“Insurers Censoring Information Provided to Kaikoura Earthquake Claimants.”Erin Brockovich, and the CERA Fraud Case

The website Rebuild Christchurch has re-published a startling revelation alleging that the NZ insurance council forced Kaikoura local district council to censor a video about how to make an earthquake claim. According to the site, the video was designed to assist earthquake claimants who are still struggling after the massive earthquake in November last year.…

New Zealand is a Country Founded on Fraud

I think it is important to realise that New Zealand is a country FOUNDED on fraud. While other countries may have problems in this area, for New Zealand the problem goes to the very core of the country’s origins. Many countries have a significant historical document that represents the ideals its people and is the…

New Zealand Cricketers Caught Up in Match Fixing Allegations, Poor Domestic Governance to Blame?

New Zealand cricket admitted today that the International Cricket Council’s anti-corruption and security unit (ACSU) had been in the country for the past 4 months investigating allegations of match fixing. Edit: After we wrote this post Dylan Cleaver in the NZ Herald said the three players under investigation are allrounder Chris Cairns, bowler Daryl Tuffey and batsman Lou…

Migrant Tales – Goodbye New Zealand

Continuing in our series of Migrant Tales, first hand accounts of the migrant experience of New Zealand. Today’s tale was sent in by an anonymous American migrant – a highly skilled and sought after professional, the very sort of migrant that New Zealand is eager to attract and retain. This migrant is eager too –…

New Zealand Fourth For Internal Organisational Fraud and Theft

New Zealand is perceived as being the least corrupt nation on earth, but perception doesn’t always match up to reality. Many of New Zealand’s largest businesses listed on the NZX50 don’t pass some fundamental best practice ethics tests and fraud is rife in smaller businesses, government departments are not immune, nor are universities free from “financial…