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Keeping your identity yours
Friday, 23 March 2012, 11:06 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
Fraud Awareness Week in New Zealand is part of a trans-Tasman initiative of the Australasian Consumer Fraud Taskforce (ACFT), established in March 2005. The Department of Internal Affairs registers births, deaths and marriages, issues passports and ... More >>
Pending prosecution was no deterrent to continued offending
Wednesday, 21 March 2012, 1:37 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
A 26-year-old unemployed man continued to distribute objectionable pictures on the Internet even though he knew he was facing two other prosecutions. More >>
Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust applications closing soon
Thursday, 1 March 2012, 4:29 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust is now receiving applications to its first funding round of 2012. The Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust was established in 2004 in recognition of the hardship caused by the poll tax and other discriminatory legislation, and ... More >>
Ignore death-threat email
Thursday, 23 February 2012, 3:33 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Internal Affairs is warning the public to ignore a death-threat email that is again doing the rounds. More >>
Treaty of Waitangi on view at Archives NZ on Waitangi Day
Wednesday, 1 February 2012, 1:57 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Wellingtonians and visitors to the capital can see the original 1840 Treaty of Waitangi for free at Archives New Zealand from 10am to 4pm this Waitangi Day, Monday 6 February. Archivists will also be giving talks about the origins and history of the Treaty ... More >>
International cooperation sees NZ offender jailed
Friday, 27 January 2012, 5:35 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
A tipoff to the Department of Internal Affairs from American authorities has resulted in an Auckland man being jailed (yesterday) for 14 months for possessing objectionable publications. More >>
Year of the Dragon celebrated at Parliament
Thursday, 26 January 2012, 2:11 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The Chinese Year of the Dragon will be celebrated at Parliament on 8 February 2012 at an event hosted by the new Minister for Ethnic Affairs, Hon Judith Collins. More >>
Pokie spend rose in 2011
Wednesday, 25 January 2012, 3:16 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Gaming machine expenditure in the country’s 1400 pubs and clubs in the year ended 31 December 2011 was three per cent up on 2010, from $840.7 million to $866.8 million, according to figures released by the Department of Internal Affairs. More >>
Ruby, Liam most popular baby names in 2011
Wednesday, 4 January 2012, 12:01 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Ruby and Liam are the most popular names for girls and boys as registered with the Office of Births, Deaths and Marriages in 2011, according to details released today by the Department of Internal Affairs. More >>
Charges laid over gambling society grant
Thursday, 10 November 2011, 4:35 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Two Hawkes Bay men appeared in the Napier District Court today on fraud charges laid by the Department of Internal Affairs over a gaming machine grant paid by Hastings-based gambling society, the Infinity Foundation Limited, to a Napier organisation in May ... More >>
Government 'Infrastructure as a Service' Contracts Awarded
Tuesday, 25 October 2011, 4:20 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Supplier contracts for Government Infrastructure as a Service have been confirmed today by the Department of Internal Affairs with the appointment of Datacom and Revera. More >>
Government goes to market for mobile technology
Friday, 21 October 2011, 9:56 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
Today the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) in conjunction with the Ministry for Economic Development (MED) posted a Request for Proposal (RFP) for all-of-government mobile telephony products and services. More >>
Gaming machine take lifts again
Thursday, 20 October 2011, 4:10 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Gaming machine expenditure in the country’s 1400 pubs and clubs has risen for the third quarter running and in the year to September was up 2 per cent to $862.2 million, according to figures released by the Department of Internal Affairs . Spending in ... More >>
Faxes now captured by anti-spam law
Wednesday, 19 October 2011, 4:27 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The schedule of the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007 has been amended to remove ‘facsimiles’ from the list of exempt electronic messages. This means that an individual or company may no longer send a commercial fax, with a New Zealand ... More >>
In Online Job Vacancies In September
Wednesday, 19 October 2011, 10:09 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
The number of skilled job vacancies advertised online dropped in September, according to the latest analysis by the Department of Labour. More >>
igovt services win innovation award
Tuesday, 18 October 2011, 10:03 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
The igovt services provided by the Department of Internal Affairs received a ‘first equal’ highly commended prize in the Innovation category at the 2011 Australia and New Zealand Internet Awards (ANZIA) in Melbourne yesterday (17 October). More >>
The Turnbull tackles 50 years of All Black greats
Monday, 10 October 2011, 12:22 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
A unique collection of All Black team photos is amongst the latest additions to Timeframes the Alexander Turnbull Library’s online image collection. The photos come from Crown Studios, which was established around 1921 by prominent Wellington photographer, ... More >>
Pokie operator bows out
Wednesday, 5 October 2011, 1:51 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Dunedin-based gambling society, Caversham Foundation Limited, has surrendered its gaming machine operator's licence. This follows a Department of Internal Affairs’ proposal to cancel the licence because Caversham had failed to generate sufficient ... More >>
Canterbury Earthquakes Interim Report to be handed over
Wednesday, 5 October 2011, 11:08 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission – Te Komihana Rūwhenua a te Karauna – will present its interim report to the Governor General of New Zealand on 10 October 2011. The interim report will include interim recommendations that will assist ... More >>
More High Court action against alleged spammer
Wednesday, 14 September 2011, 5:22 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The Department of Internal Affairs’ Anti-Spam Compliance Unit is taking further High Court action against an alleged spammer, seeking financial penalties of $200,000 against the company principal and $500,000 against his company. More >>
