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The campaign against the child pornography trade has received a $2.4 million boost in Budget 2009, Internal Affairs Minister Richard Worth says.

The extra funding will help the department ma

  • Richard Worth
  • Budget 2009
  • Internal Affairs

A Bill which aims to overhaul the regulation of the security industry today passed its first reading in Parliament and was referred to the Justice and Electoral Select Committee.

  • Richard Worth
  • Justice

The Government has decided to scale back the revamp of the National Library's Wellington building but will ensure the nation's treasures are protected by increasing storage, fixing leaks, upgrading

  • Richard Worth
  • National Library

Retiring National Party president Judy Kirk has been appointed to chair the board of the New Zealand Lotteries Commission.

  • Richard Worth
  • Internal Affairs

A Bill which corrects historic oversights, errors or omissions relating to land status has been referred by Parliament to the Primary Production Select Committee.

  • Richard Worth
  • Land Information

A second contingent of New Zealand firefighters will fly to Australia this Wednesday to help contain the bushfires in the state of Victoria, says the Minister responsible for New Zealand's fire services Richard Worth.

A team of 57 firefighters, crew leaders and Incident Management team members will depart from Whenuapai Air Force Base in Auckland on Wednesday afternoon.  The New Zealand Defence Force will provide air transport to Melbourne in an Air Force Hercules.

  • Richard Worth
  • Internal Affairs

A website which provides online access to New Zealand’s historical birth, death and marriage records was today launched by the Minister of Internal Affairs Richard Worth.

  • Richard Worth
  • Internal Affairs

People from all walks of life - ranging from new migrants to eminent Kiwis - will today mark the 60th anniversary of New Zealand citizenship.

  • Richard Worth
  • Internal Affairs

New Zealand firefighters will fly to Australia on Friday [13 Feb] to help fight the devastating bushfires in the state of Victoria, says the Minister responsible for New Zealand’s fire services Richard Worth.

Prime Minister John Key will farewell a team of 53 firefighters, crew leaders and management staff from rural fire authorities across New Zealand at Auckland Airport on Friday afternoon.

The New Zealand Defence Force will provide air transport to Melbourne in a Boeing 757.

  • Richard Worth
  • Internal Affairs

The National Digital Heritage Archive - which will ensure New Zealand's digital memory is preserved in perpetuity - is being launched today by the Minister Responsible for the National Library Rich

  • Richard Worth
  • National Library

It's 60 years to the day [1 January 1949] since New Zealanders became New Zealand citizens in their own right. 

On this day in 1949 the British Nationality and New Zealand Citizenship Act 1948 came into force and most people living in New Zealand on that day became New Zealand citizens.  Prior to this they were solely British subjects. 

It also meant that children born in New Zealand from 1 January 1949 automatically became New Zealand citizens. 

  • Richard Worth
  • Internal Affairs

My sincerest sympathies go out to the family of the volunteer rural firefighter who died today, says the Minister responsible for the New Zealand Fire Service, Richard Worth.

  • Richard Worth
  • Internal Affairs

Hon Dr Richard Worth today released the Briefings to the Incoming Minister from the Department of Internal Affairs, Land Information New Zealand, the National Library and Archives New Zealand.

  • Richard Worth
  • Internal Affairs