TINZ held its AGM on 10 November
‘Looking Forward, Looking Back
‘Looking Forward, Looking Back’ was the theme of our event prior to the AGM itself.
This event kicked off with a panel: Murray Petrie and Claire Johnstone (early TINZ co-founders) and Suzanne Snively, about the reasons for establishingTINZ, and the practicalities of setting up a chapter in New Zealand. The need for support across Oceania was a consideration.
Following the panel there were a number of messages and presentations about the movement and our work,
- Francois Valerian, global Chair of Transparency International movement delivered a message applauding the work we are doing.
- We talked about the work Martin Buhr is doing to improve our Fraud and Corruption Monitor as an online updating tool that enables us to look at trends and vulnerable sectors and red flags.
- Parascheva Motofelea who has been an intern with TINZ during this year, providing us with a summary of her research on financial market enforcement actions and Pacific corruption cases.
- Sofia Angelova. Sofia is this year’s recipient of the Suzanne Snively Scholarship discussed herr research focusing on SLAPPS - Strategic lawsuits against public participation.
- Participants also heard from Alisi Rambukawaqa, a researcher in Fiji who contributed to our Access to Environmental Information project. https://youtu.be/_l7Y4KkSILM.
AGM
At the AGM itself members heard about work underway on the Official Information Act and our National Integrity System Review project. They also received the Annual Report for the year to 30 June 2026, which is available online.
Directors new and returning
Members welcomed new Board Directors Ken Warren and Kirsty Campbell and congratulated returning Board members Anne Tolley and Derek Gill.
Honoring Contributions
We said farewell to directors Adam Hunt, Jeff Galt and Andrew Hunt, acknowledging the huge contribution each has made.
We also remembered former Board Director Tod Cooper, who passed away this year, and honoured his contribution.
We recognised Anne Gilbert’s ten years of service as Public Sector Integrity Manager, thanking her for her dedication and contribution.
