The Department of Internal Affairs serves and connects people, communities and government to build a safe, prosperous and respected nation.

ko tā te Tari Taiwhenua he whakarato me te hono i ngā iwi, ngā hapori me te kāwanatanga ki te hanga motu haumaru, tōnui, whai mana hoki.

We:

• manage passports, citizenship, name changes, and birth, death, marriage and civil union registration and certificates
• give grants
• enforce the law on anti-spam, censorship, gambling, anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism
• support charities
• support local government
• link ethnic communities with government
• store and manage the nation's archives and library collections
• lead government's ICT strategy.