New Zealand has explored the possibility of having an accessible database of companies with final convictions for bribery and corruption offences and ways of sharing corrupt bidder across borders. yet has decided to not move forward with this for now.

Updated: October 31, 2020

We have given consideration to this issue, and the provisional view is that it is not a tangible benefit in proceeding with it at this stage. Given the commitment is to “explore”, not to implement, our view is that this commitment could arguably be assessed as having been completed.

Updated: April 30, 2020

Some relevant information is already available on the Serious Fraud Office website and through the New Zealand Companies Office Register

Peer reviewer: Response from the Government of New Zealand

Updated: October 30, 2019

Agencies have not provided formal advice on centralising this information into an accessible database. However, officials’ preliminary exploration suggests that there is likely to be little benefit in establishing such a database. New Zealand has not convicted a company of bribery of corruption and, as such, there is no information for New Zealand to put in such a register at present. Overseas countries and civil society may, therefore, be better placed to establish registers in relation to overseas convictions that could then be shared with New Zealand.

Peer reviewer: Response from the Government of New Zealand

Updated: October 30, 2018

"We have given consideration to this issue, and the provisional view is that it is not a tangible benefit in proceeding with it at this stage. Given the commitment is to “explore”, not to implement, our view is that this commitment could arguably be assessed as having been completed."

Peer reviewer: Response from Transparency International New Zealand

Updated: October 30, 2018

It is unclear whether progress has been made to explore this initiative as the action taken refers to existing information initiatives on websites. There does not appear to be any concrete action to explore the possibility of a central database.

Updated: June 30, 2018