New Zealand’s ‘clean’ reputation makes it an attractive target for corruption, global expert warns

New Zealand’s ‘clean’ reputation makes it an attractive target for corruption, global expert warns
NZ's “halo” makes us a target for “dirty money” and other types of corruption. (Image: Transparency International NZ)
Jem Traylen
New Zealand’s “impeccable integrity” makes it a ripe target for corruption, says the visiting chair of Transparency International, François Valérian.Valérian is in the country this week to meet local business and public-sector leaders and discuss the findings of a report assessing our national integrity system.The report highlighted New Zealand’s decline in Transparency International’s (TI) Corruption Perceptions Index since 2011 and called for the Government to fund a single agency with the pr...

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