Rules announced this week include the requirement for beneficial ownership registries to tackle money laundering.
Find out MoreIn New Zealand we have much to treasure about our democracy. But worldwide and domestically democracy is under stress.
Find out MoreThere has been slow steady progress on some of New Zealand’s National Integrity System Assessments’ recommendations, but as we emerge from the COVID crisis there is much more to be done.
Find out MoreThe theme of the last Leaders Integrity Forum for 2021 focused on section 14 of the Public Service Act 2020 that explicitly recognizes the role of the public service to support the Crown in its relationships with Māori under the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi).
Find out MoreA major factor contributing to global environmental degradation that receives relatively little attention is the relative lack of government transparency and accountability for environmental stewardship.
Find out MoreMore than half (62%) of employees and leaders from New Zealand companies believe that standards of corporate integrity have stayed the same or worsened over the last 18 months, and that unethical behaviour was often tolerated when the people involved were senior managers, according to a recent EY survey.
Find out MoreThis issue of the Transparency Times has a particular focus on transparency in government. It highlights areas where the Government, politicians and public servants can be doing a much better job.
Find out MorePolitical financing through donations, anonymous or not, should not purchase influence. The principle of one-person one vote underpins democracy. We need to protect the integrity of this essential democratic process.
Find out MoreFrom the perspective of judging a government’s commitment to openness, they are conveying a signal that no government would choose: that there is no policy coherence between stated intent and reality.
Find out MoreIn December eight civil society organisations gave a ‘summer reading’ briefing to Minister Hipkins in his capacity as Minister for Public Service. This followed our work over the past year, alongside other civil society organisations, on improving New Zealand’s commitment to the Open Government Partnership (OGP).
Find out MoreTINZ has been tracking compliance to the publication of procurement notices using the Government Electronic Tender System. Our latest analysis shows that there has been no improvement since 2019 and that during 2021 the situation deteriorated.
Find out MoreThe New Zealand Open Government Partnership Independent Review Mechanism is seeking public comment on the draft report about the level of completion and the results of New Zealand’s third National Action Plan. The draft concludes that major progress has been made on one commitment but “The remaining eleven commitments made only marginal or no progress in opening up government practice.” The two-week public comment period ends at the close of business on 24 February 2022.
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