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A record of press releases issued by the Censorship Compliance Unit of the Department of Internal Affairs.

• International cooperation sees NZ offender jailed 27/01/2012
• Another tip-off leads to jailing 04/11/2010
• Tip-off leads to jail 27/05/2010
• Child sex abuse network kingpin jailed 30/04/2010
• Jailed for child sex abuse images 05/02/2010
• Jail time reduces market 23/12/2009
• Joint operation nabbed sexual abuse image offender 21/12/2009
• Another jailing for child sex abuse images 05/11/2009
• Forensics uncovered offending 30/10/2009
• Computer repairers uncover offending 15/10/2009
• Web filter code of practice available 25/08/2009
• Web filter will focus solely on child sex abuse images 16/07/09
• Jail for repeat offender 01/07/2009
• Jailed for child sex abuse images 17/06/2009
• Offending traced to mobile phone 12/06/2009
• Another jailing for objectionable images 29/05/2009
• Internet predator jailed 30/04/2009
• Jail terms for child sex abuse offences 07/04/2009
• Jail term for child sex abuse image collection 28/11/2008
• Two years jail for child sex abuse pictures 02/10/2008
• Four years jail for sex offender 09/07/2008
• Man jailed for child sex abuse pictures 09/07/2008
• Jailed for offering child sex abuse movies 27/06/2008
• Another jailing for child sex abuse pictures 13/06/2008
• Hutt Valley 'Rocketguy' jailed 10/06/2008
• Jail term for sexually explicit pictures 04/06/2008
• Jailed for child sex abuse pictures 23/04/2008
• No let up in fight against child sex abuse 08/04/2008
• Strong message in jailing 20/03/2008
• NZ tip uncovers international child porn ring 06/03/2008
• Child sex abuse images bring jail 31/08/2007
• Another jailing for child sex abuse collection 15/08/2007
• Tip-off results in jail 15/08/2007
• Three years' jail for child sex abuse images 22/05/2007
• Jailed for child sex abuse pictures 04/04/2007
• Two years' jail for child sex abuse images 29/03/2007
• Computer repair reveals porn 28/03/2007
• Prison sentence for possession of child sex abuse images 16/02/2007
• Tip off from the public leads to prison for viewer of child sex abuse images 16/02/2007
• Prison sentence for possession of child sex abuse images 14/02/2007
• Fined for child sex abuse movies 19/01/2007
• Child sex abuse images bring Christmas in prison 15/12/2006
• Child sex abuse pictures detected 10/11/2006
• Child sex abuse images uncovered 31/10/2006
• Second flatmate jailed for porn 18/09/2006
• German tip-off sees South Auckland man convicted 1/5/2006
• Hefty fine for possessing sexual abuse images 02/2/2006
• Student Jailed for Sex Abuse Pictures 27/01/2006
• Webmaster conviction upheld 22/12/2005
• Internet collector exposed 12/12/2005
• Student fined $10,000 for internet collection 22/11/2005
• Jail for child sex abuse images a warning to offenders "you will be caught" 04/10/2005
• High court upholds important Internet decision, reinforces New Zealand law 26/09/2005
• Computer repair company helps convict collector of sex pictures of young children 26/09/2005
• Internet cafe owner fined for selling and possessing objectionable movies 19/09/2005
• Jail term shows development of New Zealand's censorship law 23/08/2005
• Webmaster convicted: there is no such thing as "cyberspace" 15/08/2005
• Supervision orders and sex offender treatment important part of sentencing 11/08/2005
• Information from member of public leads to conviction 08/08/2005
• Important Court decision strengthens action against distributors of child sex abuse images 18/07/2005
• Beneficiary fined $10,450 for possession of child sex images 20/04/2005
• Child sex abuse images: third sentencing in two weeks 10/02/2005
• Internet child abuse offenders "should be afraid" 08/02/2005
• Jailed offender advised how to hide and encrypt electronic pictures 01/02/2005
• Success against new method of trading child sex abuse images 18/01/2005
