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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 >>
DIA Issues Formal Warning To NZForex Limited For Anti-Money Laundering Non-Compliance
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 1:58 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
NZForex voluntarily disclosed to DIA that it had identified a system issue with its prescribed transaction reporting processes. This resulted in NZForex failing to report 3,182 transactions to the New Zealand Police Financial Intelligence Unit between ... More >>
Auckland Man Sentenced To 6 Months Home Detention Over Fraudulent Attempts To Seek Gambling Grant Funding
Wednesday, 5 March 2025, 2:52 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Aotearoa Gaming Trust declined all four applications and filed a complaint to the Department regarding the grant applications. Gilfedder did not obtain any grant funding. More >>
Avoid Being Overcharged Or Scammed, Use Govt.NZ For Official Services
Thursday, 30 January 2025, 4:09 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
“The only official website to apply for New Zealand citizenship by grant is www.govt.nz/apply-for-citizenship,” says Adrian Jarvis, General Manager of Services and Access at DIA. More >>
Public Service AI Framework: Guiding Responsible Deployment Of Artificial Intelligence
Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 5:50 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The framework and guidance are part of a wider cross-portfolio work programme, including a National AI Strategy, to advance New Zealand’s uptake of Artificial Intelligence, to drive productivity and growth across the New Zealand economy. More >>
Nominations For The Next Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador Close On 31 Jan
Friday, 17 January 2025, 9:35 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
The role will be eligible for a stipend of $50,000 per annum and is appointed for a two-year term, commencing mid-2025. More >>
Apple iOS Update Makes It Easier For New Zealanders To Report Scam Messages To DIA
Friday, 20 December 2024, 9:24 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
This new initiative, initiated by Apple and delivered in partnership with NZ telcos means that a user with an iPhone 14, 15 or 16, which has been updated with the latest iOS 18.2, can select “Report Junk” on a suspicious message and now the details ... More >>
Operation Into NZ Online Paedophile Network Identified 12,115 Pieces Of Illegal Child Abuse Material
Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 6:37 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The dedicated investigators and forensic specialists from the Department, NZ Police, NZ Customs Service and Oranga Tamariki have spent four years working to identify, investigate and prosecute the offenders at the heart of this network, says Tim Houston, ... More >>
DIA Files Civil Action Against Christchurch Casino
Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 6:43 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The casino is being taken to court for multiple alleged anti-money laundering & countering financing of terrorism breaches. More >>
Service Modernisation Roadmap: Digital Technologies Lead Way To Modern Government Services
Monday, 2 December 2024, 1:55 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
This comprehensive plan outlines the key initiatives and milestones over the next three years that aim to enhance the digital interactions between New Zealanders and government agencies. More >>
Samoan Citizenship Bill Passes Into Law
Tuesday, 26 November 2024, 5:41 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The eligibility criteria for those where the right to citizenship has been restored was decided by Members of New Zealand Parliament. The law does not extend citizenship to the descendants of those affected by the 1982 Act, except those descendants born ... More >>
Upper Hutt Man Sentenced To 12 Months Home Detention For Possessing Over 45,000 Sexual Child Exploitation Image & Videos
Friday, 15 November 2024, 2:15 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The 79-year-old was found after uploading child sexual exploitation and abuse images to a visual search engine, in an effort to seek out similar illegal material. More >>
DIA Announces New Management Structure
Wednesday, 30 October 2024, 5:33 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The Department will disestablish seven branches and create five new branches: Regulatory and Identity Services, Digital Services, Policy and Te Tiriti, Enterprise Services, and Partnerships and Commissions. Each will be led by a Deputy Secretary. More >>
Tauranga Man Sentenced For Possessing Over 8500 Images Of Children Being Sexually Exploited And Abused
Tuesday, 1 October 2024, 4:56 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Following an investigation by Tari Taiwhenua, Department of Internal Affairs, the offender pled guilty to one representative charge of knowingly possessing objectionable material depicting the sexual exploitation and abuse of children. More >>
SkyCity Penalised $4.16 Million For Anti-Money Laundering And Countering Financing Of Terrorism Breaches
Thursday, 26 September 2024, 3:49 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Today, Hon Justice Campbell, sitting in the Auckland High Court, ordered SkyCity to pay an agreed civil pecuniary penalty of $4.16 million NZD, following SkyCity admitting to all five causes of action in DIA’s statement of claim. SkyCity will ... More >>
Tauranga Man Sentenced To 7 Months Home Detention For Possessing Extreme Child Sexual Exploitation Material
Monday, 16 September 2024, 2:18 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
The investigation identified the man as the potential perpetrator and a search warrant was then executed at his home, where investigators located and seized multiple electronic devices. More >>
SkyCity Closure Highlights The Importance Of Protecting People From Gambling Harm
Monday, 16 September 2024, 2:04 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
SkyCity Auckland's five-day closure highlights the urgent need for gambling licence holders to adhere to harm minimisation obligations amid recent breaches identified by the Department of Internal Affairs. More >>
Combatting Online Child Exploitation This Child Safeguarding Week
Sunday, 15 September 2024, 10:51 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
In 2023, New Zealand agencies received over 18,000 referrals from US-based National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about online offending. More >>
Organisational Change Programme Announced At DIA
Monday, 19 August 2024, 4:34 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
We need to reduce what we spend by at least $12 million. The only way we can get there is by having a close look at what we do and how we do it, so we can save money, across a wide range of measures. More >>