Editing Lobbying (section)

=== New Zealand ===
There is no register for lobbying activity and no cooling off period for public officials before they can enter the lobbying industry in New Zealand, allowing politicians and Parliamentary staffers to immediately become lobbyists after leaving office. [[Kris Faafoi]] joined a lobbying firm just three months after leaving Parliament, where he had been justice and broadcasting minister. Lobbyists also move directly into staffer positions. Gordon-Jon Thompson took a leave of absence from his lobbying firm to work as chief of staff to Prime Minister [[Jacinda Ardern]] for four months before returning to his lobbying firm. Andrew Kirton resigned from his lobbying company on 31 January 2023 and the next day was announced as chief of staff for Prime Minister [[Chris Hipkins]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Espiner |first=Guyon |date=25 March 2023 |title=Lobbyists in New Zealand enjoy freedoms unlike most other nations in the developed world |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/lobbying/486670/lobbyists-in-new-zealand-enjoy-freedoms-unlike-most-other-nations-in-the-developed-world |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=RadioNewZealand |language=en}}</ref>

Some ''ad hoc'' provisions against revolving door politics exist in relation to certain industries. The Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007, for example, prohibits Ministers of Immigration, Associate Ministers of Immigration and immigration officials from becoming a licensed immigration adviser for one year after leaving government employment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Zealand Legislation |url=http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2007/0015/latest/DLM407316 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402140225/http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2007/0015/latest/DLM407316 |archive-date=2015-04-02 |access-date=2015-03-04}}</ref>

[[Transparency International]] (TI) criticized the lack of oversight in the New Zealand lobbying industry in a November 2022 report as lax.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Zealand lobbying oversight lacking in comparison to similar countries |url=https://www.transparency.org.nz/blog/new-zealand-lobbying-oversight-lacking-in-comparison-to-similar-countries |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=Transparency.org |language=en}}</ref>