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Department of Internal Affairs

New Zealand government department

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Nov 15, 2025
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Is accidental access to a CSAM site prosecutable?

Accidental exposure to CSAM can still trigger legal risk: some jurisdictions and authorities treat any possession or sharing of child sexual abuse material as a crime and expect immediate reporting, a...

Jan 30, 2026
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What official inquiries or investigations have been launched following the discovery of remains at Canadian residential schools?

Since the 2021 announcement of possible graves at former residential school sites, a mix of official criminal probes, and Indigenous‑led archaeological searches have been launched: the RCMP opened for...

Jan 27, 2026

How do AML and banking regulations in New Zealand require identity verification and how will the Biometric Processing Privacy Code change AML onboarding practices?

’s AML/CFT framework requires reporting entities to perform and to verify customers’ identities using documentary, electronic and risk‑based methods enforced by supervisors including the , and . The n...

Jan 2, 2026

Grok xAI accidental ai-generation of nude young girl with no links to a real child - realistic percentage likelihood of criminal charge in new Zealand

An AI model generating a nude image of a young-looking girl—even if wholly synthetic and with no connection to a real child—falls squarely into material New Zealand authorities describe as child sexua...