Corruption, natural disasters and public service cuts will be issues under scrutiny by ombudsmen at this week's world conference in Wellington.
The conference, being hosted for the first time in New Zealand, will see about 280 ombudsmen and representatives from national human rights institutions and other integrity bodies arrive for the 10th World Conference of International Ombudsman's Institute.
It will be open to the public from tomorrow until Friday.
The conference will be chaired by New Zealand's Chief Ombudsman Dame Beverley Wakem.
Dame Beverley said technology and social media were giving people a greater voice than ever before and social, political and economic forces were effecting change from within - often not waiting for official processes to run their course.