Department Of Internal Affairs - Latest News [Page 29]
Guilty plea over pokie profits
Thursday, 13 February 2014, 11:03 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
A 67 year old man has pleaded guilty to five charges of theft by a person in a special relationship after he failed to bank $93,127 of pokie machine profits. The Department of Internal Affairs, which is responsible for the integrity of the New Zealand gambling ... More >>
Historic fine for spam company
Thursday, 13 February 2014, 10:02 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
An Auckland based marketing company has been ordered to pay $120,000 for sending spam via email and text messages – the largest penalty imposed for sending spam in New Zealand. More >>
Guilty plea for gambling society theft
Tuesday, 11 February 2014, 12:04 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
A former sports organisation treasurer has pleaded guilty to 14 charges of using a document for pecuniary advantage and one charge of false accounting. More >>
Pokie money theft from Auckland hotel brings conviction
Monday, 10 February 2014, 12:32 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Pokie money theft from Auckland hotel brings conviction A former manager of Auckland’s Albion Hotel was convicted on Friday 7 February 2014 of stealing more than $35 000 of gaming machine money. A jury at Auckland District Court heard how Michael Anthony ... More >>
361 same sex marriages since law change
Friday, 24 January 2014, 3:52 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Three hundred and sixty one same sex couples have got married in New Zealand from August to December 2013. More >>
Child sex abuse sites bookmarked as favourites
Tuesday, 21 January 2014, 2:41 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
A New Plymouth man was sentenced today to two years nine months in prison for possessing and distributing online pictures of children being sexually exploited and abused. More >>
Internal Affairs makes forecasting error public
Thursday, 12 December 2013, 4:38 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Internal Affairs makes forecasting error public Forecasting errors by the Department of Internal Affairs resulted in over-stating the forecast funds available to the Lottery Grants Board in 2013/14 by $12.44 million. This information is made public ... More >>
Child sex abuse pictures bring jail term
Tuesday, 10 December 2013, 4:24 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
A 49-year-old Auckland beneficiary was jailed today for 10-and-a-half months after he pleaded guilty to 30 charges of possessing objectionable publications – pictures of children being sexually exploited or abused. More >>
Licence suspensions reinstated for pokie breaches
Tuesday, 10 December 2013, 4:12 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The Department of Internal Affairs says it is very pleased that the Court of Appeal has clarified the Gambling Act and decided that the suspension or cancellation of licences for past one-off breaches can be imposed. More >>
Mixing and Mashing wins students $2000 prize
Friday, 6 December 2013, 3:28 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Mixing up freely available images to tell a compelling environmental story has won three sisters the Supreme Student Storytelling award in Mix & Mash 2013. “The competition celebrates and encourages the creative reuse of freely-available data and content ... More >>
Key Individuals interviewed in pokie grants investigation
Thursday, 5 December 2013, 2:09 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The Department of Internal Affairs confirmed today that key individuals in Operation Chestnut have been interviewed as part of an ongoing investigation into the alleged manipulation of gaming machine grants. More >>
New information management service for government agencies
Friday, 22 November 2013, 1:44 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
A new all-of-government information management service will help agencies create better public services in a digital world, says Government Chief Information Officer Colin MacDonald. More >>
Home detention on birthday
Wednesday, 6 November 2013, 4:45 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
A Porirua man marked his 40th birthday by being sentenced to five months’ home detention for possessing child sexual abuse pictures. More >>
New desktop computing service helps agencies work together
Friday, 1 November 2013, 2:48 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
A new all-of-government desktop computer service will make workplaces more flexible and help agencies work together more closely to deliver better public services, says Government Chief Information Officer Colin MacDonald. More >>
Home detention for Greymouth sign writer
Friday, 25 October 2013, 7:48 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
A 40-year-old Greymouth man has been sentenced today to six months home detention after being found guilty of possessing child sexual abuse pictures. More >>
Ministers Expenses - 1 July 2013 to 30 September 2013
Thursday, 24 October 2013, 1:09 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Information about travel and accommodation expenses for members of the Executive (Ministers of the Crown). Expenses are administered by the Department of Internal Affairs. More >>
Booker win can inspire others, says National Librarian
Wednesday, 16 October 2013, 5:53 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The success of Man Booker Prize winner Eleanor Catton should inspire aspiring writers of all ages to start writing the next great New Zealand novel, says National Librarian Bill Macnaught. More >>
14 October closing date for Whey Inquiry submissions
Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 1:24 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
People who want to make submissions to stage one of the Government Inquiry into the Whey Protein Concentrate Contamination Incident have until 14 October to do so. More >>
Internal Affairs Contact Centre wins top award
Wednesday, 25 September 2013, 3:11 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The Department of Internal Affairs Contact Centre has taken out the top prize for New Zealand’s best mid-sized contact centre. The CRM Consulting award, for contact centres with more than 50 seats, is the second time in a row the Department has won ... More >>
Next in Line: The Young Cartoonist Award
Wednesday, 25 September 2013, 12:59 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
You are invited to take a close look at New Zealand’s social and political landscape through the eyes of up-and-coming cartoonists at the next exhibition at the Alexander Turnbull Library Gallery. More >>
