The Department of Internal Affairs

The Department of Internal Affairs

Te Tari Taiwhenua

Building a safe, prosperous and respected nation

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Fraud Awareness Week 2013

Scams succeed because they look like the real thing. Keep up with the latest reported scams affecting people in New Zealand.

Latest reported scams

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Need to renew your passport?

The easiest way to renew your New Zealand passport is to apply online, you won't need to print off forms, mail us anything or visit a Passport office.

Find out how to renew your passport online

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Helping business combat money laundering

The Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act comes in to full force on 30 June 2013, with implications for some businesses.

Information for affected businesses

Money laundering

Fire Service Review

The functions and funding of New Zealand’s fire services are reviewed in a report released on 7 February 2013.

Read the Report of the Fire Review Panel

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Better Local Government

Part of the Government’s programme for improving efficiency and effectiveness in local government has been enacted with legislation passed on 5 December.

More information

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About Internal Affairs

Spam Complaints and Avoiding Scams

Make complaints about spam (unsolicited commercial electronic messages) to the Electronic Messaging Compliance team, and keep up with the latest reported scams affecting people in New Zealand.

News and features

GCIO Review of Publicly Accessible Systems

Proposed changes to AML/CFT Identity Verification Code of Practice (May 2013)

News releases