Anti-corruptions

International Anti-Corruption Day 9 December annually

International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD) is a good day for New Zealanders’ to reflect on how fortunate we are to live in a country with low levels of corruption. The Transparency International New Zealand TINZ media release commemorating this day noted: “This is a good day to remind your local MP to enjoin Parliament to become {read more…}

Global shockwaves from bombing of Maltese journalist, Daphne Caruana Galizia

David Dunsheath Newsletter Co-Editor It is with huge dismay that we learn of this tragic event. On 16 October, Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, 53, wrote her last post on her  ‘Running Commentary’ news blog. Less than an hour later, she was murdered in a car bomb attack. This follows 15 previous car bombings {read more…}

The New Zealand Government’s pledges tracked from 2016 Global Anti-Corruption Summit

David Dunsheath TINZ Board Member Delegated authority for Parliamentary Relations Co-Editor Newsletter In May 2016, 43 countries and six international organisations were convened at the Global Anti-Corruption Summit in London (ACS). The Summit encouraged the pursuit of ambitious individual action plans by asking countries to make specific commitments or pledges. Following the Summit, Transparency International {read more…}

London Summit 2016 NZ Statement Commitments Progress

New Zealand Country Statement Anti Corruption Summit London 2016 Please find attached the table of commitments from the Anti-Corruption Summit in London with progress updated {read more…}

We need more than words to tackle corruption

11 May, 2016 Sir, Government representatives from around the world will gather in London on May 12 for the Anti-Corruption Summit. This is a summit that must result in more than just words. We, as leaders from business and civil society, are setting out substantial and specific actions required to meet the challenge posed by {read more…}

Unaoil

New Zealand shell company involved in multimillion-dollar bribery operation Shortly before news about the Panama Papers broke, a leak of Unaoil’s email cache revealed “that billions of dollars of government contracts were awarded as the direct result of bribes paid on behalf of firms including British icon Rolls-Royce, US giant Halliburton, Australia’s Leighton Holdings and {read more…}

Are New Zealand enterprises prepared for the new anti-bribery legislation?

The Organised Crime and Anti-corruption Bill passed in Parliament on 4 November 2015 bringing New Zealand more in line with international anti-bribery and corruption legislation. The omnibus Bill, which has been divided into 15 Amendment Acts, should also enable New Zealand to ratify the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), which it signed in 2003. {read more…}

Pacific Youth Forum Against Corruption

PDF document: Open the PDF document Pacific Youth Forum Against Corruption {read more…}

Anti Corruption Training Regional Seminars Recap

Anti-Corruption Training Workshops Following the successful launch of the Anti-Corruption online training in June, BusinessNZ teamed up with Deloitte and Chapman Tripp in September to deliver further training around the country. BusinessNZ has published a free downloadable anti-corruption guide developed by Deloitte and Chapman Tripp which was the basis for the face-to-face training. Daniel Kalderimis {read more…}

The Three Myths about Corruption

Afra Raymond: Three myths about corruption. Filmed December 2012 at TEDxPortofSpain.

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