Department of Internal Affairs
| Te Tari Taiwhenua (Māori) | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1840 |
| Preceding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | New Zealand |
| Headquarters | 45 Pipitea Street Thorndon Wellington 6011 |
| Employees | 2,381 FTE staff (30 June 2020) |
| Annual budget | Vote Internal Affairs Total budget for 2019/20 $721,026,000 |
| Minister responsible |
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| Agency executive |
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| Child agencies | |
| Website | www |
The Department of Internal Affairs (DIA; Māori: Te Tari Taiwhenua) is the public service department of New Zealand charged with issuing passports; administering applications for citizenship and lottery grants; enforcing censorship and gambling laws; registering births, deaths, marriages and civil unions; supplying support services to ministers; and advising the government on a range of relevant policies and issues.
Other services provided by the department include a translation service, publication of the New Zealand Gazette (the official government newspaper), a flag hire service, management of VIP visits to New Zealand, running the Lake Taupō harbourmaster's office (under a special agreement with the local iwi) and the administration of offshore islands.