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Controller Update Published
Tuesday, 19 September 2023, 2:02 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
We’ve published our latest Controller update . This update explains recent events in Parliament’s authorising of public expenditure and our work in monitoring government spending and providing assurance to Parliament and New Zealanders. Since 30 June, ... More >>
Housing And Urban Development: Strategies In Place – Now It’s Time To Deliver
Wednesday, 30 August 2023, 2:12 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
A new report from Auditor-General John Ryan has found that the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has made some significant achievements in its five years leading the system. The Ministry’s challenge now, he says, is to lead the delivery of its ... More >>
Auditor-General's Commentary On “Te Tai Waiora: Wellbeing In Aotearoa New Zealand” Published
Tuesday, 29 August 2023, 2:12 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
We have published a commentary on the Treasury’s well-being report, Te Tai Waiora: Wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand ( Te Tai Waiora ) . In 2020, an amendment was made to the Public Finance Act 1989 requiring the Treasury to prepare a report about New ... More >>
Annual Plan 2023/24 Published
Thursday, 29 June 2023, 2:08 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
Our Annual plan 2023/24 was presented to the House of Representatives and published today. We finalised the annual plan after seeking feedback from Parliament, public organisations, and the public, and we thank all those who shared their views on our ... More >>
Improvements Needed To Auckland’s Emergency Management
Wednesday, 28 June 2023, 2:20 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
While it has made progress over the past few years, Auckland Council still has much to do to improve its preparedness for responding to emergencies. A new report from the Auditor-General has also called for the Council to do more to help build communities’ ... More >>
Work To Eliminate Family Violence And Sexual Violence Needs More Urgent Focus – Auditor-General
Tuesday, 27 June 2023, 2:15 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
A new Auditor-General report has looked at how 10 government agencies are working to understand and respond to the needs of people affected by family violence and sexual violence. These agencies are working to better understand the needs of people ... More >>
Summary Of Unappropriated Expenditure 2015/16 To 2021/22
Thursday, 15 June 2023, 2:10 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
We’ve published a summary showing the level of unappropriated expenditure, and the reasons why expenditure was unappropriated, from 2015/16 to 2021/22. Governments must not spend public money without Parliament’s authority. This authorisation ... More >>
Letters Responding To Our Recommendations About Managing Freshwater Quality
Wednesday, 14 June 2023, 2:20 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
We have published letters from six public organisations responding to the recommendations in our 2019 report Managing freshwater quality: Challenges and opportunities . Our 2019 report looked at how well Waikato Regional Council, Taranaki Regional Council, ... More >>
Auditor-General's Review Of The Provincial Growth Fund Reset
Monday, 12 June 2023, 2:02 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
We wrote to the Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee after reviewing how Kānoa – Regional Economic Development and Investment Unit (Kānoa-RDU) managed the repurposing of more than $600 million from the Provincial Growth Fund. The Provincial ... More >>
Report Highlights Lessons For Public Organisations Supporting Improved Outcomes For Māori
Thursday, 1 June 2023, 2:12 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
A new report from the Auditor-General on four initiatives to improve outcomes for Māori has highlighted the importance of strong relationships between public organisations and Māori, and of taking the time needed to build these relationships. However, ... More >>
Auditor-General's Report On Supporting Improved Outcomes For Māori To Be Published 1 June
Wednesday, 31 May 2023, 2:13 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
The Auditor-General intends to publish the following report this Thursday, 1 June: Four initiatives supporting improved outcomes for Māori We have more information about this report on our website . You will be sent a link to this report shortly ... More >>
Response To Our Recommendations About Infrastructure As A Service
Tuesday, 30 May 2023, 2:07 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
We have published a letter from Te Tari Taiwhenua | Department of Internal Affairs in response to recommendations made in our 2018 report Infrastructure as a Service: Are the benefits being achieved? This report looked at whether the Government Chief ... More >>
Letter In Response To Concerns About The Measles Catch-up Vaccination Campaign
Monday, 22 May 2023, 2:14 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
Dr Shane Reti MP wrote to us with concerns about the Ministry of Health’s Measles Catch-up vaccination campaign (the Campaign), including its cost, the number of vaccines that expired, and its failure to address Māori equity. We found that the Campaign ... More >>
Letter In Response To Concerns About Funding For The Port Nelson Slipway Project
Thursday, 4 May 2023, 2:35 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
David Seymour MP wrote to us raising concerns about a potential conflict of interest between former Minister Hon Shane Jones and a company called Aimex Limited relating to funding for the Port Nelson Slipway project. We carried out some inquiry work ... More >>
Letter In Response To Concerns About Allocating Funding To Transport Choices Projects
Thursday, 4 May 2023, 2:34 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
Simeon Brown MP wrote to us with concerns about the way funding allocations were determined for the Transport Choices Package (the Package). We inquired into the process for allocating this funding. Based on our work, we have not seen anything ... More >>
Feedback Sought For OAG Annual Plan
Tuesday, 2 May 2023, 9:46 am | Office of the Auditor-General
We have published our Draft annual plan 2023/24 and are seeking feedback on our proposed work programme. This plan sets out the discretionary work that we intend to carry out during 2023/24. As always, the focus of our work will be on the areas ... More >>
Managing Public Funding In An Emergency Response Or Recovery – Observations From Our Work
Tuesday, 4 April 2023, 3:19 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
In emergency response and recovery situations, funding and purchasing decisions often need to be made quickly while still ensuring transparent and accountable decision-making, getting value for money, and acting lawfully. To help public sector staff who are ... More >>
Auditor-General: NZDF Still Has Much Work To Do On Operation Respect
Thursday, 30 March 2023, 1:59 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
The Auditor-General’s report on progress by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) on implementing Operation Respect has found NZDF needs to act with urgency to create a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment for all its personnel. Introduced in ... More >>
The Auditor-General's Auditing Standards Published
Wednesday, 29 March 2023, 2:17 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
We’ve published the updated Auditor-General's auditing standards on our website. This includes an updated version of The Auditor-General’s Code of Ethics, which sets out the ethical standards that the Auditor-General and those who carry out work ... More >>
Tertiary Education Institutions: 2021 Audit Results And What We Saw In 2022
Tuesday, 28 March 2023, 4:33 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
Our report Tertiary education institutions: 2021 audit results and what we saw in 2022 was presented to the House of Representatives this afternoon. This report looks at the main findings from our 2021 audits of tertiary education institutions (TEIs) ... More >>
