HOW ACCOUNTABLE ARE OUR POLITICIANS? | Webinar Recording
A webinar presented by Julie Haggie
NZ is considered one of the least corrupt nations in the world, but just how accountable are our politicians to the laws and regulations in place and basic Kiwi values? And how adequate are those laws and regulations in the first place? How do special interest groups exert undue influence in the political process? What is being done to ensure that political decision-making is transparent and that governments work for the benefit of all, not just those with power and influence? What do NGOs need to know about how special interest groups work around existing safeguards to disrupt the democratic process?
These are some of the questions we explored with Julie Haggie, Executive Director of Transparency International New Zealand.
Date: 12 August, 2026
Time: 7 – 8:30 PM
Additional Reading
Greenpeace NZ’s Anti-Corruption Campaign:
10-point plan for election finance reformTransparency International:
Questions to put to political candidates this election
Background
Julie Haggie is Executive Director of Transparency International New Zealand.
Julie has 20 years of experience as a Chief Executive Officer and senior manager in regulatory, professional and NGO organisations.
She is an accomplished leader, advocate, negotiator and communicator. She has facilitated standards development, and research projects, and has overseen complaints and disciplinary processes.
Her earlier career was in secondary teaching. Julie is a strong advocate for civil society participation. She loves her leadership role at TINZ, as it enables her to interweave several decades of skill and knowledge towards great outcomes for Aotearoa.
This webinar was organized by Our Climate Declaration and co-sponsored by:
The Wise Response Society
Engineers for Social Responsibility
Degrowth Aotearoa New Zealand