Workshops and webinars
The Counter Fraud Centre offers free workshops and webinars to public sector agencies and employees to help build counter fraud capability in the public sector.
Below are the workshops and webinars we are currently offering in 2025.
Please note registration is only available to people currently working in the New Zealand public sector.
Workshops are held in-person (only) in central city locations in the area identified. Webinars are held online via Teams. Workshops and webinars are facilitated by the Counter Fraud Centre team and include insights and practical examples from recent Serious Fraud Office cases.
Register below for your preferred event. The workshops and webinars may change if minimum registration requirements are not met.
Online webinars
Fraudster personas
In this webinar you will learn about the different personas that fraudsters use, red flags to look out for, and countermeasures you can put in place to reduce risk.
Format: webinar | |
Location: online | |
Duration: 1 Hour | |
Time: 2pm Wednesday 20 August 2025 | Register for online event(external link) |
Find out more about the seven common fraudster personas
Fraud risks in procurement
This webinar is for public sector employees responsible for any stage of an organisation’s procurement process. It focuses on understanding the various forms of procurement fraud throughout the entire procurement lifecycle and how a risk-based approach can effectively assist employees to manage fraud risks.
Format: webinar | |
Location: online | |
Duration: 1 Hour | |
Time: 11am Tuesday 2 September 2025 | Register for online event(external link) |
Find out more about fraud and corruption risk in public procurement
Fraud 101
In this webinar you will learn about fraud prevention basics, the drivers of fraud and how to spot fraud red flags in your organisation.
Format: webinar | |
Location: online | |
Duration: 1 Hour | |
Time: 10am Wednesday 29 October 2025 | Register for online event(external link) |
Find out more about the basic framework, principles and impacts of fraud
In-person workshops
Fraud risk assessment
In this workshop you will learn more about the fraud risk assessment process and work through a practical scenario which will take you through the steps involved in an assessment.
Format: in-person workshop | |
Location: Wellington | |
Duration: 3.5 hours | |
Time: More dates coming soon |
Find out how a fraud risk assessment can help your organisation manage its fraud risks and vulnerabilities
Fraud risk assessment – monitoring and reporting
In this workshop you will learn effective techniques for reporting fraud risks and discover best practices for managing and monitoring these risks.
Format: in-person workshop | |
Location: Wellington | |
Duration: 2 hours | |
Time: More dates coming soon |
Regional workshops
This is an in-person training where we run you through Fraud 101, fraud risk assessments, fraud risk reporting and monitoring and fraud risks in procurement.
Format: in-person workshop | ||
Duration: 2 days | ||
Location: Invercargill | Dates: 13 and 14 August 2025 | Register for in-person event(external link) |
Location: Hawke's Bay | Dates: 16 and 17 September 2025 | Register for in-person event(external link) |
Register for future events
If you would like to attend one of our workshops or presentations but none of the current dates work for you, please register your interest in future opportunities below.
If you would like a tailored, in-house presentation or workshop for your team or business unit, please register your interest and one of our team will be in touch to discuss potential opportunities.