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Coming events
31 October 2019
Wednesday 13 – Thursday 14 November 2019, Auckland: NZ International Fraud Film Festival 2019, refer here
Wednesday 20 November 2019, Wellington, 12:30-2:00 pm, Rutherford House Lecture Theatre 3 (RHLT3- Ground Floor), 23 Lambton Quay, Pipitea Campus:
“Linear to Circular” – New Zealand’s opportunities and challenges in the 21st century – Enablers and barriers in transitioning from a linear,
Crackdown on Money Laundering Applauded
30 October 2019
It is essential to New Zealand’s reputation and wellbeing that serious effort is made to prevent money laundering activities within our financial, corporate and trust systems. TINZ is encouraged about the increased spotlight on AML/CFT compliance in New Zealand and internationally.
Leaders Integrity Forum: Working with integrity with Maori
30 October 2019
Minimal and reasonable expectations for understanding Māori and their priorities, requires engagement at the beginning of the consultative process, with personal approaches made before more formal inputs.
Such expectations are a start on what is still a journey for Crown agencies as they move towards achieving meaningful partnerships with Māori.
TINZ Submissions activity
30 October 2019
TINZ encourages its readers to exercise their democratic responsibilities by making submissions and responding to government consultation processes with your opinions on future direction-setting and legislation.
Anti-corruption pledge tracking: Elusive final pledge
30 October 2019
TINZ has recently gathered independent verifications of progress with New Zealand’s Anti-corruption commitments/pledges originating from the 2016 Global Anti-Corruption Summit in London.
Achievements relating to ‘Beneficial Ownership’ of companies and trusts, as well as Public Procurement, remain elusive and thorny.
Are you a Supporter of Slave Trading?
30 October 2019
Tod Cooper
There are over 40-million people around the world that remain victims of modern slavery.
Many of them work for you!
This according to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in partnership with the Walk Free Foundation and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).
Is New Zealand becoming a plutocracy?
30 October 2019
We are wary of the potential for good government to be compromised by complacency. Make no mistake about it: despite New Zealand’s reputation for low corruption and high quality civil service, the country is surprisingly vulnerable to capture by monied interests.
TINZ 2019 Annual Report
30 October 2019
Transparency International New Zealand has published its 2019 Annual Report. It includes messages from Chair, Suzanne Snively, and Chief Executive, Julie Haggie, and reviews TINZ’s substantial 2019 accomplishments.
TINZ Annual General Meeting 2019
30 October 2019
Her Excellency, the Rt Hon Dame Patsy Reddy, Governor-General, was the keynote speaker at this year’s Annual General Meeting of Transparency International New Zealand (TINZ), on Monday 4 November.
Brain Food Integrity Forums
29 October 2019
TINZ’s two ‘Brain Food Integrity’ seminars in October were well attended, informative and thought provoking.
Where in the World are we? discussed our geographic position in the world, how we have succeeded in using that to our advantage in trade, and the risk of international protectionist policies.
Hate Speech, Free Speech. While it is possible to clearly define hate speech, preventing it through the legal system has proven unworkable. Non-censorious government responses, civic education and sophisticated counter speech including ridicule, are effective antidotes to hate speech.