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Home detention for child sex criminal
Friday, 23 October 2015, 4:42 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
An Auckland IT consultant was sentenced to 8 months home detention and 300 hours of community work in the Auckland District Court today. Jonathan Haffenden, 48, pleaded guilty to two representative charges of distributing and possessing objectionable ... More >>
Decision of the Film and Literature Board of Review
Wednesday, 14 October 2015, 3:44 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
IN THE MATTER OF: An application under s47 by the Family First New Zealand Inc for a review of the book “Into the River” by Ted Dawe More >>
Dissenting Opinion of Dr Don Mathieson
Wednesday, 14 October 2015, 3:44 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
1. The majority decision, lucidly expressed by the Deputy President, records that I disagree with the result reached by the majority. I continue to believe that the appropriate restriction is R18. At the very least there should be an R14 restriction ... More >>
International operation tracks offender
Wednesday, 14 October 2015, 3:36 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The combined efforts of international online businesses and government agencies, including the Department of Internal Affairs, led to a Christchurch storeman being convicted on 45 charges of distributing and possessing child sex abuse material. ... More >>
Unfolding the Map – the cartography of New Zealand
Wednesday, 14 October 2015, 2:59 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
A new exhibition showcasing the history of maps in New Zealand will open tomorrow at the National Library. It tells the story of this country’s maps – from the surprisingly accurate charts of Captain Cook’s 18th Century voyages to the GPS ... More >>
Get Ready to GIF It Up
Monday, 12 October 2015, 1:50 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The National Library of New Zealand’s GIF IT UP challenge is back. DigitalNZ and the Digital Public Library of America are calling for the best animated GIFs reusing historical material from libraries and archives from across the world. More >>
40 years since the Māori land march arrived at parliament
Friday, 9 October 2015, 11:13 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
Traffic into Wellington came to a standstill as thousands of Māori and Pākehā streamed along the motorway into the capital on 13 October 1975, concluding the Māori land march to parliament. More >>
Sentenced for pokie grant fraud
Wednesday, 30 September 2015, 4:58 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
A company director who falsified applications for grants from a gaming machine society has been sentenced to six months community detention and 400 hours community work. He also has to repay more than $47,000 to the society for return to the community. More >>
Jailed for child sexual abuse pictures
Wednesday, 30 September 2015, 4:28 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
A Hastings man who pleaded guilty to 10 charges of possessing child sexual abuse images was today jailed for 12 months. More >>
VIP transport fleet replacement
Wednesday, 30 September 2015, 11:50 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
The Department of Internal Affairs announced today that it will be replacing 32 of its fleet of 34 VIP vehicles with new BMW 730Lds. More >>
Reminder: Daylight saving starts this weekend
Wednesday, 23 September 2015, 1:18 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
New Zealand daylight saving begins this Sunday, 27 September 2015, when clocks go forward an hour at 2.00 am to become 3.00 am. The extra hour of daylight in the evenings will run till Sunday 3 April 2016, when clocks go back an hour at 3.00 am to 2.00 ... More >>
False statement brings home detention and community work
Friday, 18 September 2015, 2:16 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
A Christchurch taxi driver has been sentenced to four months home detention and 140 hours Community Work for making a false statement under the Citizenship Act. More >>
Chief Archivist releases report on Managing Text Messages
Tuesday, 15 September 2015, 12:25 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Chief Archivist Marilyn Little today released the report of her review into the Prime Minister’s recordkeeping practices in regard to text messages. The decision to carry out the review arose from a request by James Shaw MP in November last year, ... More >>
DIA warning about targeted email scam
Wednesday, 9 September 2015, 5:22 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Internal Affairs is warning people to be aware of a targeted email attack, also known as “whaling”, that could cause significant financial losses to New Zealand companies. More >>
Formal public warning to Jin Yuan Finance Ltd
Wednesday, 2 September 2015, 10:38 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
An Auckland-based financial institution has received the first public warning issued by the Department of Internal Affairs under the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 (AML/CFT Act). The AML/CFT Act requires New Zealand’s ... More >>
New Poet Laureate announced
Tuesday, 11 August 2015, 7:59 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
The National Library is delighted to announce Christian Karlson Stead of Auckland as the new Poet Laureate for 2015 - 2017. More >>
Community work for Citizenship Act offence
Thursday, 6 August 2015, 5:47 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
A Timaru couple were today sentenced to 150 hours’ community work for making a false statement under the Citizenship Act 1977. More >>
Government Microsoft Licensing Agreement extended
Wednesday, 15 July 2015, 12:43 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The successful all-of-government Microsoft Licensing Agreement has been extended for another three years, says Government Chief Technology Officer, Tim Occleshaw. More >>
Motuoapa Marina redevelopment in consenting phase
Monday, 6 July 2015, 2:17 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Work to transform Lake Taupo’s Motuoapa Marina into a modern marina with improved launching and retrieval capabilities is now at the consenting phase. More >>
Public urged to have their say on fire services
Thursday, 2 July 2015, 4:44 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The Hon Paul Swain has endorsed the discussion document released recently on options for modernising New Zealand’s fire services. Mr Swain wants people to have their say on how fire services should be managed and run to ensure they meet the needs ... More >>
