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  1. Department of Internal Affairs website, http://www.dia.govt.nz/ (accessed 13 April 2011).
  2. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet website, http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/ (accessed 13 April 2011).
  3. New Zealand History Online, http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/ (accessed 13 April 2011).
  4. Bassett, Michael, The Mother of All Departments: The History of the Department of Internal Affairs (Auckland, 1997).
  5. Polaschek, R. J., Administration of the Internal Affairs Department, The New Zealand Journal of Public Administration, Volume 17, Number 2, March 1955, pp.22-44.
  6. Sharp, A, The New Zealand Colonial Secretary's Office and the Department of Internal Affairs - A Short History (Wellington, 1966).
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Establishment

When New Zealand achieved Dominion status on 26 September 1907, the role of Colonial Secretary was redesignated the Minister of Internal Affairs.

Role and Responsibilities

The role of the Minister responsible for the Internal Affairs portfolio was to give direction to Government policy in areas such as the registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil unions; New Zealand citizenship; issuing of New Zealand passports; film and literature classification and reviewing; provision of urban and rural fire-fighting services; regulation of all classes of gambling; and the administration and distribution of funds generated by New Zealand lotteries.

Most of the authority held by the Minister of Internal Affairs was derived from Acts of Parliament. As such, the Minister was responsible for the administration of the following legislation (as at April 2011):

  • Births, Deaths, Marriages and Relationships Registration Act 1995;
  • Boxing and Wrestling Act 1981;
  • Citizenship Act 1977;
  • Citizenship (Western Samoa) Act 1982;
  • Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908;
  • Commonwealth Games Symbol Protection Act 1974;
  • Fire Service Act 1975;
  • Forest and Rural Fires Act 1977;
  • Gambling Act 2003;
  • Official Appointments and Documents Act 1919;
  • Passports Act 1992;
  • Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Act 2010;
  • Time Act 1974.
Responsible Ministers :
 
John George Findlay 1907-09
David Buddo 1909-12
George Warren Russell 1912
FHD Bell 1912-15
George Warren Russell 1915-19
John Bird Hine 1919-20
FHD Bell 1920
George James Anderson 1920-21
William Downie Stewart 1921-23
Richard Francis Bollard 1923-27
Maui Pomare 1927-28
Philip Aldborough de la Perrelle 1928-31
Adam Hamilton 1931-33
James Alexander Young 1933-35
William Edward Parry 1935-49
William Alexander Bodkin 1949-54
Robert William Smith 1954-57
William Theophilus Anderton 1957-60
Frank Leon Aroha Gotz 1960-63
David Coutts Seath 1963-72
David Allen Highet 1972-74
Henry Leonard James May 1974-75
David Allen Highet 1975-84
Peter Tapsell 1984-87
Michael Bassett 1987-90
Margaret Austin 1990
Graeme Lee 1990-93
Warren Cooper 1993-96
Peter Dunne 1996-97
Jack Elder 1997-99
Mark Burton 1999-2001
George Hawkins 2001-05
Rick Barker 2005-08
Richard Worth 2008-11
Amy Adams 2011-12
Chris Tremain 2012-14
Peter Dunne 2014-17
Tracey Martin 2017-
 
 
 
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1907 ‑ 

The Internal Affairs portfolio was the responsibility of the Minister of Internal Affairs, who directed Government policy in areas such as the registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil unions; New Zealand citizenship; issuing of New Zealand passports; film and literature classification and reviewing; provision of urban and rural fire-fighting services; regulation of all classes of gambling; and the administration and distribution of funds generated by New Zealand lotteries.

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Establishment

When New Zealand achieved Dominion status on 26 September 1907, the role of Colonial Secretary was redesignated the Minister of Internal Affairs.

Role and Responsibilities

The role of the Minister responsible for the Internal Affairs portfolio was to give direction to Government policy in areas such as the registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil unions; New Zealand citizenship; issuing of New Zealand passports; film and literature classification and reviewing; provision of urban and rural fire-fighting services; regulation of all classes of gambling; and the administration and distribution of funds generated by New Zealand lotteries.

Most of the authority held by the Minister of Internal Affairs was derived from Acts of Parliament. As such, the Minister was responsible for the administration of the following legislation (as at April 2011):

  • Births, Deaths, Marriages and Relationships Registration Act 1995;
  • Boxing and Wrestling Act 1981;
  • Citizenship Act 1977;
  • Citizenship (Western Samoa) Act 1982;
  • Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908;
  • Commonwealth Games Symbol Protection Act 1974;
  • Fire Service Act 1975;
  • Forest and Rural Fires Act 1977;
  • Gambling Act 2003;
  • Official Appointments and Documents Act 1919;
  • Passports Act 1992;
  • Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Act 2010;
  • Time Act 1974.
Responsible Ministers :
 
John George Findlay 1907-09
David Buddo 1909-12
George Warren Russell 1912
FHD Bell 1912-15
George Warren Russell 1915-19
John Bird Hine 1919-20
FHD Bell 1920
George James Anderson 1920-21
William Downie Stewart 1921-23
Richard Francis Bollard 1923-27
Maui Pomare 1927-28
Philip Aldborough de la Perrelle 1928-31
Adam Hamilton 1931-33
James Alexander Young 1933-35
William Edward Parry 1935-49
William Alexander Bodkin 1949-54
Robert William Smith 1954-57
William Theophilus Anderton 1957-60
Frank Leon Aroha Gotz 1960-63
David Coutts Seath 1963-72
David Allen Highet 1972-74
Henry Leonard James May 1974-75
David Allen Highet 1975-84
Peter Tapsell 1984-87
Michael Bassett 1987-90
Margaret Austin 1990
Graeme Lee 1990-93
Warren Cooper 1993-96
Peter Dunne 1996-97
Jack Elder 1997-99
Mark Burton 1999-2001
George Hawkins 2001-05
Rick Barker 2005-08
Richard Worth 2008-11
Amy Adams 2011-12
Chris Tremain 2012-14
Peter Dunne 2014-17
Tracey Martin 2017-
 
 
 

  1. Department of Internal Affairs website, http://www.dia.govt.nz/ (accessed 13 April 2011).
  2. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet website, http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/ (accessed 13 April 2011).
  3. New Zealand History Online, http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/ (accessed 13 April 2011).
  4. Bassett, Michael, The Mother of All Departments: The History of the Department of Internal Affairs (Auckland, 1997).
  5. Polaschek, R. J., Administration of the Internal Affairs Department, The New Zealand Journal of Public Administration, Volume 17, Number 2, March 1955, pp.22-44.
  6. Sharp, A, The New Zealand Colonial Secretary's Office and the Department of Internal Affairs - A Short History (Wellington, 1966).






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