A reminder today that New Zealand’s poor perception of corruption is slipping in comparison to other developed countries. New Zealand’s ranking in Transparency International’s annual Corruptions Perceptions Index recently slipped from second to fourth place. A survey by the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) had found that only half of New Zealand…
Occasionally it’s good to take a step back and listen to what some New Zealanders are saying about their country. The following remarks, taken from a comment left at the site in September 2015, are well worthy of their own page: this discourse on corruption, nepotism and Transparency International (NZ) will resonate with many of…
Another day, another case of name suppression in New Zealand. Today, in an article which doesn’t mention the C word (is that in case perceptions are altered? Ed) , the NZ Herald tells its readers Name suppression continues for a former Auckland Transport official accused by the Serious Fraud Office of receiving bribes totalling…
An independent report by Deloitte has revealed New Zealand isn’t free from corruption. A Deloitte survey has shown almost a quarter of public and private organisations have experienced domestic corruption in the last 5 years, more than half occurred in the last year. Deloitte lead forensics partner Barry Jordan said there was no excuse for…
The Auckland arrest of billionaire Kim Dotcom, an investor and online piracy facilitator file-sharing host, in his mansion made worldwide news headlines – and cost Kiwi taxpayers at least $70,000. Along with American agents, the New Zealand police had been conducting an investigation into Dotcom’s website Megaupload since August of last year. He and six…
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