That is the main issue. Not that there is some kind of dodgy dealing, but that there is an impression of it.
A police officer uses his father-in-law to source the information that he then uses to justify a search warrant;
The chairman of a panel hearing arguments into the building of a proposed hydro scheme in Marlborough is a shareholder in a company with links to the energy industry;
A district Councillor organises a petition to oppose a building project;
A member of the board of directors is accused of a conflict of interest because he is also a member of the board of directors of Wellington airport and he is backing the Whenuapai airport project.
The important thing to remember is the impression of conflict is as important to manage as an actual conflict.
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