Department of Internal Affairs (NZ)

Another offender held to account by our Digital Child Exploitation Team. Protecting children from ongoing harm is at the heart of this work, and we're committed to working with families, communities, and partners to keep children safe - online and offline. Swipe to see the full case summary.

We've recently received a number of questions about how to offboard as an Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) reporting entity. If you've stopped providing captured activities under the AML/CFT Act, let us know when those activities ceased by emailing amlcft@dia.govt.nz. Depending on your cessation date, you may still need to submit an annual report before the offboarding process can be completed. Annual reports are due by 31 August, and for some reporting entities, submitting one may be required before offboarding can be finalised. 

To ensure citizenship services remain sustainable and continue to reflect the cost of delivery, application fees will increase from today. The change is driven by rising operating costs and investment in service improvements. Before you apply, make sure you check all citizenship eligibility requirements and have the documents you need. Find out more at: https://lnkd.in/e4VpFA6D

More than one in two reporting entities have already submitted their AML/CFT annual report, putting annual reporting ahead of where it was at the same point last year. If yours is still on the to-do list, now is a good time to gather any remaining information and complete your submission before 31 August.   Submit your annual report through AML Online: https://aml.dia.govt.nz  Need assistance? Guidance is available at https://lnkd.in/e-wC6Z_2

If you're a reporting entity, your AML/CFT annual report is due before 31 August. Annual reporting is a legal requirement under the AML/CFT Act and covers the period 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026. We've put together a quick checklist to help you prepare, review, and submit your report on time. Swipe through for some practical tips and information on where to get help if you need it. Submit your annual report through AML Online: https://aml.dia.govt.nz  For more guidance, visit: https://lnkd.in/erbNgSB5 #AMLCFT #Compliance #RiskManagement #NewZealand

We recently published a comprehensive suite of updated Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) guidance to support reporting entities following the transition to a sole AML/CFT regulator. To make it easier to understand what has changed, we've published a new Guidance Update Summary, which provides an overview of the key changes across each guidance document in one place. You can download the Guidance Update Summary here: https://lnkd.in/eKa5dY2T The summary should be read alongside the individual guidance documents and is intended as a quick reference to help you identify what has changed and where you may need to review your existing AML/CFT policies, procedures and controls. The summary also explains where new guidance has been introduced and highlights significant changes to existing guidance. The full suite of AML/CFT guidance updates can be found here: https://lnkd.in/d4-Pv24m If you have any questions, please contact the AML/CFT team at amlcft@dia.govt.nz.

Today we released our 2025 Digital Violent Extremism Transparency Report.  The report gives an overview of the illegal terrorist and violent extremist content circulating in New Zealand and highlights how the Department worked with partners throughout 2025 to combat this harm. Head to our website to view the report - https://lnkd.in/gSW-MzHY

Thank you to everyone who joined our Real Estate Agent Sector Risk Assessment 2026 webinar.   It was fantastic to see such strong interest from across the sector, with around 900 people registering and almost 500 attending live. This level of engagement reflects the real estate sector's ongoing commitment to strengthening New Zealand's AML/CFT system.   Delivered in partnership with the Real Estate Authority (REA), the webinar explored the key money laundering and terrorism financing risks facing the sector, the findings of the latest Sector Risk Assessment, and how reporting entities can use the assessment as a practical tool to review their AML/CFT risk assessments and compliance programmes.   A big thank you to Belinda Moffat for opening the session and sharing the REA's perspective, and to Rob Milnes and Shawn P. from the Department of Internal Affairs for presenting the findings and sharing practical supervisory insights. We also appreciated the thoughtful questions and discussion during the Q&A session.   For those who couldn't attend, or would like to revisit the discussion, the webinar recording is now available here: https://lnkd.in/eFt4vydx   Thank you again to everyone who participated, and to the Real Estate Authority for its continued partnership in supporting a strong, risk-based AML/CFT system.