New Zealand New Zealand is a parliamentary democracy. Parliamentary elections are considered free and fair. The government had effective mechanisms to identify and prosecute officials who commit human rights abuses there were no reports of such abuses. The government generally implemented effectively laws criminalizing official corruption.The overall score indicates that substantial violations of human rights happen in this country. Compliance with human rights standards cannot be assumed. Particular caution should be exercised. Relevant risks for the tourism sector are, e.g.: Rather low score in the indices on children's rights Overall Score 73/100 Global Rights Index 2 Human Development Index 0,937 Kids Rights Index 0,39 Children's Rights in the Workplace Index 2,5 Global Slavery Index 1,91 Trafficking in persons report Tier 2 Global Gender Gap Index 0,841 Rule of Law Index 0,83 Fragile States Index 17,5 Freedom in the World Index 99 Environmental Performance Index 56,7 Corruption Perceptions Index 88 Equality Index 78