Business of Government: Integrity, standing orders and if you try sometime ...

The stars of this fortnight's Business of Government. (Image: NZME/Jacques Steenkamp)

Wed, 17 Sep 2025

The ambulance at the bottom of the cliffThe Auditor-General’s latest report, Promoting integrity in the public service, carries a warning about the way the Public Service Commission manages integrity issues: almost all the work is responsive, not proactive.The report comes at a time when the public sector is under increasing scrutiny and its political masters are facing accusations ranging from outright grift to dubious practices.In this environment, the Public Service Commission (PSC) told the Auditor-General (AG) that much of its integr...

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