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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.