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Testing The Water: How Councils Report On Drinking Water Quality
Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 2:15 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
Overall, the 67 councils that supply drinking water achieved just under 60% of their targets for water supply measures in 2022/23. It is a lower result than for the previous two years, when about 66% of the targets were achieved. More >>
Our Intentions: Treaty Settlement Commitments, Auckland Council Emergency Preparedness
Wednesday, 17 July 2024, 2:20 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
By 2023, more than 100 settlements had been reached with more than 70 different groups, and further settlements will be reached in the future. For Treaty settlements to be enduring, public organisations need to meet these commitments in a timely and ... More >>
Annual Plan 2024/25 And Tertiary Education 2022 Audit Results Published
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 2:34 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
A key accountability document for our Office, the annual plan sets out the discretionary work that we intend to carry out during 2024/25. This includes performance audits, inquiries, special studies, commentaries and research, regular reports and updates, ... More >>
Responses To Our Recommendations About Improving Crown Entity Monitoring
Thursday, 20 June 2024, 3:04 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
We asked public organisations for an update on their response to the recommendations in our 2022 report Improving value through better Crown entity monitoring. More >>
Working with iwi and hapū a core capability for councils’ freshwater management, says Auditor-general
Tuesday, 21 May 2024, 2:58 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
Regional councils must focus on building meaningful and enduring relationships with iwi and hapū to support better freshwater management, says the Auditor-General in a new report. More >>
Auditor-General's Submission On The Fast-track Approvals Bill
Monday, 22 April 2024, 2:10 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
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Our Intentions: Cyber Security Governance In Public Organisations
Monday, 8 April 2024, 5:41 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
We have published some information about work we are carrying out to examine whether cyber security risks are governed effectively in selected public organisations. This work was signalled in our 2023/24 annual plan . Effective cyber security is essential ... More >>
Importers Of Higher-risk Food Need Better Monitoring, Says Auditor-General
Tuesday, 20 February 2024, 1:48 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
The Ministry for Primary Industries (the Ministry) needs to strengthen its monitoring of food importers and its understanding of the effectiveness of import requirements, says the Auditor-General in a new report. The Food Act 2014 makes importers responsible ... More >>
Co-ordinated Action Required To Meet Young People’s Mental Health Needs: Auditor-General
Thursday, 15 February 2024, 1:54 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
A more youth-focused, integrated, and coherent system of care is required to meet young people's mental health needs, says the Auditor-General in a new report . “Mental health concerns are the biggest health issue facing young New Zealanders today,” ... More >>
Responses To Our Recommendations About Governance Of The Auckland City Rail Link Project
Thursday, 21 December 2023, 11:24 am | Office of the Auditor-General
We have published two letters , one from Auckland Council and the other from the Ministry of Transport and the Treasury, updating us on their response to the recommendations in our 2022 report Governance of the City Rail Link project . We requested this update ... More >>
Results Of The 2021/22 Council Audits
Monday, 18 December 2023, 1:50 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
We have published an article about the results of the 2021/22 audits of councils . This sets out the key themes we saw in our audit work, including performance measures, asset valuations, and water services. We will produce our full report about councils ... More >>
Observations From Our Central Government Work In 2022/23
Thursday, 14 December 2023, 2:19 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
Our report Observations from our central government work in 2022/23 was presented to the House of Representatives today. The Government’s financial statements remain world-leading in many respects. They are prepared on a timely basis, to appropriate ... More >>
Robust Investment Decision-making Requires Good Processes — Even When Quick Decisions Are Needed
Wednesday, 13 December 2023, 1:53 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
Ministers should balance the need to act quickly with appropriate processes to support value for money, transparency, and accountability when making major investment decisions, the Auditor-General says. The report Making infrastructure investment decisions quickly ... More >>
Findings From Inquiry Into Callaghan Innovation’s Procurement Process Published
Thursday, 7 December 2023, 3:00 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
A newly released inquiry from the Auditor-General has examined Callaghan Innovation’s procurement process for its Founder and Start-up Support programme. Through this programme, a panel of providers provide mentoring and training to founders (people ... More >>
Note Published: Freshwater Planning, Farmers, And Financial Interests
Tuesday, 21 November 2023, 1:55 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
On 15 November, the Auditor-General issued declarations under section 6 of the Local Authorities (Members’ Interests) Act 1968 to several Councillors at Otago Regional Council. The Councillors have a financial interest in freshwater planning decisions, ... More >>
Our Intentions: How Well Councils Are Implementing Climate Change Actions
Thursday, 9 November 2023, 2:01 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
Climate change means that New Zealand is at risk of experiencing more frequent and intense extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and increased droughts, all of which have significant economic, social, and environmental consequences. Councils ... More >>
Reporting On The Public Sector’s Performance In Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Tuesday, 31 October 2023, 2:36 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
We have published a commentary on how the public sector reports on its performance in Auckland. Given Auckland’s significance, and the scale of the public services that central and local government organisations deliver there, we wanted to understand ... More >>
Auditor General's Annual Report 2022/23
Tuesday, 17 October 2023, 3:23 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
We have published our annual report 2022/23 on our website. Annual audits form most of our work and are fundamental to the work the Office does to contribute to trust and confidence in the public sector. Over 2022/23, our auditors delivered 3,074 audit ... More >>
Case Study Of Sector-level Reporting For The Transport Sector
Monday, 16 October 2023, 2:51 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
We have published a case study of the transport sector to assess how well public reporting lets Parliament and the public understand the sector’s overall performance. Each year, central government spends about $8 billion on the transport system, which ... More >>
Our Intentions: Examining The Effectiveness Of Government Arrangements To Address Child Poverty
Monday, 2 October 2023, 2:23 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
We have published some information about a performance audit we are carrying out to examine the effectiveness of government arrangements to address child poverty. Reducing child poverty is a priority for the government. Achieving the legislative ... More >>
