession of online child sexual abuse material. As part of his sentence, Judge Mackinstosh ordered the iPhone used during the offending to be forfeited ... More >>
Up To 30,000 Additional URLs Added To The Digital Child Exploitation Filter
Friday, 2 May 2025, 10:37 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
The DIA Digital Child Exploitation Filtering System previously blocked the access of less than 1,000 child sexual abuse material URLs each quarter. Following the integration of the IWF URL blocklist, the DIA Filter system will be updated with 2,000 – 30,000 ... More >>
Government Chief Digital Officer Issues Standard To Protect Government-held Personal Information
Thursday, 1 May 2025, 3:13 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Mr James, also Secretary for Internal Affairs, emphasises the importance of this new standard in maintaining public trust and confidence. More >>
Passport Fees To Increase From 2 May
Thursday, 1 May 2025, 1:46 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
From 2 May 2025, the price of an adult passport will increase from $215 to $247, and the price of a child passport from $125 to $144 (incl. GST). More >>
Over One Million Attempts To Access Child Sexual Exploitation Material Blocked In 2024
Wednesday, 30 April 2025, 11:12 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
Alongside the 1,032,683 access attempts to websites known to harbour child sexual exploitation material being blocked, 16,223 referrals were received from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children to NZ Police, DIA and NZ Customs Services, ... More >>
Nelson Man Sentenced To Two Years Imprisonment For Possessing Child Sexual Exploitation Material
Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 9:59 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
The 56-year-old was found after uploading 21 child sexual exploitation and abuse images to a visual search engine, in an effort to seek out similar illegal material. More >>
Decisions Announced On New Way Of Working For Archives New Zealand And National Library
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 5:26 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Archives New Zealand & the National Library will operate under joint leadership of the Chief Archivist & National Librarian, with a new senior leadership and organisational structure that enables greater sharing & collaboration of functions while maintaining ... More >>
Staff Consultation Begins, As DIA Enters Final Stage Of Organisational Change
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 3:03 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
It is proposed to disestablish 180 positions and create 116 new positions, meaning a proposed net reduction of 64 jobs More >>
