TINZ held its inaugural Business Leaders Integrity Forum on 22 September taking our proven public sector format to the private sector

On 22 September TINZ ran an online Leaders Integrity Forum just for Public Sector Chief Executives. Lord Jonathan Evans spoke on how UK organisations have sought to integrate ethical values into their policies and ways of working

Youths For Integrity Fiji is creating videos aimed at getting other young people and the Pacific public to influence the discourse on fighting corruption in all its forms.

Recent government reports show that it is palpably not possible for the average knowledgeable person in New Zealand to find and understand how much public money is being spent on which programs, with which consultants and companies, and whether the spending has been evaluated with a view to its original outcomes.

Despite many government commitments to more transparency of government procurement there has been no significant improvement over the last four years.

A Ministry of Justice survey reflects a sharp increase in fraud and deception crime in NZ. It is clear that personal fraud is not being managed well enough to protect consumers in New Zealand, and that criminals are exploiting the gaps.

Transparency International NZ believes it is essential to balance protecting people and wider society from harmful and unsafe content against maintaining open channels for debate, freedom and transparency of information. TINZ welcomes the Government’s review of the regulatory system for media and online platforms.

New Zealanders value a government that is open, and accountable. There are practical ways to see these qualities translated into concrete policies and actions.

The use of slave labour, child labour, debt bondage and worker exploitation is here in New Zealand and pervasive in our imports. Ultimately companies may need to invest in in-depth research of their complete supply chain and in-depth ‘feet on the ground’ investigations of suspicious suppliers.

Transparency International New Zealand welcomes the review of New Zealand’s regulatory system for media and online platforms reduce the exposure of New Zealanders to harmful content. The current system is out-dated, inconsistent, ineffective, and fails to adequately cover social and other emerging media. We believe with the proposal to move to a consistent, platform-agnostic, content-focused approach proposed in new framework outlined in the discussion document.

The recent research report commissioned by Te Waihanga - New Zealand Infrastructure Commission makes it clear New Zealand has the necessary standards and guidance to enable infrastructure transparency. However, these measures are not currently being sufficiently followed to facilitate transparency within large New Zealand public infrastructure projects.

The Inspector-General of Defence Act is now law. This law sets in place the process for establishing independent oversight to provide an avenue for independent scrutiny of the New Zealand Defence Force and its activities. Civil society was heard in the process, however OIA overrides and limited disclosure of investigations limit transparency