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Perceived levels of public-sector corruption, 2011

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New Zealanders’ political values emphasise honesty in government and a public service virtually free of corruption. Transparency International, a global civil-society organisation that describes itself as ‘the global coalition against corruption’, ranks countries and territories each year according to their perceived levels of public sector corruption. In 2011 New Zealand was ranked at the top of the list.

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Stephen Levine, Political values – The fair society, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/graph/36580/perceived-levels-of-public-sector-corruption-2011 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Stephen Levine, published 29 May 2012.