Louisa Wall discusses her role and accomplishments as Aotearoa New Zealand’s Ambassador Gender Equality and her recent participation in the Pacific Youth Conference on Governance in Auckland last month.

Online harm has real world consequences. It’s time for New Zealand to take a closer look at the role of big tech companies in amplifying and profiting from this harm, and to ensure our laws are fit for purpose.

A comprehensive review into New Zealand's national security system released in late May criticises intelligence and security agencies for lack of transparency and poor oversight mechanisms.

The Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions (PASAI) has published its 4th Accountability and Transparency Report. Pacific SAIs are challenged by lack of independence and resource constraints.

Joy Dunsheath JP, a long term TINZ member, was awarded the honour of Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit.

Lobbying plays an important role in the development of policy and is important to a democracy. But it must be open, transparent and regulated. A Code of Conduct is suggested.

TINZ presents “Promises to Policy to Action”, our urgent call for invigorating New Zealand’s healthy democracy. We offer concrete actions within the broad areas of: 1.) Stopping flows of dirty money within and in/out of New Zealand; 2.) Strengthening political Integrity, enhance democracy and national security; 3.) Protecting public resources and securing integrity in the public and private sectors.

TINZ Director Luke Qin reports from the Regional meeting of the second Summit for Democracy in Seoul. Of particular interest is the mention of work on a New Zealand anti-corruption strategy by the Serious Fraud Office

TINZ will take a functional approach in progressing the New Zealand National Integrity System Assessment and do so in the context of the Treaty of Waitangi. For 2023 and into 2024 we will be working on Business Integrity and Corruption prevention and exposure.

Several reports on the state of the public service from Te Kawa Mataaho—Public Service Commission are now available

Money Laundering and Corruption Report. Research published by Transparency International New Zealand investigates corruption and money laundering within Pacific Island Countries (PICs). It highlights the linkage between the two concluding that preventive and investigative systems are insufficient and not operating effectively.

The announcement by the Prime Minister of potential regulation of lobbyists and other matters is welcome news to those who advocate for political integrity. Now we need to turn it into effective legislation.