Department of Internal Affairs
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New Zealand daylight saving begins next Sunday, 30 September 2012, when clocks go forward an hour at 2.00 am to become 3.00 am.
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Foreign spammers are hijacking New Zealand finance company identities in offering jobs for payment protection agents, Internal Affairs warned today.
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Figures released by the Department of Internal Affairs show that in the year ended 30 June 2012 the number of gaming machines in the country’s 1400 pubs and clubs decreased by 366 or 2 per cent from 18,309 to 17,943, venues declined by 1.5 per cent from 1421 to 1400 and there were 361 licence holders compared with 364 a year earlier.
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Gaming machines operated by Grassroots Trust in 21 pubs* will shut down for 16 days after the society failed to comply with gambling laws.
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A global operation sparked by the Department of Internal Affairs and spanning 20 countries has targeted 55 key suspects in the worldwide distribution of child sexual abuse pictures.
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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.
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New Zealand Daylight Saving will end next Sunday, 1 April 2012, when 3.00am becomes 2.00am.
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AUCKLAND — A 26-year-old unemployed man continued to distribute objectionable pictures on the Internet even though he knew he was facing two other prosecutions.
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NAPIER — Two Hawke's Bay men appeared in the Napier District Court [yesterday] 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 2009.
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From tomorrow (20 October) unsolicited commercial faxes will count as spam.
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DUNEDIN — Dunedin-based gambling society, Caversham Foundation Limited, has surrendered its gaming machine operator's licence.
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New Zealand daylight saving begins next Sunday, 25 September 2011, when clocks go forward an hour at 2.00 am to become 3.00 am.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Customers of financial institutions and casinos can expect more stringent identity checks in the lead up to 30 June 2013 when anti-money laundering legislation comes fully into force.
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Gambling Inspectors from Internal Affairs and Police Officers uncovered a potentially illegal poker tournament being run at a Hamilton tavern on Sunday afternoon (24.07.2011).
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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.
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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.
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Minister of Internal Affairs Nathan Guy has congratulated the New Zealand Fire Service for their awards at the IPANZ Public Sector Excellence Awards last night.
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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.
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Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne today welcomed a Health Ministry Value-for-Money Review of problem gambling services that found they were innovative, well designed and with good coverage of the most at-risk groups.
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Nominations for one of the most prestigious honours in New Zealand literature, the post of New Zealand Poet Laureate are due at the National Library by June 17.
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The Department of Internal Affairs’ Anti-Spam Compliance Unit has established a Twitter profile – AntiSpamInfoNZ – to alert the public and New Zealand businesses to the latest scams and inform them of its work.
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The Department of Internal Affairs’ Anti-Spam Compliance Unit is warning people they could be targeted by scammers following the theft of personal details on Sony’s PlayStation Network by hackers.
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Gaming machine expenditure in the country’s 1400 pubs and clubs has staged a small recovery in the first three months of 2011 compared with the same time last year.
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A major ethnic affairs conference in Wellington will discuss ways in which ethnic people can improve their chance of being heard by decision makers and increase their sustainability in to the future.
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New Zealand Daylight Saving will end next Sunday 3 April 2011 when 3.00am becomes 2.00am.
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The Department of Internal Affairs’ Anti-Spam Compliance Unit is again taking High Court action against an alleged spammer, seeking financial penalties of $200,000 against the company principal and $500,000 against his company.
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The Department of Internal Affairs’ Anti-Spam Compliance Unit has introduced a web page recording enforcement action under the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Registrar-General of Births Deaths and Marriages welcomes the sentencing of Geoffrey Robert Topham Hall and Reverend Maurice Gray on Marriage Act charges.
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WEST COAST — Advertisements calling for expressions of interest from persons or organisations who wish to give evidence to the Royal Commission on the Pike River Coal Mine Tragedy will appear in West Coast and national newspapers tomorrow.
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Gaming machine expenditure in the country’s 1400 pubs and clubs in the year ended 31 December 2010 was 3 per cent lower than in 2009, according to figures released by the Department of Internal Affairs.
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The office of Births, Deaths and Marriages of the Department of Internal Affairs today released the list of the most popular baby names registered in 2010.
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The Department of Internal Affairs today announced that it intends to enter into negotiations with the New Zealand Post Group to expand the use of igovt services.
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INVERCARGILL — An Invercargill man has been discharged without conviction over his involvement in grants to Rugby Southland from the Lion Foundation which operates gaming machines at the Strathern Inn, Invercargill.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The Gambling Commission says gamblers at the Kilbirnie Tavern, Wellington can continue to play the pokies in the pub’s smoking area.
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Statistics released today show New Zealanders’ overall gambling expenditure in 2009/10 decreased by 5.7 per cent on the previous year.
