tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post741225613943770147..comments2023-10-08T12:11:52.993+13:00Comments on New Zealand Conservative: Tribute and the spoils of powerLucia Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10485990994973953860noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-28691000031337406592009-08-07T03:21:18.875+12:002009-08-07T03:21:18.875+12:00I agree Andrei! I have often said that NZ corrupti...I agree Andrei! I have often said that NZ corruption does not come in the form of used $20 bills in a brown paper envelope, but it is there.<br /><br />Discount prices or freebies for 'important' people, free (house) work in exchange for (immigration) help (Taito), appointing the 'right' people to charitable trusts to ensure the funds go to other 'right' people (think recent pokie pub charity trusts feeding the lucre to rugby/league mates through false invoices), etc, etc.<br /><br />Australia have recognised that these are the expressions of our Anzac forms of corruption, and they have independent commissions to weed out and prosecute corruption (can't use police, they were among the chief suspects!). Recent Queensland MPs convictions show the problem is still there over the ditch, and it is here too. Recall ex-NZ First MP Tuariki John Delamere's acquital on immigration fraud charges? (I thought he was v. lucky to get off what looked like a straightforward case).<br /><br />Transparency is the answer - sunlight is the best disinfectant!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-37199489811718609742009-08-06T20:17:03.784+12:002009-08-06T20:17:03.784+12:00"But we are defining..."
- indeed.<i>"But we are defining..."</i><br />- indeed.Seánhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00105226003936491432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-69738934570582595852009-08-06T13:17:45.483+12:002009-08-06T13:17:45.483+12:00If that's your idea of corruption then no wond...<i> If that's your idea of corruption then no wonder NZ leads the no-corruption tables. And that's a good thing. </i> <br /><br />But we are defining what is or isn't corrupt in our own terms to achieve this standing don't you think Sean.<br /><br />When you see other cultures they seem strange but when you look deeper they are they much the same with the same behaviors just manifested differently. <br /><br /><i> People have their flaws, sadly it's human nature.</i><br /><br />Thats the real point of my post I think Sean.Andreihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04536593172412406428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-41889632933771315892009-08-06T11:48:29.487+12:002009-08-06T11:48:29.487+12:00If that's your idea of corruption then no wond...If that's your idea of corruption then no wonder NZ leads the no-corruption tables. And that's a good thing. <br /><br />People have their flaws, sadly it's human nature. As you said the branch manager saw a potentially influential customer and acted accordingly, like any good salesman would. So she (the customer) didn't say thank-you when you put her goods in the boot. This personality failure I would not link to the managers reaction. <br /><br />At the end of the day no harm done. What we need to be careful of is when real corruption becomes "acceptable". By this I mean when discounts (even backhanders) are given with no true or perceived value to the business. i.e. when it becomes personal.Seánhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00105226003936491432noreply@blogger.com