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The Foundation of Pacific Guardianship - Salt, Soil and Spirit

TINZ’s Pacific Webinar series is getting great attendance and very positive comments. Coming up next week we have an equally information packed session: Her role, Their future: supporting Women in Pacific Governance.

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New guide to support identification and prevention of procurement fraud and corruption

Corruption and fraud are ever present risks in the procurement cycle. The Serious Fraud Office Te Tari Hara Tāware and the Counter Fraud Centre Taurārai Hara Tāware have published a guide to preventing and detecting procurement fraud and corruption, which is a must read for everyone involved in the procurement process.

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A Measure of Integrity - Public Service Census

An impressive 44,737 out of just over 65,000 public servants completed the Public Service Census earlier this year. The results just out show both positive features of the New Zealand public service, and some worrying concerns.

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Victory for integrity: Law against revolving door politics passed in the Netherlands

Transparency International Netherlands (TI-NL) is celebrating a victory for integrity as the Netherlands House of Representatives adopted the ' Law on rules for the follow-up functions of ministers on 17 June 2025.

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Safeguarding the rule of law in Aotearoa New Zealand: a call for transparency and accountability

Strengthening the rule of law in Aotearoa New Zealand, a landmark report released by the New Zealand Law Society Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa highlights the ongoing and emerging challenges that are impacting trust and confidence in the rule of law in New Zealand.

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Golden visas – who is looking at risk?

Investors are attracted to New Zealand because of the ease of doing business with a relatively low level of corruption. That is a reputation that has to be upheld, not put up for sale. We cannot de-prioritise due diligence and risk mitigation in the chase for the overseas dollar or yuan.

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New Zealand owes a huge debt of gratitude to John Ryan

New Zealand owes a huge debt of gratitude to John Ryan, our retiring Supreme Auditor. He has carried out his role as the Controller and Auditor General with great wisdom, courage, objectivity, humanity and integrity, the qualities of a strong leader.

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UNCAC Review

On 20 May 2025, a TINZ team joined other civil society representatives meeting with the visiting review team considering New Zealand’s implementation of its commitments under the United Nations Convention against Corruption.

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Pacific Anti-Corruption Series Update

The topic of the third webinar of our Pacific Anti-Corruption Series on 11 June is beneficial ownership. The first two events in this series were well received.

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Pacific Voices Webinar Series

Join Transparency International New Zealand for a 4-part online webinar series centring the voices of Pacific communities on environmental governance. From Indigenous knowledge to climate resilience, women’s leadership to anti-corruption, each session offers fresh insights, regional experiences, and practical solutions.

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Whistleblower Heroes in New Zealand

As we head towards World Whistleblowing Day on 23 June, we praise just a few of the many New Zealanders who have spoken up about corrupt behaviour in organisations they work in or for.

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TINZ Strategy: focusing on impact

The TINZ Board has agreed the strategic focus for TINZ into the near future.

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Strengthening the rule of law: insights into protecting the rule of law in Aotearoa New Zealand

The New Zealand Law Society Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa, in partnership with LexisNexis, will launch its Strengthening the rule of law in Aotearoa New Zealand report on Wednesday, 25 June in Wellington

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Submission on the proposed changes in the New Zealand Government Procurement rules

TINZ is generally very supportive of the proposed changes. If followed 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 Principles and the OECD Principles for Integrity in Public Procurement.

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National Financing of Terrorism Risks

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.

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Horizontal Review indicates some jurisdictions are still lagging in gatekeeper compliance recommendations

In a recent review, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) found the application of recommended controls for gatekeepers still lacking.

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An assessment of the effectiveness of anti-corruption institutions in New Zealand in deterring, detecting and exposing corruption

Aotearoa New Zealand's historically low levels of corruption have encouraged complacency and a reactive approach to policy making at top levels of politics and the public service.This is the finding presented in our just released research report: An assessment of the effectiveness of anti-corruption institutions in New Zealand in deterring, detecting and exposing corruption. This research forms part of our National Integrity System Assessment work programme.

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How Well Do We Counter Corruption?

Report Brief summarizing our research report: "An assessment of the effectiveness of anti-corruption institutions in New Zealand in deterring, detecting and exposing corruption." This research forms part of our National Integrity System Assessment work programme.

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Financial Crime Risks: Politically Exposed Persons

Special attention to politically exposed persons (PEPs) in anti-money laundering regimes is important because political corruption can affect a country’s economic performance by diverting public funds away from essential services including education, health, housing and law enforcement.

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Virtual Asset Service Providers Are Now Regulated for Anti-Money Laundering in New Zealand

Virtual assets have created new avenues to commit crimes and new secure payment methods for criminals. Applying AML/CFT regulations to digital currency transactions can help fight cybercrime.

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