Complacency leaves NZ 'exposed' to global corruption

Complacency leaves NZ 'exposed' to global corruption
Pattrick Smellie
New Zealand's government and business communities are failing to drive value for the country from its ongoing status as one of the least corrupt countries in the world, says the head of Transparency International New Zealand, Suzanne Snively.New Zealand emerges first equal with Denmark in the 2019 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index, published today, having ranked second behind the Nordic democracy in the 2018 edition of the long-running measure of trustworthiness and honesty among public servants in 180 countries.Some 10 co...

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