Department of Internal Affairs

Te Tari Taiwhenua

They:

  • manage passports, citizenship, name changes, and birth, death, marriage and civil union registration and certificates
  • give grants
  • enforce the law on anti-spam, censorship, gambling, anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism
  • support charities
  • support local government
  • link ethnic communities with government
  • store and manage the nation's archives and library collections
  • lead government's ICT strategy.

Ministers

  • Hon Bill English

    Hon Bill English

    Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services

  • Hon Anne Tolley

    Hon Anne Tolley

    Minister of Local Government

  • Hon Nathan Guy

    Hon Nathan Guy

    Minister for Racing

  • Hon Jacqui Dean

    Hon Jacqui Dean

    Associate Minister of Local Government

  • Hon Peter Dunne

    Hon Peter Dunne

    Minister of Internal Affairs

  • Hon Alfred Ngaro

    Hon Alfred Ngaro

    Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector

Manager

  • Colin MacDonald

    Colin MacDonald

    Chief Executive and Secretary for Internal Affairs

    Secretary for Local Government

    Government Chief Information Officer

Organisations

Sector

Public Service

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