18 July 2024 SkyCity Auckland to close casino for 5 days following DIA investigation SkyCity has agreed to a five-day voluntary closure of its gambling operation at its Auckland casino for licence breaches relating to its harm minimisation obligations This resolution follows an application by the Secretary of Internal Affairs to the Gambling Commission to […]

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MEDIA RELEASE 21 May 2024 DIA & SkyCity reach settlement agreement for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism breaches A settlement has been reached between the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), and SkyCity Casino Management Limited (SkyCity) regarding DIA’s civil proceedings against SkyCity for breaching its Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT)

Media release 14 May 2024 Statement on passport processing times The Department of Internal Affairs is working hard to turn around passport wait times. The Department understands that extended wait times impact our customers and apologises for the inconvenience and stress this can cause. In March, the Department introduced an upgrade to the passport processing

Media Release: Formal warning issued to PSB for non-compliance with AML/CFT Act Te Tari Taiwhenua, Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), has issued a formal warning to lawyer Peter S Brinsley (PSB) under the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 (AML/CFT Act). Mr Brinsley failed to meet AML/CFT obligations relating to the establishment,

CRL SCALES NEW HEIGHTS RESTORING ITS OWN ‘EVEREST’    30 April 2024 Work that began with hand-held spades in the ground four years ago came full circle today with City Rail Link (CRL) today celebrating the end of work to shift one massive pile of dirt and then replace it with another at the project’s Maungawhau

MEDIA RELEASE 18 April 2024 Enforceable undertaking issued to ABC Accounting Services Limited after continued non-compliance. The Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) has accepted an enforceable undertaking agreement from ABC Accounting Services Limited (ABC) under section 81 of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 (AML/CFT Act). An enforceable undertaking is an

MEDIA RELEASE 9 April 2024 Christchurch publican pleads guilty after misappropriation of over $180,000 in grant funding Christchurch man, Mark Cini, (59), has pled guilty to 39 charges related to the theft of over $180,000 in class 4 gambling grant funds derived from ‘pokie’ machines, following an investigation by Te Tari Taiwhenua, Department of Internal Affairs

MEDIA RELEASE 2 March 2024 Scam reporting down 80% after operation led by DIA busts New Zealand scammers Te Tari Taiwhenua, Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), reveals that scam reporting is down by 80% after commencing an operation against a criminal network of text message phishing scammers, as shown in the 2023 Digital Messaging Transparency