Newsletter Articles

TI’s strong alignment with SDG-16

David Dunsheath Delegated authority for SDGs Newsletter Co-Editor David Rutherford, Human Rights Commissioner, was guest speaker at the November Board Meeting of Transparency International New Zealand (TINZ). He reinforced the significance of the ready-made framework provided by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), for the improvement of Human Rights in New Zealand and elsewhere. {read more…}

Open Government Partnership: submissions update

David Dunsheath Delegated authority for Parliamentary Relations Newsletter Co-Editor TINZ recently provided requested feedback on two elements of New Zealand’s ‘Open Government Partnership’ (OGP) National Action Plan 2016-18 Open Government Data Dashboard prototype – October submission On 20 October 2017 TINZ submitted feedback on the a draft Open Data Dashboard. This dashboard is intended to {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…}

Whistleblowing: A Time for Moral Courage

Michael Macaulay MA (Hons), MSc, PhD Board member with delegated authority for whistleblower issues We are currently witnessing a deluge of scandals from the worlds of politics and entertainment.  Let us hope sincerely that they will lead to lasting change in the way in which terrible behaviour is understood and managed. Let us hope that {read more…}

Treasury’s Financial Statements of the Government: revealed in lock-up

George White TINZ Communications and Research Analyst I represented Transparency International New Zealand (TINZ) at the October 5th Treasury lock-up for the Financial Statements of the Government (FSG). This event is intended to brief the media and interested organizations just prior to general release of the FSG. Central government’s financial statements were provided to attendees, {read more…}

How can Internal Audit assist with responding to Fraud and Corruption?

Melissa Bailey IIA NZ Board Member The foundations of a good fraud and integrity programme are prevention and detection programmes.  But even with the best organisational culture, and the correct safeguards in place, at some point allegations of fraud or corruption will surface. At this point, your response framework should kick into action. Larger organisations {read more…}

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TINZ connects with Taiwan’s Audrey Tang to accelerate transparency

Audrey Tang visited New Zealand in the last week of September as a keynote speaker for the Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF) held in Christchurch. She is the Digital Minister (Taiwan) and is in charge of Social Enterprise.  She is known world-wide for revitalizing global open source communities such as Perl and Haskell. Ākina Foundation {read more…}

Open Government Data Dashboard prototype now available for public feedback

One of the milestones within New Zealand’s Open Government Partnership (OGP) National Action Plan (NAP) 2016-18, requires development of a public ‘data dashboard’ for reporting against NAP goals. A prototype dashboard is now available on the data.govt.nz website to initiate public discussion including a request for feedback by 20 October 2017. Elements of OGP Commitment {read more…}

Procurement professionals: costs out! Corruption in? – What are our responsibilities?

Tod Cooper Joanne Toon Tod Cooper is the New Zealand Chair for The Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS). CIPS will be a regular contributor to Transparency Times. This article is co-authored by Tod and Wellington Vice Chair Joanne Toon. It discusses the broad range of issues a procurement professional needs to consider in {read more…}