FBI director James Comey has arrived in Queenstown for a 'top-secret' spy conference.

CIA director Mike Pompeo is among members from 15 agencies to attend the conference.

New Zealand's most important documents have been moved in a ceremonial process

The circumstances of Peter Thiel's NZ citizenship were so exceptional they have not been repeated.

Casinos had the largest increase in gambling, new figures show.

Peter Thiel netted tens of millions of dollars.

Billionaire Peter Thiel claimed in a citizenship application that if his unusual request was granted he would tell the world he was a New Zealander.

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PM backs granting of citizenship to Trump-backing billionaire Peter Thiel as former Minister Wayne Mapp reveals he'd known about it for years.

Brian's wife, Hannah Tamaki, and senior Destiny minister David Kahu are officers in all three charities.

Lotto will be donating all profits from next Saturday's draw to the quake relief.

An Auckland man has been jailed for emailing more than 42,000 files that involved the sexual abuse and exploitation of children.

A doctor wanted on a sex charge in the United States has won a reprieve in his fight to keep his New Zealand citizenship after a bungled attempt to revoke it by the Department of Internal Affairs.

Foreign affairs officials say they have not heard from Nauru about the help Wellington gave Roland Kun which allowed him to flee the troubled state.

Children's passport renewals go online.

The 400 to 500-strong community has a tax-exempt charity operating as the Christian Church Community Trust.

New Zealanders are spending more again on the pokies but spending per person is static, despite better economic times.

The Department of Internal Affairs says demand for passports is more than 60 per cent higher than normal for December

A spend of more than $360,000 on pay television subscriptions by Government departments has been criticised by Labour.

A Government inquiry into the escape of convicted murderer and paedophile Phillip John Smith has been extended.

A former West Auckland principal who pleaded guilty to possessing objectionable material can be named for the first time.

An illegal immigrant who paid a NZ couple $8000 for their identities to get false passports has been deported.

Internal Affairs are investigating the legality of children's amusement machines which experts say are grooming young people to play the pokies.

In the decision, Smith was described as a “manipulative, serious criminal with a high risk of reoffending”.

The Government plans to increase the application fee when it extends the passport validity, even though there seems no grounds for doing so.

The return to 10-year passports could come about in around six months' time, according to the Prime Minister.

New Zealanders are set to enjoy 10-year passports once again - but at a price.

The father of Lydia Ko says he is planning to take legal action against Auckland Korean Society members who he claims have severely damaged Ko's image.

Police were called to Auckland Korean Society after meeting on secret donations to golfing superstar Lydia Ko’s family turned nasty.

The bid by Phillip John Smith and his sister to have their case transferred to the High Court has been delayed until May.