Business of Government: corruption's slow rot, tax insights, NZ Post's turnaround, and more ...

Business of Government: corruption's slow rot, tax insights, NZ Post's turnaround, and more ...
NZ has a complacency problem when it comes to corruption, warn experts. (Image: Getty)
Jem Traylen
A slow rotThis first year of a government’s term usually spells change: when you combine it with a weak economic environment and a strong focus on value for money and cutting budgets, it can lead to some quite significant integrity challenges and weaknesses in the overall system.Thus, Deputy Auditor General Andrew McConnell spoke at an anti-corruption seminar Transparency International (TI) held last week.The occasion was the launch of a report assessing our national integrity system. The report highlighted a slow but steady dec...

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