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A High Court judgement clarifying the definition of gambling has been welcomed by the Department of Internal Affairs.
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The Department of Internal Affairs’ Anti-spam Compliance Unit has renewed its warning about a phishing email spam campaign, involving false emails made to appear as if they are from the NZ Transport Agency, that it is investigating.
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Gaming machine expenditure in the country’s 1400 pubs and clubs in the quarter ended 30 September of this year was 2.6 per cent up on the June quarter but 2.5 per cent down on 12 months ago, according to figures released by the Department of Internal Affairs.
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Internal Affairs is warning people that phone scammers, claiming to be from the Department, are trying to cheat them out of money and they should contact the police.
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New Zealand daylight saving begins next Sunday, 26 September 2010, when clocks go forward an hour at 2.00 am to become 3.00 am.
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Internal Affairs’ Anti-Spam Compliance Unit warns of a fake Mystery Shopper job offer advertised recently in the Howick & Pakuranga Times newspaper by a scammer operating as ‘Andrea J.
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NORTH SHORE CITY — A former North Shore bar owner was jailed for 21 months when he appeared for sentence in the Oamaru District Court yesterday over the loss of almost $120,000 of pokie money.
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CANTERBURY — Internal Affairs Anti-Spam Compliance unit is reiterating yesterday’s warning about a cold caller who offers to fix a problem with home computers.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Internal Affairs Anti-Spam Compliance unit is warning the public to beware of a cold caller who suggests there is a problem with their computer and that he can help.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Internal Affairs will investigate the circumstances of Auckland SkyCity Casino’s decision to deny a gambler a $60,000 payout won in a game of Caribbean Stud on Wednesday, Gambling Compliance Director, Mike Hill, said today.
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For the third year running gaming machine expenditure in the country’s 1455 pubs and clubs has dropped, according to figures from the Department of Internal Affairs.
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Companies marketing or promoting their services with email addresses purchased from database marketing companies risk breaking anti-spam law, the Department of Internal Affairs warned today.
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An integrated on-line system to manage all gambling activity in the country’s 1470 pubs and clubs will improve the integrity of the class 4 gambling sector and the transparency of grants to the community, Internal Affairs Director of Gambling Compliance, Mike Hill said today.
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The Department of Internal Affairs’ Anti-Spam Compliance Unit has developed a Reported Scams* web page to notify the public about 'real-time' scam threats.
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Gaming machine societies Lion and Perry Foundations have now decided not to contest an Internal Affairs Department decision which prevents them from granting pokie funds to four northern harness racing clubs.
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ASHBURTON — An anonymous tip to the Department of Internal Affairs led to an Ashburton man being jailed yesterday for two years and four months over the sexual exploitation of young girls.
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Gaming machine societies in more than 1100 pubs across the country have been told clearly by the Gambling Commission they cannot use pokie money to compete with one another for desirable venues or for unnecessary entertainment expenditure, Internal Affairs Gambling Compliance Director, Mike Hill said today.
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WELLINGTON — A Wellington man responsible for the security of an international criminal network trading in child sex abuse pictures was jailed today for four and half years in the Wellington District Court.
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Gaming machine expenditure in the country’s 1470 pubs and clubs in the first three months of the year continued the trend of previous years with a drop of almost nine per cent on the previous quarter.
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The Department has introduced leniency and co-operation policies to assist in preventing and detecting behaviour that contravenes the Gambling Act 2003.
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KAIAPOI — The Gambling Commission has dismissed Caversham Foundation’s appeal, under section 77 of the Gambling Act 2003 (the Act), against a decision by the Secretary for Internal Affairs refusing to renew the Class 4 venue licence for the Crossing on Kaiapoi (the Venue).
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New Zealand Daylight Saving will end on Sunday 4 April 2010 when 3.00am becomes 2.00am.
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Statistics released today show New Zealanders’ gambling expenditure in 2008/09 decreased by less than one per cent on the previous year.
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WHANGAREI — A 38-year-old Whangarei mechanic was yesterday jailed for two years and two months for possessing and distributing images of children being sexually abused.
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Pokie spend in the country’s 1500 pubs and clubs may have decreased over the last year, but that is not the case in some South Island regions.
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Gaming machine expenditure in the country’s 1500 pubs and clubs in the year ended December 2009 decreased 5.2 per cent compared to 2008, according to figures released by the Department of Internal Affairs.
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The jailing of two child sexual abuse image collectors this week means the market for such objectionable material has been reduced, Internal Affairs Deputy Secretary Keith Manch said today.
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DUNEDIN — A joint operation involving the Department of Internal Affairs and the Victoria Police Sexual Crimes Squad resulted in a repeat offender being jailed for three and a half years on charges involving the possession and distribution of child sexual abuse images.
