This resource outlines the misuse of cash wages as a method for laundering illicit funds within New Zealand’s legitimate economy.
It aims to raise awareness of the cash wages typology, explain how it operates, and highlight practical indicators to support, focally the prevention, detection, and reporting by AML/CFT reporting entities, as well as organisations who have law enforcement functions
This resource aims to support reporting entities in identifying and responding to cannabis related financial crime. It provides an overview of illicit cannabis cultivation in New Zealand, with a focus on indoor grow houses and large scale operations that generate ongoing illicit cash proceeds.
It outlines common typologies, including the use of residential, commercial, and rural properties that have been modified to support continuous cultivation and distribution activity.
This resource provides guidance on trafficking in persons for frontline staff. It highlights how trafficking can occur across a range of contexts and outlines practical behavioural, financial, and transactional red flags that may indicate exploitation. It emphasises the importance of recognising patterns of concern rather than isolated indicators and provides clear guidance for frontline staff on how to respond appropriately.
The resource aims to support reporting entities by improving early identification of potential trafficking indicators, encouraging safe and consistent escalation processes, and strengthening the detection and disruption of exploitation related financial crime.
