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Reminder: Daylight saving ends on Sunday
Tuesday, 29 March 2016, 3:25 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
New Zealand Daylight Saving will end next Sunday, 3 April 2016, when 3.00am becomes 2.00am. More >>
Mr Explorer Douglas and his giant geological maps
Wednesday, 16 March 2016, 4:53 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
(40 minutes talk with time for Q&A) with time afterwards to view the maps on the lower ground floor if you so choose. The event is on Te Ahumairangi, Ground Floor, National Library, cnr Molesworth and Aitken Streets. More >>
Commission to assess Waiheke application
Thursday, 10 March 2016, 2:48 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The Local Government Commission has agreed to assess an application from “Our Waiheke’’ for a unitary council for Waiheke. More >>
Gambling expenditure up in FY 2014/15
Wednesday, 24 February 2016, 3:46 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Gamblers in New Zealand spent* $2091 million dollars on the four main forms of gambling in the 2014/15 financial year, $25.5 million (1.2 per cent) more than the previous year, according to figures compiled by the Department of Internal Affairs. They spent ... More >>
Commission thanks Wairarapa community
Wednesday, 24 February 2016, 1:47 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The Local Government Commission is appreciative of the Wairarapa public’s attendance and contributions at public meetings to discuss local government reform in their area. More >>
Trans-Tasman allies extend agreement to fight spam
Monday, 15 February 2016, 1:48 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The trans-Tasman fight against the scourge of spam has been bolstered following a renewed and expanded alliance between the Australian Communications and Media Authority and the New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs. Under a revamped memorandum of ... More >>
Home detention for child abuse collection
Thursday, 11 February 2016, 10:25 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
A West Coast man was sentenced (10 Feb) to eight months’ home detention in the Greymouth District Court for possessing child sex abuse pictures. Stephen Marshall Neill, 27, unemployed, had earlier pleaded guilty to possessing objectionable publications ... More >>
More than 27,000 new Kiwis in 2015
Friday, 5 February 2016, 2:40 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
This Waitangi Day, New Zealand will roll out the welcome mat to 24 new citizens at Government House, and acknowledge over 27,000 people who were granted citizenship last year. More >>
Input sought on stronger local government
Friday, 5 February 2016, 2:26 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The Local Government Commission and the Masterton, Carterton and South Wairarapa district councils are seeking views, through a series of public meetings, on achieving stronger local government for the Wairarapa. More >>
Internal Affairs warns of inheritance fraud scam
Wednesday, 3 February 2016, 5:34 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Internal Affairs has been alerted to a phishing scam that resulted in significant financial loss to the targeted individual. More >>
Pokie spending up over 2015
Wednesday, 3 February 2016, 4:59 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Gaming machine expenditure in pubs and clubs in the year ended December 2015 was up 2 per cent on the previous year, 2014, from $811.4 m to $828 m, according to figures from the Department of Internal Affairs. This was despite there being fewer licence ... More >>
LGC begins ‘Regional Conversations’
Wednesday, 3 February 2016, 12:19 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The Local Government Commission begins its Regional Conversations initiative today with a visit to Marlborough. Commission Chair Sir Wira Gardiner, Commissioner Janie Annear, with chief executive Sandra Preston, will be in Blenheim to meet with Mayor ... More >>
Top 20 Māori boys’ and girls’ names for 2015
Friday, 29 January 2016, 12:20 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Topping the list of the most popular Māori baby names in 2015 were Maia for girls and Nikau for boys according to Te Tari Taiwhenua, the Department of Internal Affairs. The figures were collected from all births registered in New Zealand in the year ... More >>
Two year investigation leads to prosecution
Thursday, 21 January 2016, 5:20 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Seven individuals and two organisations charged with offences under the Crimes Act and Gambling Act appeared in Manukau District Court today. The alleged offending followed a two year investigation by the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) and ... More >>
Olivia and Oliver top baby names for 2015
Wednesday, 6 January 2016, 12:08 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
With a very similar ring to them, Olivia and Oliver have topped the list of most popular names for new-born girls and boys in 2015. More >>
Historic South Island and Māori newspapers on Papers Past
Tuesday, 5 January 2016, 1:57 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The fiercely competitive world of newspaper publishing during the nineteenth century Otago gold rush has come to life with the latest digitisation project for the National Library’s Papers Past website. More >>
The Warehouse fined for marketing practice
Thursday, 17 December 2015, 12:25 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The Warehouse fined for marketing practice The Warehouse Group Ltd has been fined almost $20,000 for repeatedly sending marketing emails to people who had asked not to receive them. This is the largest civil infringement notice issued by the Department ... More >>
Government Recordkeeping and Audit Report
Wednesday, 16 December 2015, 5:02 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The Chief Archivist’s report to the Minister of Internal Affairs on the state of recordkeeping in public offices and the 2014/15 recordkeeping audits was presented to the House of Representatives today. More >>
High demand for 10-year passports
Friday, 11 December 2015, 12:03 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
A surge in demand for new 10-year passports has seen the Department of Internal Affairs’ New Zealand passport office receive 31,372 passport applications since 30 November. More >>
Brothers GIF UP Sky Tower to win challenge
Wednesday, 9 December 2015, 4:22 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Brothers GIF UP Sky Tower to win challenge Three brothers from Auckland have scooped the top New Zealand student awards in the 2015 GIF IT UP Challenge. GIF IT UP encourages people of all ages to choose an image from an online heritage collection and make ... More >>
