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Department Of Internal Affairs - Latest News [Page 34]

Managing digital identity in a networked world

Monday, 30 April 2012, 1:40 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs

How do we manage our personal information in online relationships with friends, family, businesses, government agencies, NGOs and community service providers? Have our concepts of personal identity and identity management changed in the social networking era, ... More >>

New way for people to access organisations online

Monday, 30 April 2012, 11:41 am | Department Of Internal Affairs

Development is underway on a new online service which will enable people to more easily interact with public and private sector organisations. The service, named RealMe, was announced at the 2012 Identity Conference in Wellington today by the ... More >>

Pokie expenditure drops in first quarter

Friday, 27 April 2012, 9:39 am | Department Of Internal Affairs

Gaming machine expenditure in the country’s 1400 pubs and clubs in the first three months of 2012 was almost 8 per cent down on the last three months of 2011, continuing the trend that occurs over summer. More >>

Migrants targeted in phone calling scam

Friday, 20 April 2012, 5:30 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs

The Department of Internal Affairs is warning migrants to beware of a new phone-calling scam offering citizenship on the payment of documentation fees via Western Union. More >>

Christchurch re-build and the ethnic population

Friday, 20 April 2012, 12:27 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs

EthnicA Conference Christchurch When: Saturday 28 April 2012 Time: 9.00am - 4.30pm Where: Peppers Clearwater Resort, Harewood, Christchurch More >>

Google Privacy Expert key speaker at Identity Conference

Monday, 2 April 2012, 6:30 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs

Google's Director for Privacy and Product and Engineering Dr Alma Whitten is just one of the international experts on identity and identity theft speaking at the Identity Conference 2012 to be held at Te Papa on 30 April and 1 May More >>

Reminder: Daylight saving ends on Sunday

Monday, 26 March 2012, 3:42 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs

New Zealand Daylight Saving will end next Sunday, 1 April 2012, when 3.00am becomes 2.00am. People may find it convenient to put their clocks back by one hour before going to bed on Saturday 31 March. More >>

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 >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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