The recently revised rules for central government agencies undertaking procurement are a positive step in increasing transparency of government procurement.

Every year Transparency International New Zealand (TINZ) monitors reported corruption to inform our strategy. This year’s scan reports $28 million in discovered and convicted cases.

In conjunction with the Transparency International’s Pacific Program, we have produced a digital storytelling video featuring TINZ Deputy Chair and Pacific Committee Chair Debbie Gee talking about our Pacific Programme for 2024-2028

Gurdeep Talwar has been appointed to the TINZ Board. Learn more about his incredible background.

Transparency International (TI) is actively engaged in a multitude of initiatives to fight corruption globally. At the end of the day, everything they achieve ultimately affects New Zealanders.

TINZ Member with Delegated Authority Giulia Dondoli reports on the New Zealand Police Financial Intelligence Unit New Zealand National Risk Assessment 2024 as it relates to Terrorism and Financing of Terrorism.

TINZ is generally very supportive of the proposed changes. Iffollowed these changes will increase transparency and accountability of the spending of the public purse. We recommend that the NZ Government Procurement Rules should also be reviewed against international standards such as the Open Contracting Partnership Global Principles1 and the OECD Principles for Integrity in Public Procurement.

Two excellent, recently released, independent reports commissioned by Stats NZ and the Public Service Commission have reported on data sharing arrangements between agencies and several organisations. They show serious gaps in the protection of sensitive personal data

In mid-May 2025 the New Zealand government will host an evaluation team who will review New Zealand’s implementation of the commitments it signed up to under the United Nations Convention against Corruption.

TINZ is a contributing chapter to the 2024-2029 Transparency International Indo Pacific Programme. TINZ’s work focuses on cross Pacific concerns including Polynesia. In 2022 we produced research on the interlinking risks of money laundering and corruption across the Pacific.

Evidence from contemporary research underlines why legal frameworks like the Protected Disclosures Act, which promote and protect whistleblowing, are so critical to good governance in both the public and private sectors.

New Zealand’s score has declined again, from 85 to 83 in the just released 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), resulting in a further slip in our global ranking, now to fourth, with Singapore moving into third place. This also bumps New Zealand off the top rank in the Asia Pacific region.