Department Of Internal Affairs - Latest News [Page 42]
Christchurch spam raid has sequel in court
Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 9:20 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
The Department of Internal Affairs has asked the High Court to impose financial penalties of $200,000 on each of three New Zealanders involved in a major international spamming operation. This is the first court action since the introduction of the anti-spam ... More >>
Applications for Community Internship Programme
Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 5:29 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Grants from CIP allow non-profit, grassroots organisations to pay the salaries of staff with high-level skills from the public, private or community sector. They are employed as interns for three to six months at no cost to their organisation. More >>
Two years' jail for child sex abuse pictures
Thursday, 2 October 2008, 3:57 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Downloading from the Internet images of children being sexually abused has resulted in a Hokitika man being jailed for two years. More >>
Daylight saving begins this weekend
Monday, 22 September 2008, 12:53 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
New Zealand daylight saving begins next Sunday 28 September 2008, when clocks go forward an hour at 2.00 am to become 3.00 am. The extra hour of daylight in the evenings will run till Sunday 5 April 2009, when clocks go back an hour at 3 a.m. to 2 a.m. More >>
Spam anniversary
Friday, 5 September 2008, 12:22 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
The Department of Internal Affairs Anti-Spam Compliance Unit has stamped its identity on the international scene in its first year of operation. More >>
Sustainable Urban Development Discussion document
Tuesday, 2 September 2008, 10:06 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
A discussion document Building sustainable urban communities Designing a place-based approach to sustainable urban development in New Zealand has been published today. More >>
Publican fined for providing credit to gambler
Thursday, 28 August 2008, 5:07 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
A Kaiapoi publican today became the first person to be convicted under the Gambling Act 2003 for providing credit to a gambler. More >>
Supporting evacuees after storm. national summary
Thursday, 31 July 2008, 11:14 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
One of civil defence emergency management's (CDEM) aims in response to the national storm is to support those people who have been evacuated and to help them return to their homes safely as soon as possible. More >>
Annual pokie spend drops
Thursday, 24 July 2008, 4:55 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Gaming machine expenditure in the country's 1600 pubs and clubs fell by just over one per cent in the year to June 30, 2008, from an estimated $950 million to $938.3 million, according to figures from the Department of Internal Affairs. In the 2006/07 ... More >>
Four years jail for sex offender
Wednesday, 9 July 2008, 5:21 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
A second man has been jailed today following Internal Affairs Department investigations into Internet activity involving the possession of pictures of adults sexually abusing children. The investigation also revealed that the man had been abusing a young New ... More >>
Man jailed for child sex abuse pictures
Wednesday, 9 July 2008, 11:31 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
A 28-year-old Christchurch man was today jailed for two years and three months when he appeared for sentence in the Christchurch District Court for possessing child sex abuse pictures. More >>
Bar manager convicted
Thursday, 3 July 2008, 5:05 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
A former Auckland bar manager was sentenced to three months home detention and 50 hours community service for theft and failing to bank gaming machine profits. More >>
Jailed for offering child sex abuse movies
Friday, 27 June 2008, 2:13 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
An Auckland computer systems engineer was jailed for 15 months today when he appeared for sentence in the Auckland District Court on 23 charges of possessing and distributing objectionable publications. He is the sixth person to be jailed this year in Internal ... More >>
Another jailing for child sex abuse pictures
Friday, 13 June 2008, 5:27 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
A Christchurch sickness beneficiary is the fifth person to be jailed this year in Internal Affairs Department prosecutions involving child sex abuse pictures. More >>
Hutt Valley 'Rocketguy' jailed
Tuesday, 10 June 2008, 5:09 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
A 40-year-old Lower Hutt man was today jailed for two years and four months for possessing pictures and movies of children being sexually abused after a German police tip-off. More >>
Jail term for sexually explicit pictures
Wednesday, 4 June 2008, 4:46 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
A 68-year-old auto electrician was jailed for two years after pleading guilty in the Hamilton District Court to 40 charges of knowingly possessing objectionable images. Judge Robert Spear yesterday refused to allow Warren Bradley David Harding, of Dinsdale, ... More >>
Pokie spend drops
Wednesday, 30 April 2008, 4:06 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Gaming machine expenditure in almost 1600 pubs and clubs around the country fell by just under 11 per cent to $218.5 million in the three months to March 31, 2008 reversing the trend of the previous three quarters, according to figures from the ... More >>
Jailed for child sex abuse pictures
Wednesday, 23 April 2008, 3:04 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
A 38-year-old Wanganui man was jailed for 11 months when he was resentenced on 10 charges of possessing objectionable publications – pictures of children being sexually abused by adults. More >>
Thumbs up for major identity initiative
Monday, 21 April 2008, 2:09 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
A new online, secure service providing access to government services has received strong endorsement from potential users. This was the key finding that emerged from the recent consultation process, about the Identity Verification Service, led by ... More >>
No let up in fight against child sex abuse
Tuesday, 8 April 2008, 1:05 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The sad fact is that Internal Affairs censorship inspectors are working flat out dealing with offenders trading in child sex abuse images, the Department's Deputy Secretary, Keith Manch, said today. More >>
