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By next year, 70% of Kiwis will primarily deal with the Government online
Wed, 16th Mar 2016
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Digital revolution: Over half of Kiwis now interact with the government online, with a 70% target for 2017.
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Trans-Tasman partnership rallies against spam
Tue, 16th Feb 2016
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email security
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The Department of Internal Affairs and ACMA are teaming up to combat spam and cybercrime across New Zealand and Australia.
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Elaborate widow scam sees Kiwi suffer 'significant' financial loss
Thu, 4th Feb 2016
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email security
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phishing
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cybersecurity
The victim received a letter that appeared to be from the Minister of Internal Affairs and the DIA threatening extradition if payment wasn't received.
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Government website recognised for user experience
Tue, 1st Dec 2015
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The Department of Internal Affairs staff recognised for award-winning Govt.nz website at the WriteMark Plain English Awards.
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Kiwi students using school computers to access porn
Fri, 2nd Oct 2015
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schools
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New Zealand students are accessing ‘inappropriate content’, namely pornography, on school computers more than ever before.
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More Kiwis heading online for government services
Mon, 6th Jul 2015
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online services
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New Zealanders are increasingly using the government's online services, with over 45% of transactions completed digitally.
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Warning: Ransomware email campaign on a rampage
Tue, 24th Mar 2015
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malware
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breach prevention
Official alert: a severe ransomware email scheme masquerading as job applications threatens to encrypt UK IT systems.
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FMA warns Wellington brokerage over late money laundering, counter terrorism audit
Thu, 12th Mar 2015
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The Financial Markets Authority, the capital markets regulator, has issued a formal warning to MSL Capital Markets after the Wellington brokerage's la.
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RESEND: SFO charges four men over pokies fraud
Mon, 2nd Feb 2015
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serious fraud office
The Serious Fraud Office has charged four men, including former Harness Racing New Zealand chairman Pat O'Brien, over an alleged multi-million gami.
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Auckland man fined 12k for abusive spam emails
Wed, 14th Jan 2015
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The man was found to have sent 2,230 commercial electronic messages following an online argument. The emails were mainly abusive in nature.
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Telecom joins internet child porn filter
Wed, 3rd Nov 2010
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telecommunications
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telstraclear
Telecom is joining the government's internet filter aimed at stopping access to sites hosting images of child sexual abuse.
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YOU’VE BEEN REPORTED TO THE CYBER-POLICE
Wed, 1st Sep 2010
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If you’ve come across something nasty online, or if you’ve been the victim of harassment or a scam, you may have been left wondering just who you should be reporting the offence to.
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Controversial NZ Internet filter goes live
Fri, 12th Mar 2010
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maxnet
The New Zealand government's controversial Internet filter is now live, with some Web traffic from ISPs Maxnet and Watchdog being checked against a database of blacklisted sites.
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NZ online – only half safe?
Mon, 1st Mar 2010
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online safety
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NZ's ISP filtering system sparks debate: is enough being done for online safety? Critics call for broader cybercrime measures.
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Anti-spam update
Mon, 1st Mar 2010
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telstraclear
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government
Have you got the message? The law prohibiting spamming has served as a wake-up call to businesses.
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Another jail term for computer porn
Thu, 5th Nov 2009
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internet
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christchurch
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For the second time in a week a man has been jailed for 20 months after trading child sexual abuse images on the Internet.
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Man jailed for child porn
Fri, 30th Oct 2009
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A Christchurch man whom the Department of Internal Affairs detected making available child sexual abuse images on the Internet was jailed for 20 months in the Christchurch District Court today.
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Web filtering almost set to go
Tue, 1st Sep 2009
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The new voluntary Web content filtering system for ISPs is expected to be up and running within a matter of weeks.