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The New Zealander identified by the United States Federal Trade Commission as the ring leader of an international spam network has been ordered to pay $US15.15 million by a US federal judge.
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The Department of Internal Affairs is taking action against three gaming machine societies and seven pokie bars over the funding of four northern harness racing clubs.
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CHRISTCHURCH — For the second time in a week a man has been jailed for 20 months after trading child sexual abuse images on the Internet.
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A Christchurch man whom the Department of Internal Affairs detected making available child sexual abuse images on the Internet was jailed for 20 months in the Christchurch District Court today.
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A 50-year-old company director was jailed for six months after two Hamilton computer companies alerted the Department of Internal Affairs to a collection of child sexual abuse images on his computers.
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Gaming machine expenditure in the country’s 1500 pubs and clubs in the third quarter of this year was slightly up on the June quarter but 5.4 per cent down on 12 months ago, according to figures released by the Department of Internal Affairs.
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Most gaming machine societies approached by the Department of Internal Affairs say they will continue funding sport, Deputy Secretary Keith Manch said today.
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New Zealand daylight saving begins next Sunday, 27 September 2009, when clocks go forward an hour at 2.00 am to become 3.00 am.
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The Department of Internal Affairs is inviting public input on its draft code of practice for blocking objectionable websites that host child sexual abuse images.
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The Department of Internal Affairs has held elections for four new members to the Pacific Island Consultation and Advisory Group (PICAG) in Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Wellington/Hutt and Porirua.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Five Eureka Trust gaming machine venues have been directed to suspend their gaming machine operations for two and three days for breaching the Gambling Act 2003.
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A filtering system to block websites that host child sexual abuse images will be available voluntarily to New Zealand internet service providers (ISPs) within a couple of months, Internal Affairs Deputy Secretary, Keith Manch, said today.
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Gaming machine expenditure in the country’s 1500 pubs and clubs in 2008-2009 was 5.3 per cent lower than the previous year, according to figures released by the Department of Internal Affairs.
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Last year, 4,643 individuals and community groups received New Zealand Lottery Grants Board funding to help build strong, sustainable communities in New Zealand.
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ROTORUA — The Department of Internal Affairs is holding a public meeting to ratify a new member to represent the Bay of Plenty area on the Pacific Island Consultation and Advisory Group (PICAG).
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HAMILTON — The Department of Internal Affairs is holding an election for a new member to represent the Waikato area on the Pacific Island Consultation and Advisory Group (PICAG).
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A 33-year-old repeat offender was jailed for 18 months today for distributing child sexual abuse images.
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The Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust is currently receiving applications for funding.
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A Picton man with more than 10,000 child sexual abuse images on his computer was sentenced to two years and eight months jail in the Blenheim District Court yesterday.
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DUNEDIN — An Internal Affairs censorship inspector unmasked a physical sex offender by tracing child sexual abuse photos to the offender’s mobile phone.
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An online chat session with an under-cover Australian federal policeman led to a 31-year-old Christchurch retail salesman being jailed for 22 months today on charges involving child sexual abuse images.
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The Disarmament Education UN Implementation Fund is now receiving applications for the 2009 funding round.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Two Canterbury men have been jailed on charges involving child sexual abuse images and exploitation.
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Gaming machine expenditure in pubs and clubs in the first three months of this year was almost 10 per cent lower than the previous quarter, according to figures released today by the Department of Internal Affairs.
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Two men have been jailed this week after Internal Affairs Department inspectors found evidence of child sex abuse images on their computers.
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New Zealand Daylight Saving will end on Sunday 5 April 2009 when 3.00am becomes 2.00am.
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AUCKLAND — The Royal Commission on Auckland Governance has today delivered its report, some days earlier than the scheduled reporting date of 31 March.
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DUNEDIN — Vaoga Mauala Eti Fata has been elected to the Department of Internal Affairs’ Pacific Island Consultation and Advisory Group (PICAG).
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Statistics released today show New Zealanders’ gambling expenditure in 2007/08 increased by less than one per cent.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A Christchurch couple’s plan to sell their house by a novel auction would be illegal gambling and the public is advised not to participate, Internal Affairs’ Gambling Compliance Manager, Debbie Despard, said today.
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CHRISTCHURCH — One of three New Zealand citizens has admitted his part in a major international spamming operation and will pay a financial penalty of $100,000 plus costs of $7666.
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The 2007/2008 Annual Report for the New Zealand Lottery Grants Board, Te Puna Tahua, has just been released.
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CHRISTCHURCH — An international operation involving the United States’ FBI and the Department of Internal Affairs has resulted in a 31-year-old Christchurch man being jailed on 26 charges involving child sex abuse pictures.
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