Annual Report 2020
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The Department of Internal Affairs
Te Tari Taiwhenua | Department of Internal Affairs
Building a safe, prosperous and respected nation
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COVID-19:
Information about DIA’s services. The health and safety of our people and our customers is our priority.
Tāhuhu: Preserving the Nation’s Memory
New preservation storage facility in Levin to safeguard our nation’s heritage and taonga.
Visit award-winning He Tohu!
The permanent exhibition of New Zealand's founding constitutional documents is free to the public at the National Library on Molesworth and Aitken Streets in Wellington.
Recent features
Three Waters Reform Programme (8 July 2020)
Taumata Arowai Establishment Unit (4 March 2020)
Whenua Māori rating (27 February 2020)
Film Classification Funding Review (13 December 2019)
Fire and Emergency New Zealand Funding Review (25 October 2019)
Three Waters Review (Updated February 2020)
Government Inquiry into the Auckland Fuel Supply Disruption - Final Report
Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Attack on Christchurch Mosques on 15 March 2019
Latest news
When quarantine free travel opens, will you be ready? (29 March 2021)
2020 citizenship numbers drop due to COVID-19 (25 March 2021)
Formal warning to Kidd Legal for Anti-Money Laundering non-compliance (17 March 2021)
December 2020 shows record high spending at pokie machines (12 March 2021)
Public service updates
Quarantine-Free Travel and applying for passports:
Please note, there is a planned outage of Real Me from 9pm Friday until 9am Monday, which will affect the passport application service.
If you are planning to travel soon, we encourage you to apply for your passport now, so you can be sure you will be ready to go! You can apply for a passport here.
- If you need to travel same day or within two days please call 0800 22 50 50 (within NZ) or 00 64 (4) 462 0650 (if calling from overseas)
- The passport is valid for 10 years for an adult and 5 years for a child.
- More information www.passports.govt.nz
Covid-19 and counter services:
Counter services are by appointment only. Where possible please use our online services to apply as appointments are limited (links below). Our Community Operations offices are open for staff with community access via appointment only.
Please continue to use the NZ COVID Tracer app if you can and scan the QR codes everywhere you go. Practice good hygiene and stay home if you are feeling unwell. If in doubt, seek medical advice, and get tested if directed to do so.
For further information: COVID-19: Information about DIA's services
Local Government Covid-19 Response Unit
The Department of Internal Affairs has convened and is hosting a Covid-19 Local Government Response Unit. This dedicated working group comprises senior leadership from DIA’s Central Local Government Partnerships, Local Government Policy and Operations teams, from Taituarā — Local Government Professionals Aotearoa, Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ), and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).
For further information: Local Government COVID-19 response
Emergency information for DIA staff
As New Zealand is at COVID Alert Level 1, we are maintaining our normal work routines from our usual places of work.
For further information: DIA’s response to COVID-19 and information on services
