Appendix 3: Timing for our work programme

The Covid-19 response and recovery

Focus	Work planned for 2021/22	2020/21				2021/22				2022/23
		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q1	Q2	Q3
The Covid-19 response and recovery	Understanding the central response to Covid-19*
	Case studies on public sector business continuity planning in response to Covid-19*
	Further work on the Government’s roll-out of the national Covid-19 vaccination programme
	Examining other aspects of the Covid-19 response

* Work from our Annual Plan 2020/21 to be completed in 2021/22.

How well is the public sector improving the lives of New Zealanders?

Focus	Work planned for 2021/22	2020/21				2021/22				2022/23
		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q1	Q2	Q3
Improving outcomes for Māori	Understanding how well the public sector is delivering the outcomes that matter for Māori
	Māori perspectives on accountability*
	Whanau Ora: What has been achieved?*
Reducing family violence	Family violence and sexual violence: How well are agencies working together and with the non-government sector to deliver services to address family violence and sexual violence?
Improving housing outcomes	Effectiveness of Te Tuapapa Kura Kainga Ministry of Housing and Urban Development’s leadership of the housing and urban development system
	Planning of significant housing and urban development projects
Improving education outcomes	How the Ministry of Education is using information to address educational disparities
Improving health outcomes	Effectiveness of investment in mental health services
	Health system leadership and sustainability*

* Work from our Annual Plan 2020/21 to be completed in 2021/22.

How well is the public accountability system working as a whole?

Focus	Work planned for 2021/22	2020/21				2021/22				2022/23
		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q1	Q2	Q3
Influencing improved performance and accountability	Making performance reporting more effective*
	Landscape of the public accountability system: Second report*
Implementing the well-being agenda	Commentary on the Treasury's statement on the Government's long-term fiscal position and insights briefing*
	Progress towards implementing the United Nations' 17 sustainable development goals*
Resilience and climate change	Local government risk management: Stocktake of approach and reporting results*
	Climate change and local government**
Integrity in the public sector	Completion of integrity framework and guidance*
	Looking at integrity processes in central government
	Monitoring progress: Operation Respect (New Zealand Defence Force)
	Getting it right – Managing conflicts of interest involving council employees*
Procurement	Governance of the Auckland City Rail Link programme*
Processes underpinning significant government investments	Provincial Growth Fund: Reset of the Provincial Growth Fund and reprioritisation of investments*
	Systems and processes underpinning government decisions on major infrastructure investment*

* Work from our Annual Plan 2020/21 to be completed in 2021/22.

** To be reported in our report on main matters arising from our audits of councils' 2021-31 long-term plans.

Keeping New Zealanders informed about public sector performance and accountability

Focus	Work planned for 2021/22	2020/21				2021/22				2022/23
		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q1	Q2	Q3
Public sector accountability to local and regional communities	Public sector accountability to communities*
Our regular reporting	Central government: Results of the 2020/21 audits
	Auditor-General quarterly updates for chief executives
	Results of the 2020 school audits
	Results of the 2020 audits of tertiary education institutions**
	Results of the 2020/21 district health board audits
	Local government: Results of the 2020/21 audits
	Main matters arising from our audits of councils' 2021-31 long-term plan consultation documents
	Main matters arising from our audits of councils' 2021-31 long-term plans
	Half-year Controller update
	Auckland landscape scan
	Auckland Council review of service performance (topic to be confirmed)
	Auckland Council review of service performance – disaster resilience and preparedness*

* Work from our Annual Plan 2020/21 to be completed in 2021/22.

** Includes the work in our Annual Plan 2020/21 on Underlying financial sustainability of tertiary education institutions and international comparisons.

Sharing insights about what “good” looks like

Focus	Work planned for 2021/22	2020/21				2021/22				2022/23
		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q1	Q2	Q3
Sharing insights about what "good" looks like	Helping to support the effectiveness of audit and risk committees
	Support material for new audit and risk committee chairpersons
	Review of good practice guidance: Audit and risk committees*
	Review of good practice guidance: Public sector purchases, grants and gifts: Managing funding arrangements with external parties*
	Review of good practice guidance: Charging fees for public sector goods and services**
	Sharing good practice: Performance reporting
	Sharing good practice speaker series
	Understanding performance and supporting the role of monitoring agencies**

* Work from our Annual Plan 2020/21 to be completed in 2022/23.

** Work from our Annual Plan 2020/21 to be completed in 2021/22.