A TINZ briefing paper argues that introducing beneficial ownership registers would close one of the country's most significant transparency gaps while strengthening efforts to combat corruption, money laundering and financial crime. It includes information garnered from responses to TINZ’s recent OIA requests

As New Zealand prepares for the 2026 General Election, Transparency International New Zealand is inviting every candidate and sitting Member of Parliament to answer ten questions on integrity, transparency and accountability.

Online “Dark Practices” have become normalised. These practices manipulate users into making decisions that benefit businesses to the detriment of the consumer.

This paper sets out TINZ's assessment of the economic, reputational and law-enforcement case for closing New Zealand's beneficial ownership gap; how there have been moves improving due diligence, but reform on beneficial ownership has repeatedly stalled; and how a Beneficial Ownership register can be designed to respect legitimate privacy while closing the gap that enables abuse.

This TINZ report examines how New Zealand's financial regulators disclose enforcement action and identifies practical ways to improve public accountability.

A July 2026 TINZ report examines how New Zealand's financial regulators disclose enforcement action and identifies practical ways to improve public accountability.

The OECD–IDI Global Project on Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) Independence offers a timely and practical re-examination of what independence really means in practice. The report provides an important opportunity to reflect on how SAIs, and other stakeholders in the accountability system can strengthen independence in today’s evolving governance context.

A recent INTERPOL cyber threat assessment makes clear that cybercrime in the Asia–Pacific region is no longer a fragmented set of localised threats—it is a highly organised, industrialised ecosystem spanning scam centres, human trafficking, infostealer malware markets, and cross‑border financial networks. New Zealand is not immune to these dynamics.

NTERPOL's Asia and South Pacific Cyber Threat Assessment Report 2025/2026 pays particular attention to the vulnerability of Pacific Island states, painting a sobering picture: countries with the least capacity to respond are increasingly targeted, and often used as unwitting stepping stones for wider criminal networks.

Insurance is supposed to provide certainty in uncertain moments. Yet for many policyholders, that certainty disappears the moment a claim is made and the fine print comes into play.

Political donation reform is urgently needed. Weak donation laws, high disclosure thresholds, and limited enforcement powers create opportunities for undue influence and erode confidence in political institutions.