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Hundreds Of Complaints About New Scams
Thursday, 19 November 2020, 10:05 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
Te Tari Taiwhenua Department of Internal Affairs has received hundreds of complaints over the last 24 hours about large-scale phishing scams the public should be aware of. The scams involve people being sent a text message with a link to a website that ... More >>
New Website Connects To Pacific Cultural Heritage Collections From Across The Pacific
Wednesday, 18 November 2020, 3:58 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The Pacific Virtual Museum pilot project website, https://digitalpasifik.org/ is now live. https://digitalpasifik.org/ will provide access to Pacific cultural heritage items held in the world’s museums, libraries, archives, universities, and other ... More >>
Royal Commission Of Inquiry Into The Terrorist Attack On Christchurch Mosques On 15 March 2019
Wednesday, 18 November 2020, 3:39 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The Royal Commission has completed its inquiry process and is focused on producing the report. All interviews, meetings, evidence and analysis work are now complete. Commissioners and the secretariat conducted close to 400 meetings and interviews ... More >>
Royal Commission Of Inquiry Into The Terrorist Attack On Christchurch Mosques On 15 March 2019
Wednesday, 11 November 2020, 3:03 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
As the Royal Commission completes the final stages of the inquiry into the terrorist attack on Christchurch mosques on 15 March 2019, Commissioners have now concluded engagement with Muslim communities. Supported by JustCommunity and Navigate Your ... More >>
Royal Commission: Update 21
Wednesday, 4 November 2020, 10:37 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
The Royal Commission welcomes a change to the Terms of Reference that guide this inquiry. From today, the title of this inquiry has been gazetted as the Royal Commission into the Terrorist Attack on Christchurch Mosques on 15 March 2019. This is a change ... More >>
A Change To The Name Of The Royal Commission Into The Christchurch Mosque Attack
Wednesday, 4 November 2020, 10:11 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
Ministers have agreed to a name change for the Royal Commission into the Attack on Christchurch Mosques on 15 March 2019 (the Royal Commission), which will now be referred to as the Royal Commission into the Terrorist Attack on Christchurch Mosques ... More >>
$40 Million COVID-19 Fund Opens
Thursday, 29 October 2020, 3:20 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Te Tari Taiwhenua Department of Internal Affairs has announced a new lottery fund worth $40 million has opened, focusing on community and social initiatives following COVID-19. Clare Toufexis, General Manager Hāpai Hapori says “the fund will support ... More >>
Living The Dream: Karyn Hay On New Zealand Music: Lilburn Lecture 2020
Thursday, 29 October 2020, 12:08 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
T he reality of life in New Zealand for musicians and songwriters is highlighted at the National Library next week. Author and broadcaster Karyn Hay, ONZM will give the annual Lilburn Lecture for 2020 at the National Library of New Zealand on Monday ... More >>
It’s The Race That Stops Two Nations
Thursday, 29 October 2020, 11:29 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
Every year the Melbourne Cup brings workplaces across Aotearoa to a standstill to take in the spectacle, and while there may not be any fashion in the field this year, there will be no shortage of action. The office sweepstake is a Kiwi favourite, bringing ... More >>
Archives New Zealand Announces Permanent Chief Archivist - Kaipupuri Matua
Thursday, 8 October 2020, 9:55 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
Stephen Clarke has been appointed as New Zealand’s permanent Chief Archivist - Kaipupuri Matua. Stephen joins Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga Archives New Zealand from Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency where he is currently the Chief Data Officer. ... More >>
Daylight Saving Time Starts This Sunday
Friday, 25 September 2020, 9:40 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
New Zealand springs forward this weekend as Daylight Saving time begins. Clocks will go forward by one hour at 2am on Sunday 27 September. Daylight saving time will continue until Sunday 4 April 2020, when clocks will go back by one hour to NZ Standard ... More >>
Extension Of Support For Foreign Nationals In Hardship
Thursday, 24 September 2020, 2:54 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The Foreign Nationals Support Programme | Visitor Care Manaaki Manuhiri has been extended from 30 September to 30 November 2020. This extension will continue the support available under the Programme since 1 July 2020, to help visitors in New ... More >>
Parents Urged To Be Aware Of Harmful Content On Social Media
Tuesday, 8 September 2020, 4:55 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The Department of Internal Affairs, Classification Office and Netsafe are aware that a graphic and upsetting video of a death has been circulating on social media. We want parents to be aware of this video so they can support their tamariki to be ... More >>
New Service Provider For Digital Child Exploitation Filter
Wednesday, 5 August 2020, 4:01 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
Te Tari Taiwhenua, Department of Internal Affairs, has announced Allot Limited as the new service provider for the Digital Child Exploitation Filter (DCEF) from 1 August 2020. The filter operates as a service provided to most New Zealand Internet ... More >>
Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust Funding Round Now Open
Tuesday, 4 August 2020, 9:11 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
Members of the public are invited to apply to the current funding round of the Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust. The Trust chairman, Mr Kai Luey, encourages people to make applications for proposals that support the aims of the Trust. The Trust funds activities ... More >>
Music Education The Focus Of Two Inaugural Lilburn Research Awards
Thursday, 30 July 2020, 11:05 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
Providing New Zealand music resources to students and performers is the focus of two inaugural Lilburn Research Awards, granted to Mathew Hoyes and Michael Vinten. The Lilburn Research Awards are a new joint initiative of the Alexander Turnbull ... More >>
Customer Nominated Services Information Sharing Agreement Agreed
Monday, 27 July 2020, 9:52 am | Department Of Internal Affairs
Government agencies are taking another step towards improving access to services, thanks to a new information sharing agreement that passed into law this week. The new agreement, led by the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), focuses on services ... More >>
Royal Commission Of Inquiry Into The Attack On Christchurch Mosques On 15 March 2019
Friday, 24 July 2020, 12:27 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The Royal Commission welcomes the Minister of Internal Affairs’ decision to extend the inquiry deadline to 26 November 2020 to enable the completion of its report. "When seeking an extension earlier this year to report back by 31 July 2020, ... More >>
Civil Proceedings Result In A Total Penalty Of $7.585m Against Two Money Remitters
Tuesday, 21 July 2020, 4:10 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The Auckland High Court has issued a judgment in the civil proceedings by the Department of Internal Affairs against Auckland based money remitter OTT Trading Group Limited (OTT) and Christchurch based money remitter, MSI Group Limited (MSI). These proceedings ... More >>
Keep It Real Online Goes Multi-lingual
Tuesday, 21 July 2020, 12:02 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The Department of Internal Affairs’ online safety website keepitrealonline.govt.nz is now available in Te Reo Māori, Samoan, Simplified Chinese and Hindi. “In developing this campaign, it was really important for us to make the tools and advice for Keep ... More >>
