Department Of Internal Affairs - Latest News [Page 34]
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 >>
Diwali spirit to light up Parliament
Monday, 12 September 2011, 12:18 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Around 300 people are expected to attend a celebration of the Hindu festival of Diwali at Parliament on Monday 26 September. More >>
Running a RWC sweepstake?
Friday, 9 September 2011, 1:17 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
With the Rugby World Cup tournament about to kick off the Department of Internal Affairs has issued a reminder about the rules for running a sweep. Under the Gambling Act 2003, sweepstakes are a form of class 1 gambling where the total value of all ... More >>
Watch the time, rugby fans!
Monday, 5 September 2011, 3:44 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Fans attending or watching a television broadcast of three Rugby World Cup matches on Sunday 25 September could miss the kickoff if they forget to adjust their watches the night before. More >>
Muslim community gathers to celebrate Eid
Tuesday, 30 August 2011, 5:07 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Members of the Muslim community are gathering at Parliament on Tuesday 6 September to celebrate the Islamic festival of Eid ul-Fitr (Eid). Eid-ul Fitr is a festival of feasts, celebrated by Muslims all over the world when the fasting month of Ramadan ... More >>
Open and Transparent Government - Declaration
Monday, 15 August 2011, 11:25 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
Data and information must be open, trusted and authoritative, well managed, readily available, without charge where possible and re-usable. Personal and classified information must be protected. More >>
Preferred Suppliers for Government Infrastructure named
Friday, 5 August 2011, 1:11 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The Department of Internal Affairs is pleased to announce that three suppliers have been invited to participate in the next stage of the tender process to provide datacentre housing and utility computing and storage services to government agencies. More >>