• Computer repair company helps convict collector of sex pictures of young girls 01/11/2004
• Wellington man distributed pictures of children being sexually abused 13/10/2004
• Student sold video CDs of women being sexually abused 03/08/2004
• Jail Term Imposed: Department Thwarts New Technology 16/07/2004
• High Court Names Auckland Company Director Convicted of Distributing Images 21/05/2004
• Images "Amongst the Worst Kind That Could be Imaginable" 11/05/2004
• High Court Sets Precedent Against Home Detention for Traders of Child Sex Images 10/05/2004
• 7 Months Jail for Child Sex Abuse Images; Interim Name Suppression Order Ends 29/04/2004
• Distributor of Child Sex Images Offered NZ Child for Sex 27/04/2004
• Child Sex Abuse Material Included Instructions About How to Seduce Children 14/04/2004
• 8 Months Jail for Child Sex Abuse Images 06/04/2004
• "Pleasure" from watching abuse of babies and children 30/03/2004
• Four Child Sex Image Cases in Tauranga District Court 25/03/2004
• Conviction for Electronic Pictures of Children 16/02/2004
• Sixth Conviction This Year 03/02/2004
• Brothers fined total of $16,500 for collecting child sex abuse images 30/01/2004
• Two men sentenced for trading child sex abuse images; already four New Zealanders sentenced this year 29/01/2004
• New Zealander Jailed After NZ/Australian Child Sex Abuse Investigation 21/01/2004
• More Convictions, More Jail Terms, Precedent Cases for Internet Child Pornography in 2003 14/01/2004
• $9,500 Fine Plus $3,600 Costs For Child Pornography Charges 18/12/2003
• Department Will Not Close Cases If Offenders Flee NZ 09/12/2003
• Court Uphold's Department's View 31/10/2003
• Child Pornography is Not Victimless 24/10/2003
• NZer caught in US Internet child pornography operation, fined $15,000 21/10/2003
• New Zealander Jailed and 130 Arrested Overseas in International Operation 16/09/2003
• Jail Sentence for Child Pornography Trader 27/08/2003
• Satellite Links Auckland District Court, Internal Affairs and Norwegian Police For Child Pornography Case 31/07/2003
• Internet Child Pornography Sentencing Highlights Users' False Views 23/07/2003
• DIA Success - Child Abuser Jailed in Scotland, Child Pornograhy Dealer Jailed in New Zealand 14/07/2003
• Child Pornograhy Trader Who Denied All, Then Absconded, Sentenced To 18 Months Jail 30/07/2003
• Children Raped to Make Child Pornography 30/06/2003
• Child Pornography Conviction: Third in NZ, Second in Hutt Valley in a Week 07/05/2003
• Conviction Highlights True Nature of Child Pornography 05/05/2003
• Clarification to Earlier Media Release on Child Pornography: 'Conviction Highlights True Nature of Child Pornography' 05/05/2003
• Distributor of Objectionable Videos Fined $6,950 02/05/2003
• Internal Affairs, NZ Customs and US Customs Action, 8 Months Jail for Internet Child Pornography Trader 06/03/2003
• Third Internet Child Pornography Conviction in a Week 13/02/2003
• Action Against Child Pornography Continues, Second Conviction in a Week 11/02/2003
• Child Pornography Trader who Boasted About Hiding on the Internet Convicted 05/02/2003
• NZ and German Action Leads to Conviction of Paeroa Man for Trading Child Pornography 17/01/2003
• NZ Combatting Child Pornography: New Zealand's Successes 09/01/2003
• Two year jail, $19,000 fine for New Zealander at centre of international internet child pornography network 10/12/2002
• 18-Year Old Convicted on Child Pornography Charge 06/09/2002
• Internet Child Pornography Perpetuates Abuse and Haunts Victims for Life 22/08/2002
• High Court Sets Important Precedent for Internet Child Pornography 12/08/2002
• Joint New Zealand-Australian Operation Against Child Pornography 07/08/2002
• Second Child Pornography Case in Four Days, 25 More Before the Courts 23/07/2002
• Department Continues Action Against Child Pornography 19/07/2002
• Gaming and Censorship Appointment 11/02/2002
• Internal Affairs Tip Off Leads to Huge Canadian Child Porn Seizure 22/01/2002