Month: March 2022

It doesn’t need to be like this. That was my first thought as I read of yet another controversy involving FENZ (Fire and Emergency NZ) and UFBA (United Fire Brigades Association of NZ) around the same recurring issue – a lack of trust in the organisation to fairly and independently investigate allegations of bullying, harassment and sexual…

The latest Corruption Perceptions Index has been released, and it paints a worrying picture. Not because New Zealand has done badly, but because it could lead to complacency, which is the very last thing we or any country needs right now. As we know, complacency flourishes in the gap between perception and reality. New Zealanders have a…