Transparency and corruption in New Zealand November 22, 2009
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Cold hearted orb that rules the night
Removes the colours from our sight
Red is gray and yellow, white
But we decide which is right
And which is an illusion – moody blues
The logo on the Transparency International web site (http://www.transparency.org.nz ) says Corruption ruins Lives, How true.
Every day I see some one in my office who has been unfairly dealt to and has not had the ability or the right to address an injustice.
Concerned with what I am seeing I took up the invitation on Transparency Internationals web site and sent in my dollars and my application to join.
I served in the New Zealand Police for 15 years, I was a prosecutor and a Sergeant for the past 5 years I have been a Licensed Private investigator specialising in verification. I believed that I had something to contribute with the insight into lack of transparency which I encounter every day and how I have personally found that it almost impossible to question corruption in New Zealand ( more on that later )
The application for transparency international TINZ Membership Form clearly states “ If not approved, the applicant will be advised in writing with the reasons why the application has not been successful. “ so Imagine my bemusement when I receive a simple one liner “The board of Transparency International (New Zealand) has considered your membership application and we are writing to advise that your application has been declined.”
To me this raises serious issues with the organisation which just week reported that New Zealand NZ ‘least corrupt place on Earth’ .
Are we the least corrupt in the world or is it but an illusion ?
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