INVESTIGATION
PUBLIC SECTOR EXPLORER
ENTITIES
Department of Internal Affairs / Te Tari Taiwhenua
Department of Internal Affairs / Te Tari Taiwhenua
Want to update the information? Click here
- Internal Affairs manages passports, citizenship, name changes, births, deaths, marriages, civil-union registration and certificates.
- Gives grants, and supports charities.
- Enforces anti-spam law, oversees censorship and gambling, counters money laundering and the financing of terrorism.
- Supports local government and links ethnic communities with government.
- Stores and manages NZ’s archives and library collections.
- Leads government’s ICT strategy.
Leadership View on Explorer
Connected Stories
Discover the public sector and its key players
Our sponsors
Discover the investigation
Slow visa processing stalls $3b+ of foreign investment
New Zealand stopped processing investor visas at a time when the wealthy were lining up to come up here.
Fair pay agreements top priority for government
The government says FPAs will encourage businesses to grow profits through innovation rather than cutting wages.
Fair pay agreements inconsistent with Bill of Rights, says expert
Confine FPAs only to vulnerable sectors, says a legal expert.
Fair pay agreements seek end of 'race to the bottom'
The "race to the bottom" may not be a myth, but are FPAs the solution?
Is the independence of Stats NZ under threat?
The former head of Statistics NZ, Len Cook, raises worrying questions about the government's data and statistics bill.
Immigration – getting past knee-jerk reactions
Immigration policy needs more long-term thinking – but don't hold your breath.
Made with support from
