Strategic suppliers: Understanding and managing the risks of service disruption
June 2021: The public sector provides many public services that are important to New Zealanders, including services that keep our towns and cities running, support people in need, build our skills, and help keep us safe. New Zealanders expect these public services to be available when they need them, particularly during personal or national emergencies. We looked at how well placed the public sector is to meet New Zealanders’ expectations when public services rely on third-party suppliers.
Working in new ways to address family violence and sexual violence
June 2021: In September 2018, the Government announced the formation of the Joint Venture for Family Violence and Sexual Violence. The joint venture is accountable for significantly reducing family violence and sexual violence and involves new ministerial arrangements, new public service governance arrangements, and new ways for agencies to work. We carried out a performance audit of this new way of working.
Preparations for the nationwide roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine
May 2021: The Covid-19 Immunisation Programme is critical to New Zealand’s response to Covid-19. This report provides an independent view on how ready the Ministry of Health and district health boards are to roll out the vaccine to the general population.
Management of the Wage Subsidy Scheme
May 2021: The Wage Subsidy Scheme is the Government's largest single area of spending in response to Covid-19. We carried out a performance audit to review how well the Government has managed the Wage Subsidy Scheme. This report is intended to provide an independent perspective to Parliament and the public and help the public sector prepare for and operate any similar schemes in the future.
Draft annual plan 2021/22
April 2020: We seek your views on our proposed annual work programme for 2021/22. Feedback is requested by Friday 28 May 2021.
Long-term plan bulletins
April 2021: To assist councils with preparing the 2021-31 long-term plans (LTPs), we have produced bulletins that give guidance on financial and infrastructure strategies, good asset management, the assumptions underpinning the LTPs, and Covid-19 assumptions.
Accountability requirements to consider when establishing a new “public entity”
February 2021: This document is for people making policy decisions about setting up a new public organisation - there might be reporting and auditing considerations you'll need to think about...
