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New edition of the Government Procurement Rules increases focus on Transparency

The 5th Edition of the Government Procurement Rules goes live on the 1st December 2025. Using simpler language, the new edition places an increased emphasis on transparency and accountability for the spending of public money.

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Democracy dies in darkness? Kinda sorta

Strengthening democracy and curbing corruption in developing countries needs a multi-faceted approach, a new peer-reviewed paper from the US National Bureau of Economic Research shows. And, as it turns out, undermining democracy needs a similar approach — in developed countries as well.

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2024-2025 Annual Report

The 2024-2025 Transparency International New Zealand (TINZ) Annual Report was provided to members at the Annual General Meeting on the 12th of November. TINZ's mission is to foster a New Zealand culture where transparency, integrity, good governance, and ethical standards and practices are the core values of all New Zealanders.

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Why New Zealand Must Unite Against Organised Crime

Organised crime has become New Zealand’s top national-security threat, but new government proposals urge urgent, system-wide reform to fight back. Discover how the TSOC Advisory Group’s final report calls for bold, united action to protect our peace and prosperity.

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Open Government Partnership Global Summit

In October, 2,000 people from more than 70 countries attended the Open Government Partnership’s Global Summit in Spain’s Basque Autonomous Community. Its theme was “a time of profound global challenges to democracy”.

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The Rising Power — and Risk — of Connected Data in New Zealand

In New Zealand, more and more of our personal information is being digitised and connected through the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI). To maintain public trust, there must be strong transparency, accountability, and integrity in how these tools are developed and used.

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Transparency International faces escalating attacks in Georgia

Transparency International Georgia leader risks up to 15 years in prison on unfounded charges, as civil society comes under growing pressure.

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TI Australia Turns 30

Congratulations to the Board, staff and supporters of TI Australia (TIA) which celebrated TIA’s 30th anniversary in Melbourne in late August

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UN Human Rights Experts Issue First-Ever Call to UNCAC States Parties

In a significant first, a group of United Nations human rights experts - Special Mandate Holders - have issued a joint call urging governments to strengthen transparency and civil society participation in the implementation of the UN Convention against Corruption.

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Putting Responsible Business Conduct into Practice – Insights from the OECD Guidelines

How can businesses in Aotearoa New Zealand grow responsibly while managing risks to people, planet and society? Find out more at the MBIE Webinar on 29 September 2025 at 2:00pm

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Hattie Compton-Moen wins 2025 TINZ Dame Suzanne Snively Scholarship

The 2025 scholarship will help Hattie with her research on tension between corporate disobedience being used as a principled tool for societal change or simply as another vessel for corporate profit-making and influence.

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Trusting the Machine: AI’s Role in HR

AI promises efficiency in recruitment, but can it be fair? In New Zealand, organisations are beginning to experiment with AI in HR, raising urgent questions about transparency, accountability, and human oversight

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Electoral Amendment Bill Submission

TINZ is concerned that several of the proposed changes will disenfranchise citizens without reasonable justification. The legislation should also focus more on integrity, transparency and accountability in the election process. Read our submission.

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Let People Vote

Several of the government’s proposed changes to electoral law in the Electoral Amendment Bill will undermine the right to vote for some of our citizens

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Responsibilities to prevent global warming

As a result of effort from Pacific Youth, The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has released a landmark advisory opinion on countries' responsibilities to prevent global warming.

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Make haste slowly: the Budapest Convention

Good news! New Zealand has acceded to the Budapest Convention at last.

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Emerging Integrity Risk: Second-Hand Car Dealerships and Money Laundering in New Zealand

Integrity risks often emerge in sectors that operate just outside the spotlight, where oversight is limited and compliance is inconsistent.

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Palestine chapter of TI are starving

In Gaza our colleagues from AMAN Coalition, the Palestinian chapter of Transparency International, are starving. An entire population is starving. This has to end now.

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Pacific Webinars and the TI Pacific programme

TINZ continues to host a series of Pacific Voices webinars, the next and final one of this series is on 27 August. These webinars form part of our cooperative work across the Pacific

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