Department Of Internal Affairs - Latest News [Page 5]
DIA Strengthens International Partnership To Combat Online Child Sexual Exploitation And Abuse
Wednesday, 7 September 2022, 10:13 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
An experienced Special Agent from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has just completed a two-month international secondment with Te Tari Taiwhenua Department of Internal Affairs’ (DIA) Digital Child Exploitation Team. The Special Agent joined ... More >>
Report Recommends Crown Resume Collection Of Iwi Data
Friday, 2 September 2022, 3:36 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The Crown looks likely to resume collecting people’s iwi affiliation information when it introduces a new civil registration system in 2024. The Crown and Iwi will work to codesign a system that would enable Iwi to verify that data. ... More >>
Internal Affairs To Introduce New Civil Registration System In 2024
Monday, 22 August 2022, 4:04 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Te Tari Taiwhenua - the Department of Internal Affairs - will introduce a new Civil Registration system in 2024. The new system will be more efficient, secure, and reliable. “The civil registration system is changing because, while customers can already ... More >>
Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust Funding Round Now Open
Tuesday, 16 August 2022, 1:39 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Te Tari Taiwhenua is inviting members of the public to apply to the current funding round of the Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust. The Trust chairman, Mr Paul Chin, encourages people to make applications for proposals that support the aims of the Trust. The ... More >>
Applications Open For Funded International Study Through Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellowships
Monday, 8 August 2022, 2:48 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Applications for the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellowships, which offer Kiwis the chance to make a difference in their communities by travelling overseas to learn new skills, are now open. The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust provides New Zealanders ... More >>
Former Club Treasurer In Whakatāne Convicted And Sentenced For Misappropriation Of Pokie Grant Funds
Tuesday, 26 July 2022, 3:24 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
A former club treasurer appeared in court on 20 July 2022 to be sentenced for several offences under the Crimes Act 1961, relating to the misappropriation of $65k worth of class 4 (pokie) grant funds. The Whakatāne local was prosecuted by the Department ... More >>
Bold Changes Signalled For Local Government
Friday, 22 July 2022, 5:19 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Attendees of the Local Government Conference in Palmerston North were given a glimpse of the thinking into the future for Local Government today. The independent review panel members, Jim Palmer (chair) and Penny Hulse shared the key issues that will ... More >>
Appeal Dismissed In Criminal Prosecution Under Anti-Money Laundering And Countering Financing Of Terrorism Act
Monday, 18 July 2022, 3:17 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
An appeal against convictions in New Zealand’s first criminal prosecution under the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act (AML/CFT Act) was dismissed by the Court of Appeal on 1 July 2022. An estimated $1.35 billion from ... More >>
Nick Bollinger Named As Lilburn Research Fellow 2023
Tuesday, 5 July 2022, 3:08 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Writer, musician, and broadcaster Nick Bollinger has been awarded the prestigious Lilburn Research Fellowship for 2023. Mr Bollinger will use the Fellowship to research and write a book on culture, class and identity in New Zealand music, while being ... More >>
Nelson Man Sentenced To 26 Months Imprisonment For Possessing Child Sexual Exploitation And Bestiality Material
Wednesday, 15 June 2022, 2:09 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
A Nelson based man has been sentenced to 26 months imprisonment in the Nelson District Court today after pleading guilty to 7 representative charges relating to the possession of objectionable material depicting the sexual exploitation and abuse of children ... More >>
New Zealand Music Safeguarded In Global Music Vault
Monday, 13 June 2022, 12:25 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Works by New Zealand composer Douglas Lilburn will be the Alexander Turnbull Library’s first deposit to a new archiving initiative the Global Music Vault. Based in Wellington, New Zealand, the Alexander Turnbull Library holds the heritage collections of the ... More >>
Self-identification Process To Recognise Gender On Birth Certificates And Registering Gender For People Born Overseas
Friday, 10 June 2022, 10:08 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
Following the Government’s decision last year to make it easier for New Zealanders to change the sex or gender on their birth certificates, the public can now have their say on key elements of the self-identification process, and on the issue of ... More >>
New Zealand And Australia Collaborate In Fight Against Spam And Scam Messages
Wednesday, 8 June 2022, 1:37 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
New Zealand and Australia have agreed to enhance ongoing joint efforts to combat unlawful spam and scams under an agreement signed by the communications regulator of each country. Te Tari Taiwhenua Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) and the Australian ... More >>
DIA Prosecutes Two In Relation To Forged Security ID
Friday, 3 June 2022, 1:58 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
An Auckland man has been found guilty of working as a crowd controller for three concerts in Auckland in 2020 without holding a licence. His friend has also been prosecuted in connection for attempting to interfere with and influence the investigation. ... More >>
Napier Man Sentenced To 5 Years And 5 Months For Possessing And Distributing Child Exploitation Material
Thursday, 2 June 2022, 12:54 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
A Napier man has been sentenced to 5 years and 5 months in the Napier District Court today, after pleading guilty to nine representative charges relating to the possession and distribution of objectionable images and videos depicting the sexual exploitation ... More >>
Call For Poet Laureate Nominations
Wednesday, 1 June 2022, 10:38 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
The National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa is inviting nominations for the next New Zealand Poet Laureate. The award celebrates outstanding contributions to New Zealand poetry. Tokotoko of Cilla McQueen, New Zealand Poet Laureate 2009-2011. ... More >>
Communities Working Together Get Kids Reading
Monday, 30 May 2022, 11:06 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
A unique approach to engaging readers — building a whole community of support to encourage kids in Aotearoa to read — is seeing positive results, a report from Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa National Library of New Zealand shows. According to ... More >>
Foxton Man Sentenced To 4 Years For Creating And Distributing Child Sexual Exploitation Material
Wednesday, 25 May 2022, 9:30 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
A Foxton man was sentenced to 4 years in the Levin District Court yesterday, after pleading guilty to 15 representative charges relating to the creation, possession, and distribution of objectionable videos and images depicting the sexual exploitation ... More >>
He Aha Te Iwi O Tō Pēpē? Should The Crown Collect Iwi Affiliation Data?
Wednesday, 11 May 2022, 10:15 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Te Tari Taiwhenua Department of Internal Affairs is working collaboratively with Iwi advisors and experts to decide whether the Crown should collect data about people’s iwi affiliation. The Crown stopped systematically recording iwi affiliation information ... More >>
International Archival Service Expertise Helps New Zealand Preserve Its Audiovisual Taonga
Wednesday, 20 April 2022, 10:28 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
New Zealand’s archival agencies have signed an agreement with international archiving specialist Memnon to digitally preserve precious sound and video recordings. Memnon has almost 20 years’ experience in the large-scale digitisation of audio and video ... More >>