Articles
TINZ Team
19 December 2018
Time for governance boards to step up
14 December 2018
Bernie McKendrey
Deputy Chair
The Institute of Internal Auditors New Zealand
“Governance Board steps in to address cultural and ethical issues negatively affecting performance… They are concerned over the organisation’s reputation and performance”.
Did you see this recent headline? Me neither…
Unfortunately, we are bereft of good examples where a governance body has acted proactively and stepped up.
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A New Zealand failure of governance – facing the reality
14 December 2018
Tod Cooper
Tod Cooper
Member with delegated authority for
Procurement/ Online Training/ Whistleblowing
by Tod Cooper
TINZ Director
Writing for Employers and Manufacturers Association
BusinessPlus Magazine
Peter Thomas, the NZ Managing Director of scandal-ridden print giant Fuji Xerox spoke at a recent Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply event in Wellington.
Corruption Perceptions Index 2018
14 December 2018
The Transparency International 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index (TI CPI) will be released at 5:00pm 29 January 2019 New Zealand time. Transparency International New Zealand (TINZ) will release the results and supporting documents to the general public.
Members of the Media are encouraged to contact TINZ at info@transparency.org.nz ahead of time to arrange a point of contact for copies of embargoed information.
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Civics education needs consensus
14 December 2018
John Hall
John Hall
TINZ Director
Civics & Human Rights
Transparency International New Zealand (TINZ) recently commented on the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) Review conducted as part of the national Education Conversation | Korero Matauranga. TINZ advocated an important attribute of any transparent and accountable society is that its citizens have the literacy to actively participate in routine social and democratic activities.
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Human Rights: Measuring what matters!
14 December 2018
Thalia Kehoe Rowden
Communications Lead, Human Rights Measurement Initiative
Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
How good is Guatemala or Greenland at respecting human rights? Who are the best performers in the world, and the worst? What are New Zealand’s or Nigeria’s main human rights challenges? Where should activists, investors and ambassadors target their influence?
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Third OGP Plan readied for publication
14 December 2018
David Dunsheath
TINZ Member with Delegated Authority for Open Government
Transparency Times Newsletter Co-editor
New Zealand’s third Open Government Partnership National Action Plan (OGP-NAP3) 2018-2020 was recently issued to the OGP International Secretariat for publication.
It contains twelve Commitments within three OGP Values.
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Voter turnout and E-voting trials
14 December 2018
Karen Webster
TINZ Member with delegated authority responsible for local government
Voter turnout in New Zealand’s local government elections has been declining nationally since 1992. This followed a peak of 52.8% at the 1989 introduction of postal voting. Turnout reached a low of 42% in 2013 and then stabilised at 43% in 2016.
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Protected Disclosures Act review 2018
14 December 2018
Chief Executive Officer TINZ
The State Services Commission (SSC) is conducting a review of the Protected Disclosures Act 2000. It has sought public feedback on five options for change to encourage all New Zealanders to share their views on the benefits and risks of different proposals.
The consultation closes on 16 December.
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