Maintaining and renewing the rail network
July 2008: We carried out a performance audit to provide assurance about the effectiveness of Ontrack’s systems for maintaining and renewing the rail network...
Inquiry into the West Coast Development Trust
August 2008: The Auditor-General decided in October last year to conduct an inquiry into the operations of the West Coast Development Trust (the Trust), after receiving information on the workings of the Trust, including allegations of conflicts of interest...
Ministry of Education: Supporting professional development for teachers
August 2008: We carried out a performance audit that looked at the Ministry of Education's arrangements to support the professional development of primary and secondary school teachers after they have graduated from a teacher education programme...
Spending public money wisely and well: how to put basic principles into practice
August 2008: Nicola White (Assistant Auditor-General, Legal) presented slides and a supporting paper at the New Zealand Law Society's CLE Ltd Administrative Law Intensive.
Annual Report 2007/08
September 2008, ISBN 978-0-478-32618-5.
Ministry of Health: Monitoring the progress of the Primary Health Care Strategy
October 2008: We audited how the Ministry of Health has monitored progress toward the Primary Health Care Strategy’s goals. Overall, the Ministry needs to review its measures to ensure that it can assess progress toward all of the goals in the Strategy’s vision statement...
Housing New Zealand Corporation: Maintenance of state housing
December 2008: We carried out a performance audit to provide Parliament with assurance about the effectiveness of the systems and processes Housing New Zealand Corporation uses to maintain state housing...
Inquiry into Christchurch City Council's five property purchases
January 2009, letter to Mr Tony Marryatt, Chief Executive of Christchurch City Council.
Department of Corrections: Managing offenders on parole
February 2009: We carried out a performance audit to examine how effectively the Department of Corrections (the Department) manages offenders on parole. This audit has led to 20 recommendations...
Forecast non-financial performance information reports: Guidance for entities
March 2009: Guide to help entities understand the approach being taken by auditors to the review of forecast non-financial performance information reports...
Performance audits from 2007: Follow-up report
March 2009: This report to Parliament sets out the actions taken in response to the findings of 14 performance audits...
Workforce planning in Crown Research Institutes
May 2009: We carried out a performance audit of the workforce planning within the Crown Research Institutes (CRIs). We focused on how CRIs identify their workforce needs, establish initiatives to address their needs, and monitor and evaluate those initiatives...
Annual plan 2009/10
May 2009, ISSN 1178-8488
Central government: Results of the 2007/08 audits
May 2009, ISBN 978-0-478-32625-3.
Inquiry into immigration matters (Volume 1)
May 2009: Volume 1 of our inquiry into immigration matters, looking at visa and permit decision-making and other issues...
Inquiry into immigration matters (Volume 2)
May 2009: Volume 2 of our inquiry report about immigration matters. This volume deals with the public sector recruitment processes involving Mary Anne Thompson and related issues...
How government departments monitor Crown entities
June 2009: This report describes how well three government departments – the Department of Internal Affairs, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, and the Ministry of Economic Development – support Ministers in meeting their responsibilities for selected autonomous Crown entities, Crown agents, and independent Crown entities...
Local government: Results of the 2007/08 audits
June 2009, ISBN 978-0-478-32628-4.
Electricity Commission: Review of the first five years
June 2009: This report is a discussion paper on the performance of the Electricity Commission against the objectives, outcomes, and performance standards set out in the Government Policy Statement...
Inland Revenue Department: Managing tax debt
June 2009: Although most taxpayers pay their tax on time, the Inland Revenue Department acknowledges that tax debt is growing at a rate that is outpacing its capacity to deal with it...
The Auditor-General’s views on setting financial reporting standards for the public sector
June 2009: The Auditor-General believes that major changes are needed to the way that financial reporting standards are set in New Zealand. He hopes this discussion paper will encourage constructive debate...
Statements of intent: Examples of reporting practice
June 2009: This discussion paper includes examples of reporting practice from the statements of intent of government departments and Crown entities, including statements of forecast service performance...
Response of the New Zealand Police to the Commission of Inquiry into Police Conduct: First monitoring report
June 2009: This report describes the direction, management, and monitoring of the work programme put in place by the Police to respond to the Commission’s findings...
