News releases
A record of news releases issued by the Department's Digital Messaging & Systems Team.
Media phone: +64 27 535 8639 Email: media@dia.govt.nz
View our news releases by year:
2024
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Kaikōura man formally charged for alleged role in NZ SMS scams (4 April 2024)
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Scam reporting down 80% after operation led by DIA busts New Zealand scammers (2 March 2024)
2023
2022
- Increase in scam complaints is reminder to stay careful online over the holidays (15/12/2022)
- New Zealand and Australia collaborate in fight against spam and scam messages (08/06/2022)
- Memorandum of Understanding between Department of Internal Affairs and Australian Communications and Media Authority (PDF, 3.4MB) 8/06/2022
2021
- New versions of Flubot text message scam emerge 1/10/2021
- SMS scam targets the NZ public in record numbers 29/09/2021
2020
- DIA issues $30,000 penalty for unsolicited messages 21/12/2020
- Hundreds of complaints about new scams 19/11/2020
- DIA encourages public to be aware of scams 18/03/2020
2019
2018
2016
- International Agreement Strengthens the Fight against Spam 15/06/2016
- Telephone operators targeted by scammers 21/04/2016
- Trans-Tasman allies extend agreement to fight spam 15/02/2016
- Internal Affairs warns of inheritance scam 3/02/2016
2015
- The Warehouse fined for marketing practice 17/11/2015
- DIA identifies phoney phishers 18/11/2015
- Liquor company fined for spamming 11/11/2015
- DIA warning about targeted email scam 09/09/2015
- Beware ransomware email campaign 20/03//2015
- Email spammer fined $12,000 13/1/2015
2014
- New weapon for anti-spam investigators 21/02/2014
- Historic fine for spam company 13/02/2014
2013
- Spammer penalty welcomed 15/08/2013
- Spam warning 02/05/2013
- Mobile users dob in more text spammers 04/02/2013
2012
- Spammers hijack NZ company identities 07/09/2012
- Minister of Internal Affairs Chris Tremain announced that a new mobi site launched by the Department of Internal Affairs will make it easier to complain about text (TXT) spam 13/06/2012
- Internal Affairs takes action against spammer 22/05/2012
- Migrants targeted in phone calling scam 20/04/2012
- Ignore death-threat email 23/02/2012
2011
- Faxes now captured by anti-spam law 19/10/2011
- More High Court action against alleged spammer 14/09/2011
- Beware of RWC scams 22/7/2011
- Impact of anti-spam law surveyed 27/06/2011
- Anti-Spam team joins Twitter 24/05/2011
- PlayStation scam warning 29/04/2011
- High Court action against alleged spammer 17/02/2011
- Anti-Spam Compliance Unit enforcement action 11/02/2011
2010
- Scammers persist: not from Internal Affairs 24/11/2010
- Drivers' licence scam continues 28/10/2010
- Scam warning: Callers not from Internal Affairs 21/09/2010
- Beware-Mystery Shopper scam circulating 13/09/2010
- Computer scamster active 11/08/2010
- Don't get sucked in by cold caller 10/08/2010
- Beware using purchased email addresses 30/06/2010
- Keeping up with 'real time' scam threats 03/06/2010
2009
- Huge US fine for NZ spammer 01/12/2009
- Spammers penalised 02/11/2009
2008
- Spammer to pay $100,000 penalty 22/12/2008
- Christchurch spam raid has sequel in court 14/10/2008
- Anti-spam team to address global group 05/09/2008
