Internal Affairs Archive

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    Government Beamer contract optional, no penalty - by frog



    Well done Metiria, for breaking the story of the Government’s BMW limousine purchase for its Ministers. When Bill English is encouraging everyone else to cut back, spending $6.8 million on new limousines for Ministers to swan about in when the existing fleet is less than 3 years old is indeed a disgrace. There has been [...] read more
    February 16, 2011 10:12 pm - 17 Comments
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    NZ Government to censor the internet - by Metiria Turei



    Thomas Beagle sent me an email about Net censorship which has taken me a while to respond to. But since the issue is so significant, I thought I would respond here. Thomas has exposed the issue publicly though an OIA and provided significant information about it. The Department of Internal Affairs has undertaken a trial [...] read more
    July 17, 2009 3:32 pm - 43 Comments
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    Government takes an online gamble - by frog



    Last week the Minister of Internal Affairs let the Lotteries Commission introduce online gaming for Lotto products. Online gambling is a highly addictive form of gambling which targets people while they are alone and isolated from their communities. As a safety precaution the Minister has limited the amount that someone can spend on online gambling [...] read more
    April 3, 2008 8:53 am - 38 Comments