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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 >>
Ministerial credit card statements August 2011 release
Thursday, 4 August 2011, 3:09 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
These documents are proactively released by the Department quarterly and include the statements and reconciliations for Ministers and ministers’ office staff processed at the time of the release. Any reconciliations not processed at the time of publication ... More >>
Ministers' expenses 1 April 2011 to 30 June 2011
Thursday, 4 August 2011, 3:06 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Information about travel and accommodation expenses for members of the Executive (Ministers of the Crown). More >>
Gaming machine spend lifts again
Friday, 22 July 2011, 3:47 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Gaming machine expenditure in the country’s 1400 pubs and clubs has risen for the second quarter running and in the year to June rose almost $7 million or 0.8 per cent to $856 million, according to figures released by the Department of Internal ... More >>
Beware of RWC scams
Friday, 22 July 2011, 12:34 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The Department of Internal Affairs’ Anti-Spam Compliance Unit is warning the public to be vigilant when opening emails or SMS messages during the run-up to the Rugby World Cup 2011. Senior investigator, Toni Demetriou, says major international events ... More >>
Impact of anti-spam law being surveyed
Monday, 27 June 2011, 4:42 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Internal Affairs’ Anti-Spam Compliance Unit is conducting a survey to gauge the impact of the four-year-old Unsolicited Electronic Messages (UEM) Act and incoming spam on New Zealand businesses and individuals. More >>
Migrant businesswomen blaze an inspirational trail
Friday, 24 June 2011, 12:53 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
As a refugee from Burundi, Odetta Ntezicimpa, spent five years in refugee camps before arriving in New Zealand, fluent in three languages but finding English a struggle. Now she’s running her own business as a driving instructor, having learned to drive ... More >>
