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Extension Of Support For Foreign Nationals In Hardship
Thursday, 24 September 2020, 2:54 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The Foreign Nationals Support Programme | Visitor Care Manaaki Manuhiri has been extended from 30 September to 30 November 2020. This extension will continue the support available under the Programme since 1 July 2020, to help visitors in New ... More >>
Parents Urged To Be Aware Of Harmful Content On Social Media
Tuesday, 8 September 2020, 4:55 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The Department of Internal Affairs, Classification Office and Netsafe are aware that a graphic and upsetting video of a death has been circulating on social media. We want parents to be aware of this video so they can support their tamariki to be ... More >>
New Service Provider For Digital Child Exploitation Filter
Wednesday, 5 August 2020, 4:01 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Te Tari Taiwhenua, Department of Internal Affairs, has announced Allot Limited as the new service provider for the Digital Child Exploitation Filter (DCEF) from 1 August 2020. The filter operates as a service provided to most New Zealand Internet ... More >>
Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust Funding Round Now Open
Tuesday, 4 August 2020, 9:11 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
Members of the public are invited to apply to the current funding round of the Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust. The Trust chairman, Mr Kai Luey, encourages people to make applications for proposals that support the aims of the Trust. The Trust funds activities ... More >>
Music Education The Focus Of Two Inaugural Lilburn Research Awards
Thursday, 30 July 2020, 11:05 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
Providing New Zealand music resources to students and performers is the focus of two inaugural Lilburn Research Awards, granted to Mathew Hoyes and Michael Vinten. The Lilburn Research Awards are a new joint initiative of the Alexander Turnbull ... More >>
Customer Nominated Services Information Sharing Agreement Agreed
Monday, 27 July 2020, 9:52 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
Government agencies are taking another step towards improving access to services, thanks to a new information sharing agreement that passed into law this week. The new agreement, led by the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), focuses on services ... More >>
Royal Commission Of Inquiry Into The Attack On Christchurch Mosques On 15 March 2019
Friday, 24 July 2020, 12:27 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The Royal Commission welcomes the Minister of Internal Affairs’ decision to extend the inquiry deadline to 26 November 2020 to enable the completion of its report. "When seeking an extension earlier this year to report back by 31 July 2020, ... More >>
Civil Proceedings Result In A Total Penalty Of $7.585m Against Two Money Remitters
Tuesday, 21 July 2020, 4:10 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The Auckland High Court has issued a judgment in the civil proceedings by the Department of Internal Affairs against Auckland based money remitter OTT Trading Group Limited (OTT) and Christchurch based money remitter, MSI Group Limited (MSI). These proceedings ... More >>
Keep It Real Online Goes Multi-lingual
Tuesday, 21 July 2020, 12:02 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The Department of Internal Affairs’ online safety website keepitrealonline.govt.nz is now available in Te Reo Māori, Samoan, Simplified Chinese and Hindi. “In developing this campaign, it was really important for us to make the tools and advice for Keep ... More >>
Internal Affairs To Deliver In-kind Assistance To Foreign Nationals In Serious Hardship
Tuesday, 30 June 2020, 3:38 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Te Tari Taiwhenua, Department of Internal Affairs, is working with New Zealand Red Cross to assist foreign nationals in New Zealand who are experiencing serious hardship as a result of COVID-19. From 1 July 2020, eligible people can apply for in-kind ... More >>
Summary Of Public Feedback On Online Gambling Review Released
Friday, 26 June 2020, 12:28 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The Department of Internal Affairs has today released a summary of the submissions received during consultation on online gambling in New Zealand. A discussion document was released in July 2019 which sought New Zealanders’ views on a future regulatory ... More >>
Anton Killin named as Lilburn Research Fellow 2021
Thursday, 25 June 2020, 1:30 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The Alexander Turnbull Library and the Lilburn Trust are delighted to announce that Dr Anton Killin has been awarded the prestigious Lilburn Research Fellowship for 2021. More >>
Man Sentenced To Six Months Community Detention For Falsifying Birth Record
Tuesday, 23 June 2020, 12:50 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
An Auckland man has been sentenced to six months community detention, 40 hours community work, and 12 months supervision for knowingly submitting a false statement to obtain a birth record, following a prosecution by Te Tari Taiwhenua, Department of Internal ... More >>
Internal Affairs Warns Of Potential Citizenship Scam Website
Wednesday, 27 May 2020, 12:15 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Te Tari Taiwhenua, Department of Internal Affairs, warns people applying for New Zealand citizenship against using unofficial websites after receiving complaints about a rogue website. “The only official website to apply for New Zealand citizenship ... More >>
Gambling Regulator Keeps Watch As Taverns Open Under Alert Level 2
Friday, 22 May 2020, 11:09 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
The Department of Internal Affairs’ Gambling Regulator is keeping a close watch on the pokie sector as taverns with pokie machines start lawfully operating gambling under Alert Level 2. Chris Thornborough, Programme Manager with the Gambling Regulator, ... More >>
Office Of Ethnic Communities Celebrates United Vision Of Aotearoa
Monday, 18 May 2020, 11:21 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
A speech about looking to the past to face the future has won the Office of Ethnic Communities Tohu Whetumatarau Award for Vision at the national Race Unity Speech Awards. Ondre Hapuku-Lambert from Karamu High School in Hawkes Bay was awarded the ... More >>
Voter Turnout And Representation Of Women In The 2019 Local Authority Elections
Thursday, 7 May 2020, 11:56 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
Since 1959, the Department of Internal Affairs (the Department) has compiled and released information on local authority elections (local elections). The 2019 local elections statistics cover the election of mayors, city and district councillors, ... More >>
Turnbull Library Makes Iconic Score Of Overture: Aotearoa Available Online
Friday, 1 May 2020, 1:21 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The original score of Douglas Lilburn’s Overture: Aotearoa has been digitised and is now available online, in celebration of its 80th anniversary and the twentieth year of New Zealand Music Month. “In recognition of these anniversaries and to ... More >>
Appointment To Executive Director, Office Of Ethnic Communities Role
Thursday, 23 April 2020, 1:13 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Anusha Guler has been appointed to the role of Executive Director, Office of Ethnic Communities at Te Tari Taiwhenua the Department of Internal Affairs and will take up the role on 1 June 2020. Ms Guler will be responsible for building relationships ... More >>
Advisory: Weddings And Civil Unions During Lockdown
Monday, 13 April 2020, 6:55 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
Information for the media from Jeff Montgomery, Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages Te Tari Taiwhenua, Department of Internal Affairs is aware of questions about weddings during the COVID-19 lockdown and would like you to be aware of the ... More >>
