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Transparency International New Zealand was founded in 1999 with the objectives to:
- promote transparency, good governance and ethical practices in the private and public sectors in NZ
- promote ethical business practices by NZ businesses offshore, and transparency and good governance in our region
- contribute to the international effort to reduce corruption and promote good governance.
TI-NZ is politically non-partisan and does not undertake investigations of alleged corruption or expose individual cases either alone or in conjunction with other organisations. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 09 November 2011 19:56 |
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The Secretary-General of the United Nations
Message on International
Anti-Corruption Day
9 December 2011
Corruption afflicts all countries, undermining social progress and breeding inequality and injustice.
When desperately needed development funds are stolen by corrupt individuals and institutions, poor and vulnerable people are robbed of the education, health care and other essential services.
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Last Updated on Friday, 16 December 2011 13:01 |
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The Office of the Auditor-General just released the results of a survey on fraud awareness, prevention, and detection in New Zealand’s public sector.
In early 2011 approximately 2000 surveys were sent out and over 1500 returned, a very satisfactory response rate. While the survey confirmed a low level of fraud within the public sector, it also highlighted a lack of awareness in many key areas. Particular risks included misplaced trust in employees working on their own when responsible for major transactions, poor procurement policies, inconsistent fraud awareness training, and the need for improved whistle-blowing processes. The OAG website contains details about this survey.
TI-NZ Director Suzanne Snively participated in two panel discussions highlighting Transparency International's key role in championing good governance and a corruption free New Zealand. Review her presentation: OAG Fraud Survey - NZ Opportunity for Global Trust. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 30 November 2011 09:21 |
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Our recently concluded 2011 Annual General meeting featured two excellent presentations followed by intense and intelligent discussion.
Ferdinand Balfoort spoke about "Building Successfull Business Partnerships in China". Ferdinand spends a good deal of time in China in his capacity as a contracted executive of a NZ company with a joint venture in China. He described the practicalities of managing risks in China, including doing due diligence on your joint venture partner and building good, non-corrupt relationships with local regulatory authorities. Ferdinand, an internal auditor by training and ex-partner of PWC Poland, is committed to integrity in business. He is currently working on a masters degree on corruption and business ethics.
Sylvie Leduc of Ignite Consultants presented the latest results of the project they are conducting on behalf of TI-NZ analysing "The Derivation of New Zealand’s High Ranking on the Corruption Perception Index." Ignite's consultants are investigating which survey questions go into New Zealand's CPI ranking, who answers them, and what can and can’t we conclude about the likely level of corruption in New Zealand on the basis of the Corruption Perception Index. Ignite's report will be posted here soon.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 30 November 2011 09:28 |
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On 1 December 2011, Transparency International released its annual Global Corruption Perceptions Index. The Index, compiled by the Transparency International Secretariat in Berlin, shows that New Zealand is perceived as the least corrupt country internationally.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 17 December 2011 08:21 |
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