The Korean Society of Auckland has been warned for filtering more than $NZ100,000 ($A95,000) from the Korean Development Bank to world golf No.1 Lydia Ko’s family.

The Department of Internal Affairs said on Thursday that its Charity Services division sent a warning notice to the society about two transactions involving about $NZ53,000 ($A50,000) each.

“The warning notice was issued on March 3 this year, and was in relation to the transfer of funds from the Korean Development Bank to family members related to Lydia Ko,” a department spokesperson told NZ Newswire.

The department will continue to work with the society, which has been given time to respond to the notice.

The investigation is ongoing, and it isn’t possible to say when it might be completed.

The New Zealand Herald reported the situation occurred because the Korean Development Bank wanted to assist Korean-born Kiwi Ko, but feared being criticised for supporting a non-Korean citizen.

Ko, 17, turned professional in November 2013, and early last month became the youngest golfer, male or female, to be ranked top in the world.