by Red Scribble | Dec 26, 2025 | Integrity
The ContextIn December 2025, the International Foreign Bribery Taskforce (IFBT)—comprising the Five Eyes intelligence alliance—published its first harmonised ‘Indicators of Foreign Bribery’ guidance. This consolidates decades of investigative experience...
by Red Scribble | Dec 26, 2025 | Governance
The ContextIn June 2025, the Privacy Commissioner cleared Foodstuffs North Island’s facial recognition trial, which scanned 226 million faces across 25 stores. The system generated 1,742 alerts. Six months later, a woman in Rotorua was misidentified and removed from a...
by Red Scribble | Dec 26, 2025 | Integrity
The ContextIn June 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice moved to seize $7.74 million in cryptocurrency linked to a North Korean money laundering network. This was not a simple hack. The funds were generated by a sophisticated scheme where North Korean operatives,...
by Red Scribble | Dec 22, 2025 | Culture
The ContextIn early 2025, WorkSafe NZ investigated four choking deaths of IHC residents under the care of IDEA Services. The investigation found documented failures where staff did not follow mandated Safer Eating and Drinking Plans. In one case, there was a direct...
by Red Scribble | Dec 22, 2025 | Integrity
The ContextOn 22 December 2025, the International Taskforce on Bribery (IFBT) published its official Indicators of Foreign Bribery. This is not a theoretical guide. It is a checklist for prosecutors. The IFBT explicitly states these indicators are not stand-alone and...