The Sport Integrity Commission Te Kahu Raunui promotes and protects the safety and well-being of participants and the fairness of competition in the sport and recreation sector.

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.

TINZ recently completed its triennial accreditation review from the TI Secretariat.

Synteche Collins – Acting Director of ECPAT New Zealand/Child Alert reports on the deeply disheartening news that Aotearoa New Zealand is once again ranked at Tier 2 in the 2024 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report by the U.S. Department of State.

Earlier this year, the Public Service Commissioner Peter Hughes quietly finished his time with the Public Service Commission, Te Kawa Mataaho. TINZ and New Zealand owes him a huge debt for his strong support of the trust and integrity of the public service and of our elected government.

Customs NZ border threat assessment shows that organised criminals are using increasingly sophisticated practices to use and corrupt our trade, transport and finance systems.

This submission consists of specific responses to review topics. In summary TINZ supports much greater transparency in public procurement including strengthened requirement statements. It also recommends that tone and expectations for applying best practice should be set at the top of an organisation and for procurement to be reviewed against international standards.

At the end of August François Valérian, Chair of Transparency International globally is visiting the Pacific TI chapters. He will spend three days in New Zealand and will be participating in several events while visiting.

We are pleased to learn that Tennis player Marcus Daniell is being nominated by The New Zealand Olympic Committee to stand for the International Olympic Committee Athletes’ Commission.

New Zealand was represented at the 21st International Anti-Corruption Conference in Vilnius, Lithuania by former Governor General and conference Vice Chair Sir Anand Satyanand, TINZ Chair the Hon Anne Tolley and by TINZ CEO Julie Haggie. The conference attracted outstanding defenders of ethical behaviour and governance.

The International Anti-Corruption Conference in Vilnius Lithuania was a great opportunity for learning and networking and for catching up with international colleagues. At the same time it was sobering to realise how much more needs to be done to combat corruption.

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.