The Integrity Institute is producing the “NZ Lobbying and Influence Register” to assist the public in scrutinising elite political participants. The register details the political activities and influence of companies, lobbying firms, and interest groups, ethos-wise, as “sunlight is the best disinfectant” against corruption and the outsized influence of vested interests.
In the absence of a mandatory register for entities involved in lobbying and influencing the political process in New Zealand, The Integrity Institute is creating its own “unofficial” version. We are attempting to research and piece together information about many different entities in our watchdog role of scrutinising and challenging vested interests, especially wealthy individuals and entities.
The Register is meant to be a living repository of constantly updated and improved information. To do this, we will be partly reliant on crowdsourced information. Our first entries are just drafts, which will naturally contain information that still needs to be verified and tested. The information has been researched with the help of artificial intelligence, and any errors from this process will naturally need fixing. We hope the public, or even the entities listed, will contact us with corrections or further information.
The register entries below are just the first batch of drafts. More will appear regularly.
If you have further information for the register or suggested corrections and improvements, please either leave a comment at the end or email, in confidence: bryce@democracyproject.nz
Register listings:
A City for People
Accentuate+ Public Relations
ActionStation
Acumen
Affiliated Industries Group
Aged Care Association
Air New Zealand
Alcohol Beverages Council
Amanda Millar & Co
AmCham New Zealand
Anderson Lloyd
Anthem
Anacta Consulting
ANZ
ASB
Asia New Zealand Foundation
Auckland International Airport
Auckland Business Chamber
Awhi
Baldwin Boyle Group
Banking Association
Barfoot & Thompson
Beef and Lamb NZ
Bell Gully
BERL (Business and Economic Research Ltd)
Beverage Council NZ
Blackland PR
BNZ
Boston Consulting Group NZ
BRG
Brewers Association of New Zealand
British American Tobacco (NZ)
Buddle Finlay
Business Canterbury
Business NZ
Business South
Campaign Company
Capital Government Relations
Carbon Farming NZ
Castalia
Chapman Tripp
Chambers of Commerce
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
Coalition for More Homes
Community Housing Aotearoa
Contact Energy
Convergence Communications
Corporate Taxpayers Group
Cosgrove & Partners
Council of Christian Social Services (New Zealand)
Council of Licensed Firearms Owners Inc
CTU
Curia Market Research
DairyNZ
DB Breweries
Deloitte
Dentons Kensington Swan
Draper Cormack Group
Drug Foundation
Electricity Retailers Association of New Zealand
Employers and Manufacturers Association
Energy Resources Aotearoa
Export NZ
ExxonMobil New Zealand
EY
Family First
FCB Aotearoa NZ
Federated Farmers
Federation of Maori Authorities
Financial Services Council
Financial Services Federation
Fletcher Building
Fonseka PR
Fonterra
Foodstuffs NZ
Food & Grocery Council
Forest & Bird
Forest Owners Association
FranksOgilvie
Free Speech Union
Google NZ
GRC Partners + Porter Novelli
Game Animal Council
Genesis Energy
Greenpeace Aotearoa New Zealand
Groser and Associates
Groundswell NZ
Hapai Public (IPANZ)
Health Coalition Aotearoa
Helen Clark Foundation
Heft
Hobson’s Pledge
Horticulture New Zealand
Hospitality New Zealand
Hugo Group
ImpactLab
Imperial Tobacco NZ
Infrastructure NZ
Institute of Directors in New Zealand
Institute of International Affairs (NZIIA)
Insurance Council of New Zealand
InternetNZ
Iron Duke Partners
Irrigation NZ
Iwi Chairs Forum
Joyce Advisory
Kiely Thompson Caisley
Kiwibank
KPMG
Latitude
Lillis Clark
Lion Nathan
Mainfreight
Major Companies Group
Major Electricity Users Group
Mango Communications
Manufacturing NZ
Martin Jenkins
Marketing Association NZ
Maxim Institute
McGuinness Institute
McKinsey NZ
Meat Industry Association of New Zealand
Mega
Meta NZ
Medicines New Zealand
Meredith Connell
Meridian Energy
MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Morrison
Motor Industry Association
Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
Museum Street Strategies
National Urban Māori Authority
New Zealand Initiative
NZ Institute of Economic Research (NZIER)
New Zealand Māori Council
New Zealand Oil & Gas (NZOG)
NZ Private Capital
Ngāi Tahu
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei
NZUS Council
Ockham Residential
Octopus Energy
One NZ
One Plus One Communications
Oxfam Aotearoa
Pead PR
Philip Morris NZ
Pionero Blue
Polis Consulting Group
Precinct Properties
Property Council of New Zealand
Property Institute of New Zealand
Property Investors Federation (NZ)
Public Service Association
PWC
Real Estate Institute of NZ (REINZ)
Retirement Villages Association
Retirement Village Residents Council
Richmond Bartley
Roche NZ
Rocket Lab
Russell McVeagh
Ryman Healthcare
Salvation Army
Saunders Unsworth
Seafood New Zealand
Sensible Sentencing Trust
Sherson Willis
Silvereye Communications
SimpsonGrierson
SkyCity Entertainment Group
Sky TV
Social Value Aotearoa
Southern Cross Group
Spark
Strategicly Consulting
Straterra
Summerset Group
Sustainable Business Council
SweeneyVesty
Talbot Mills
Talley’s
Taxpayers Union
Te Ohu Kaimoana (Māori Fisheries Trust)
Te Pai Ora Social Service Providers Aotearoa
Thompson Lewis
Three Point Two Communications
Rio Tinto NZ Aluminium Smelter
Todd Corporation
Topham Guerin
Transparency International New Zealand
Transporting New Zealand (Ia Ara Aotearoa)
Uber NZ
Victor Strategy and Communications
Waikato-Tainui
Waipareira Trust
Wattie's (Kraft Heinz)
Wellington Chamber of Commerce
Wellington International Airport
Westpac
Wine Growers NZ
Winton Land Limited
Woolworths NZ
Wright Communications
WSP NZ
Xero
Z Energy
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