Financial Integrity

Budgeting in a time of COVID: A crisis is not an excuse for lack of transparency

The International Budget Partnership conducted special research in 120 countries that shows government fiscal policy responses to the COVID crisis are undermining accountability and transparency. In New Zealand some good practices fell by the wayside.

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Cybercrime and Transparency

As a society, we need to be more proactive in defending ourselves against cybercrime. The recent attack on the US pipeline may be a part of prompting more Governmental action, in NZ and globally. Let’s hope so.

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Civic Leaders for Clean Transactions Integrity Fiji becomes TI National Contact

Based on excellent work on the ground and help from NZMAFT and TINZ Integrity, Fiji is now a Transparency International National Contact.

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Exploring the Tongan perspective on corruption, transparency & integrity - second session

The TINZ South Pacific Outreach Program held a series of Talanoa sessions aimed at exploring the Tongan perspective on corruption, transparency & integrity. The results are quite interesting. This is the second of three blog posts.

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Democracy in crisis in Samoa

Political turmoil in Samoa after April elections have the long standing Pacific democracy in crisis.

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Time to progress the Financial Integrity System Assessment

With unfavorable reviews and the COVID-19 crisis to look back on, it is time for the New Zealand financial services industry to assess their integrity.

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Incorporated Societies Bill Submission

TINZ has submitted on the Incorporated Societies Bill currently being considered by the Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee. Good governance and integrity is as important in civil society organisations as it is in public and business sector.

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Open Letter to MBE regarding COVID-19 procurement

On 28 July, TINZ sent an open letter to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. "We encourage you both to work with Chief Executives across government to ensure that their agencies meet the compliance standards in the Procurement Rules that have been mandated by Cabinet."

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Integrity Fiji receives accredidation

Integrity Fiji is accredited as a national contact for Transparency International. TINZ sends its heartiest congratulations to the Integrity Fiji Team for gaining this accreditation. It is a huge credit to the mahi put in over a long time by our colleagues in Fiji. Check our facebook page for a video interview with the Executive Director Joseph Veramu.

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Time to progress the Financial Integrity System Assessment

With unfavorable reviews and the COVID-19 crisis to look back on, it is time for the New Zealand financial services industry to assess their integrity.

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Largest banks declare profits in tax havens

In October 2020, Transparency International EU published a report finding that of the 39 biggest banks in Europe, 31 declared profits in low or zero-tax jurisdictions. Of these, 29 banks had no people working in the country where large portions of their profits were declared.

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Defence Force transparency found wanting

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) was found to have "manifestly inadequate" administration and institutional accountability systems for gathering, recording, preserving, investigating and providing information. This directly impacted on the quality of information provided by NZDF to successive Ministers of Defence, and through them to Parliament.

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