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.
Find out MorePrioritising the declaration and management of conflicts of interest is essential for upholding integrity in procurement within the New Zealand public sector.
Find out MoreThe Fast Track Approvals Bill raises concerns around democratic decision-making, the principle of the separation of powers, increased power of the Executive, participation and overall transparency.
Find out MoreTransparency is a vital element of maintaining ministerial accountability and integrity. A flourishing democracy is where those in power can be held to account – through parliamentary integrity systems, by media scrutiny, by civil society, and at the voting booth. We encourage Parliamentarians to take this to heart.
Find out MoreIn February TINZ hosted an online Public Sector Leaders Integrity forum with guest speaker A J Brown discussing the Corruption Perceptions Index and his observations about New Zealand’s performance.
Find out MoreChief Ombudsman Peter Boshier reported in October on his investigation into workshop and meeting open-information practices of eight local government authorities. He saw no evidence of inappropriately made decisions, but he did see practices counter to the principles of openness.
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