The Education and Workforce Select Committee has now published its report on the Protected Disclosures (Protection of Whistleblowers) Bill, following public consultation earlier this year. New Zealand appears to have missed the opportunity to transform - rather than merely tidy up – its whistleblower legislation.
Find out MoreModern Slavery presents a sizable financial global impact. In the United Kingdom alone the cost of modern slavery as been estimated at between £3.3bn and £4.3bn per year. The New Zealand Government, and its people, need to take a much stronger stand.
Find out MoreMaintaining integrity when the only certainty is uncertainty was the theme of the February 2021 Public Sector Leaders Integrity Forum.
Find out MoreTINZ’s response to the Justice Select Committee Inquiry into 2020 General Election. Anne Tolley and Avon Adams were the leads in the TINZ response.
Find out MoreA group of Ten civil society organisations with an interest in open government sent a letter to the Hon Chris Hipkins, Minister for the Public Service, seeking a meeting to discuss extending the period for co-creation of Open Government Partnership National Actio Plan, thereby enabling funding for the plan to be included in Budget 2022.
Find out MoreTransparency International New Zealand is working with South Pacific people, civil society leaders and communities through the development of the South Pacific Outreach Project.
Find out MoreGill is looking forward to fully engaging as Transparency International New Zealand's Deputy Chair. TINZ has a significant role to play, she is thrilled to be part of it.
Find out MoreCollaboration between Transparency International New Zealand and Civic Leaders for Clean Transactions Integrity Fiji, comprises five key anti-corruption initiatives in the Pacific.
Find out MoreAn article recently published by Mariam Mathew, Pacific Regional Advisor at Transparency International, highlights the unchanged perception of Pacific corruption in the 2020 Corruption Perceptions Index and efforts underway to improve.
Find out MoreThe first-ever Pacific Islands Corruption Barometer is being conducted through Transparency International’s Indo-Pacific Partnership for Strong, Transparent, Responsive & Open Networks for Good Governance.
Find out MoreOn 25 February the Public Service Administration and Transparency International New Zealand jointly hosted a whistleblowing webinar. The webinar is well worth watching. A recap and transcript are available as well.
Find out MorePublic comments are currently being accepted for development of New Zealand’s 4th OGP NAP. In addition to submitting comments, TINZ is working with nine other civil society groups to promote extending the consultation period and building a budget around a more ambitious action plan.
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