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24/06/2025 -: DIA to proceed with restructure, with some changes
23/06/2025 -: New Zealand regulator encourages online casino operators to register interest in new regime
19/06/2025 -: Kua whakaputa Te Tari Taiwhenua i ngā tino ingoa Māori mō ngā pēpi i 2024/2025
19/06/2025 -: Aroha/Te Aroha and Ariki/Te Ariki top Māori baby names of 2024/2025
18/06/2025 -: Napier man sentenced to intensive supervision for distributing child sexual exploitation online
11/06/2025 -: Disposal decision made by National Library
06/06/2025 -: Qian DuoDuo Limited fined $1.125 million for failing to report over $19 million worth of transactions
30/05/2025 -: Formal warning issued to money remitter under anti-money laundering law
15/05/2025 -: NZ’s digital infrastructure uplifted with first Public Cloud Data Centre Certification
01/05/2025 -: Passport fees to increase from 2 May
01/05/2025 -: Government Chief Digital Officer issues standard to protect government-held personal information
30/04/2025 -: Over one million attempts to access child sexual exploitation material blocked in 2024
28/04/2025 -: Information management trends highlighted in Chief Archivist’s Annual Report
09/04/2025 -: Nelson man sentenced to two years imprisonment for possessing child sexual exploitation material
27/03/2025 -: Decisions announced on new way of working for Archives New Zealand and National Library
18/03/2025 -: Staff consultation begins, as DIA enters final stage of organisational change
18/03/2025 -: DIA issues formal warning to NZForex Limited for Anti-Money Laundering non-compliance
05/03/2025 -: Auckland man sentenced to 6 months home detention over fraudulent attempts to seek gambling grant funding
30/01/2025 -: Public Service AI Framework: guiding responsible deployment of artificial intelligence
30/01/2025 -: Avoid being overcharged or scammed, use govt.nz for official services
20/12/2024 -: Apple iOS update makes it easier for New Zealanders to report scam messages to DIA
17/12/2024 -: Operation into NZ online paedophile network identified 12,115 pieces of illegal child abuse material
10/12/2024 -: DIA files civil action against Christchurch Casino for multiple alleged anti-money laundering & countering financing of terrorism breaches
02/12/2024 -: Service Modernisation Roadmap: Digital technologies lead way to modern government services
26/11/2024 -: Samoan Citizenship Bill passes into Law
21/11/2024 -: New way of working for Archives NZ and National Library proposed
20/11/2024 -: Chief Archivist apology to survivors of abuse in care
15/11/2024 -: Upper Hutt man sentenced to 12 months home detention for possessing over 45,000 images & videos of child sexual exploitation & abuse
30/10/2024 -: DIA announces new management structure
16/10/2024 -: Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Announce 2025 Winston Churchill Fellowships

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