NZ is slowly slipping on the global corruption index. Is is time for an anti-corruption agency?
Oliver Strewe Getty Images On the face of it, New Zealand s positive placing in a newly released scorecard of perceived corruption seems reassuring. The country remains among the world s least corrupt in the latest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), published annually by global civil society organisation Transparency International. But the 2025 rankings hide a more troubling story. New Zealand s score has been falling for a decade, even as its position near the top holds. The index scores more
Oliver Strewe Getty Images On the face of it, New Zealand s positive placing in a newly released scorecard of perceived corruption seems reassuring. The country remains among the world s least corrupt in the latest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), published annually by global civil society organisation Transparency International. But the 2025 rankings hide a more troubling story. New Zealand s score has been falling for a decade, even as its position near the top holds. The index scores more
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