From minister to lobbyist in three months: New Zealand needs to do better on transparency
The rules should not allow an MP to be reading cabinet papers in July and then lobbying former colleagues in October
Every year, New Zealand’s headline writers get a chance to clap the country on the back.
There is nothing we love more than being “first in the world” at something – whether it be flat whites or rugby union – and Transparency International’s corruption perception index fits the bill perfectly, generally putting us equal first with other enlightened small democracies like Denmark.
Henry Cooke is former chief political reporter for New Zealand news organisation Stuff
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