NZ World News

Worrying fall for NZ in global corruption index

Press Release – Public Service Association New Zealands slipped down the rankings in a worldwide corruption index, and the Public Service Associations urging the government to take it seriously. Transparency Internationals Corruption Perceptions Index 2016 has seen New Zealand slip from …

Corruption and the TPPA

Article – Joseph Graddy As a nation, New Zealand can be proud of being one of the least corrupt countries in the world. International organisations, such as Transparency International, and our own citizens have consistently rated our political and legal processes and one …

Ministers to sign TPPA in NZ on 4 February 2016

Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey Offshore confirmation: Ministers to sign TPPA in NZ on 4 February 2016 The ministers from the twelve countries who negotiated the the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) will sign it in New Zealand on 4 February, a government spokesperson from …

2016: Climate, China and Conflict

Article – Valerie Morse The New Year is a time for reflection and an opportunity to predict what lies ahead. The interesting thing about predicting the future is that it isnt really as much guesswork as one might think. Of course, thingsthe contingentwill arise that …