Latest from Department of Internal Affairs

Generation Debt: Students with $400k loans too scared to come home

Huge student loan debts are making many expat Kiwis afraid to come home.

'We need Ghostbusters': DIA staff say building is haunted

A private forum has government staff seriously discussing ghosts invading their office.

Immigration says sorry for questioning validity of NZ citizenship

Immigration adviser files complaint against INZ to Internal Affairs Minister.

Sands National Conference: How to rebuild your life after losing a baby

"Do you really want a life where there is no dancing?"

Political candidates warned against virtual cash handouts

Warning comes after Howick local board candidate hands out virtual cash on WeChat.

Google hosting more ads that break its own rules

Google has taken action after adverts it hosts have ripped off Kiwis

Concern over birth certificate resellers

Internal Affairs considers action over birth certificate re-seller.

Manawatu man caught with 4000 child sexual abuse files

The man used social media to distribute files depicting the sexual abuse of children.

NZSAS told civilians killed just days after Hit & Run raid

New NZSAS raid details emerge after classified documents released.

Kathy Errington: Social media regulation needs to confront hate head-on

Kathy Errington says the Government must act to regulate social media platforms.

'We don't': NZ's marriage rate lowest since 1971

Today's figures also show the divorce rate is falling.

'A danger to the community': Repeat sex offender sent back to jail

Recidivist child sex offender jailed after breaching internet ban to download child porn

'Keep it secret or else': Child sex offender jailed

He was caught when accessing a website known to be a gathering place for paedophiles.

Former US ad man calls for Zuckerberg's resignation

What will it take to change Facebook? Two experts weigh in.

Alleged Christchurch terror attacker's manifesto banned

The alleged Christchurch terror attacker's manifesto has been banned.

India's babies first to use Kiwi invention

Sir Ray Avery's LifePod incubators voluntarily delayed in India for extra checks