---
title: Transparency International New Zealand (TINZ)
type: ngo
status: active
country: NZ
website: https://www.transparency.org.nz
logo: /assets/org-logos/tinz.svg
logo_bg: dark
contact:
  checked: 2026-08-09
  form: https://www.transparency.org.nz/contact
  source: https://www.transparency.org.nz
summary: The New Zealand chapter of the global anti-corruption coalition — running
  the National Integrity System assessment, campaigning for lobbying transparency,
  political donation reform, limits on parliamentary urgency, and beneficial ownership
  registers.
concepts:
- radical-transparency
- democracy
location:
  latitude: -41.2865
  longitude: 174.7762
  name: Wellington, New Zealand
  precision: city
events:
- date: '1999-01-01'
  title: New Zealand chapter of Transparency International formally established under
    founding chair Michael Morris
  url: https://www.transparency.org.nz/our-story
  quote: The New Zealand chapter was formally established in 1999, under the chairmanship
    of Senior Accountant Michael Morris
  proof_level: high
  url_checked: '2026-08-10'
  notable: true
- date: '2001-01-01'
  title: Became an incorporated society and registered charity
  url: https://www.transparency.org.nz/our-story
  quote: and it became an incorporated society and charity in 2001.
  proof_level: high
  url_checked: '2026-08-10'
  notable: false
activity:
  dod:
    checked: 2026-08-09
    date: 2026-08-09
    note: Site live and actively publishing as of August 2026
  sitemap:
    note: Sitemap found, no lastmod
    checked: 2026-08-17
last_checked: '2026-08-09'
---

Transparency International New Zealand (TINZ) is the New Zealand chapter of the global Transparency International coalition. Its work focuses on the institutional integrity of democratic governance: lobbying transparency (New Zealand is substantially behind peers on regulating who influences policy and law), political donation reform (real-time reporting, donation caps, disclosure of beneficial ownership), limits on the use of parliamentary urgency (which bypasses select committee scrutiny and public submission), and a campaign for a beneficial ownership register to close the gap that allows opaque financial structures to be exploited.

TINZ publishes the National Integrity System assessment — a comprehensive audit of the checks and balances across New Zealand's public and private institutions — and manages New Zealand's contribution to the annual Corruption Perceptions Index. New Zealand's CPI score has dropped for four consecutive years, a 10% decline overall, triggering TINZ warnings about eroding democratic integrity. The organisation also runs a Transparent Pacific programme supporting integrity and accountability in Pacific Island nations, and a "Ten Questions for Every Candidate" campaign for the 2026 general election.

## Links

- Website: [transparency.org.nz](https://www.transparency.org.nz)

## See also

- [Radical Transparency](../concepts/radical-transparency.md)
- [Democracy](../concepts/democracy.md)