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Response To Concerns About Procurement For Covid-19 Saliva Testing Services
Thursday, 11 November 2021, 2:13 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
A number of concerns were raised with us regarding the Ministry of Health’s procurement of Covid-19 saliva testing services. We met with Ministry staff and sought information about aspects of the procurement so we could understand how it was managed and how ... More >>
The Problems, Progress, And Potential Of Performance Reporting
Thursday, 28 October 2021, 2:38 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
Our paper The problems, progress, and potential of performance reporting was presented to the House of Representatives today. This paper builds on our recent research about the future of public accountability. It considers performance reporting in its entirety ... More >>
Our Observations On Local Government Risk Management Practices
Tuesday, 26 October 2021, 2:07 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
Our report Our observations on local government risk management practices was presented to the House of Representatives today. There is significant change underway, or proposed, for local government. As councils consider how to respond to this change they also ... More >>
Building A Stronger Public Accountability System For New Zealanders
Thursday, 21 October 2021, 2:00 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
Our discussion paper Building a stronger public accountability system for New Zealanders was presented to the House of Representatives today. This discussion paper builds on our 2019 paper about New Zealand’s public accountability system and explores ... More >>
Auditor-General's Annual Report 2020/21
Tuesday, 19 October 2021, 2:05 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
We've published our Annual report 2020/21 on our website. This annual report outlines our achievements during the year, how we have continued to responded to the challenges of Covid-19, and how we have prepared ourselves to be better positioned to play our ... More >>
Controller Update: September 2021
Tuesday, 28 September 2021, 2:17 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
We’ve published our latest Controller update on our website . 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 the public. ... More >>
Letters published - Office of the Auditor-General
Thursday, 2 September 2021, 1:59 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
Letters published re Kahukura Rehabilitation Programme and koha from the Chief Human Rights Commissioner Decision to fund Kahukura Rehabilitation Programme from the proceeds of Crime Fund The Hon Judith Collins wrote to us expressing concerns about the application ... More >>
Sustainable development goals need greater clarity
Tuesday, 31 August 2021, 3:06 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
The Government needs to clarify how it intends to meet its commitment to achieving the sustainable development goals by 2030. That’s the key finding from More >>
Setting and administering fees and levies for cost recovery
Thursday, 26 August 2021, 2:14 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
We’ve updated our guidance on setting and administering fees and levies for cost recovery . This guide will be useful for any public organisation that has legal authority to charge a fee or levy for the goods or services that it provides. It is an update ... More >>
Getting It Right: Managing Conflicts Of Interest Involving Council Employees
Thursday, 5 August 2021, 1:56 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
We’ve published an article on our website about how councils are managing conflicts of interest involving their employees. Councils need the trust and confidence of the communities they serve to operate effectively. One way to maintain this trust ... More >>
Response To Our Recommendations And Controller Update
Monday, 2 August 2021, 2:10 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
In 2019, our report Using “functional leadership” to improve government procurement looked at how well public sector leadership over procurement was helping deliver on the expectations that public organisations understand and treat procurement as ... More >>
Family Violence And Sexual Violence Literature Review
Wednesday, 28 July 2021, 2:04 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
As part of our work programme on public organisations' performance in achieving reductions in family violence, we asked Carswell Consultancy to carry out a literature review of research and evaluation reports on family violence and sexual violence ... More >>
Findings From Our 2019/20 Audits Of DHBs
Thursday, 22 July 2021, 2:17 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
We wrote to the chairpersons of district health boards (DHBs) about the main findings from our 2019/20 audits of DHBs. We’ve published the letter on our website . The letter also highlights the challenges DHBs will face in the year ahead given the ... More >>
Response About Our Freshwater Clean-up Recommendations
Wednesday, 14 July 2021, 2:47 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
We asked the Ministry for the Environment for an update on its response to recommendations we made in 2019 about the Crown’s investment in efforts to clean up New Zealand’s freshwater. We wanted this update because we are interested in providing increased ... More >>
Statutory Reporting Time Frames To Be Extended To Respond To Auditor Shortages
Thursday, 8 July 2021, 3:40 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
Parliament has passed the Bill to extend by two months the statutory reporting time frames in the Crown Entities Act 2004 and the Local Government Act 2002. The extensions apply to Crown entities and organisations listed in Schedules 4 and 4A of the Public ... More >>
Shortage Of Auditors Affecting When Some Audits Can Be Completed
Tuesday, 6 July 2021, 2:57 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
6 July 2021: There is a bill before the House to extend the time frames for audits of Crown entities with end-of-year balance dates of 30 June, and annual reporting requirements of local authorities and council-controlled organisations. The Auditor-General ... More >>
Auditor-General's Annual Plan 2021/22 Published
Wednesday, 30 June 2021, 2:24 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
The Auditor-General’s Annual plan 2021/22 was presented to the House of Representatives today. This annual plan sets out our discretionary programme of work for 2021/22 – performance audits, special studies, regular reports and updates, and good practice ... More >>
Auditor-General Shares Insights From 2020 Local Government Work
Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 2:24 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
The Auditor-General’s new report, Insights into local government: 2020 , presents the main findings from the 2019/20 audits of New Zealand’s local councils and other local government work. “Providing affordable and sustainable services to communities ... More >>
Results Of Our 2019/20 Audits Of Port Companies
Wednesday, 23 June 2021, 2:47 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
The Auditor-General’s report Results of our 2019/20 audits of port companies was presented to the House of Representatives today. This report discusses trends that our audits of port companies identified. It is difficult to compare port companies’ ... More >>
Auditor-General: Government Needs Better Understanding, And Management, Of Strategic Suppliers
Thursday, 10 June 2021, 2:05 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
The Auditor-General is concerned that important public services will remain vulnerable to unexpected failure unless the public sector improves how it manages its strategic suppliers. A new report, Strategic suppliers: Understanding and managing the risks ... More >>
