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Contents
  • Insights into local government: 2023
    • Deputy Auditor-General’s overview
    • At a glance
    • Part 1: The operating environment for councils
    • Part 2: Councils’ performance in 2021/22 and 2022/23
    • Part 3: Auditing councils' greenhouse gas emissions
    • Part 4: Councils’ investment in infrastructure
    • Part 5: The audit reports we issued
    • Appendix: Subsectors and Tier 1 councils
    • Graphics
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      • Infographic Infographic
      • At a glance At a glance
      • Figure 5 Subsidies and grants revenue recognised by councils, 2016/17 to 2022/23 Figure 5 Subsidies and grants revenue recognised by councils, 2016/17 to 2022/23
      • Figure 6 Total number of building consent applications issued for new dwellings and council performance, 2018/19 to 2022/23 Figure 6 Total number of building consent applications issued for new dwellings and council performance, 2018/19 to 2022/23
      • Figure 7 Percentage of building consent applications processed within 20 working days, 2018/19 to 2022/23 Figure 7 Percentage of building consent applications processed within 20 working days, 2018/19 to 2022/23
      • Figure 8 Councils’ compliance with statutory time frames for processing resource consent applications, 2018/19 to 2022/23 Figure 8 Councils’ compliance with statutory time frames for processing resource consent applications, 2018/19 to 2022/23
      • Figure 9 Tier 1 councils’ compliance with statutory time frames for processing resource consent applications, 2018/19 to 2022/23 Figure 9 Tier 1 councils’ compliance with statutory time frames for processing resource consent applications, 2018/19 to 2022/23
      • Figure 10 Percentage of resource consent applications that used at least one section 37 (extended time frames) in their processing, 2014/15 to 2021/22 Figure 10 Percentage of resource consent applications that used at least one section 37 (extended time frames) in their processing, 2014/15 to 2021/22
      • Figure 11 Percentage of water supply, wastewater, and stormwater performance measure targets achieved, compared to the level of investment in three waters assets, 2017/18 to 2022/23 Figure 11 Percentage of water supply, wastewater, and stormwater performance measure targets achieved, compared to the level of investment in three waters assets, 2017/18 to 2022/23
      • Figure 12 Percentage of water supply performance measure targets achieved in 2021/22 and 2022/23 Figure 12 Percentage of water supply performance measure targets achieved in 2021/22 and 2022/23
      • Figure 13 Percentage of wastewater performance measure targets achieved in 2021/22 and 2022/23 for all councils Figure 13 Percentage of wastewater performance measure targets achieved in 2021/22 and 2022/23 for all councils
      • Figure 14 Percentage of stormwater performance measure targets achieved in 2021/22 and 2022/23 for all councils Figure 14 Percentage of stormwater performance measure targets achieved in 2021/22 and 2022/23 for all councils
      • Figure 15 Renewal capital expenditure compared with depreciation for all councils, actual percentages for 2012/13 to 2022/23 and predicted percentages for 2023/24 to 2030/31 Figure 15 Renewal capital expenditure compared with depreciation for all councils, actual percentages for 2012/13 to 2022/23 and predicted percentages for 2023/24 to 2030/31
      • Figure 17 Actual and budgeted renewal capital expenditure compared with depreciation for all councils excluding Christchurch City Council, 2015/16 to 2022/23 Figure 17 Actual and budgeted renewal capital expenditure compared with depreciation for all councils excluding Christchurch City Council, 2015/16 to 2022/23
      • Figure 18 Renewal capital expenditure compared with depreciation for all councils excluding Christchurch City Council by type of infrastructure asset category, 2015/16 to 2022/23 Figure 18 Renewal capital expenditure compared with depreciation for all councils excluding Christchurch City Council by type of infrastructure asset category, 2015/16 to 2022/23
      • Figure 19 Average percentage of capital expenditure budget spent for all councils, 2012/13 to 2022/23 Figure 19 Average percentage of capital expenditure budget spent for all councils, 2012/13 to 2022/23
      • Figure 20 Number of councils spending less than 80%, between 80% and 100%, and more than 100% of their budgeted capital expenditure, 2012/13 to 2022/23 Figure 20 Number of councils spending less than 80%, between 80% and 100%, and more than 100% of their budgeted capital expenditure, 2012/13 to 2022/23
      • Figure 21 Council debt, 2016/17 to 2022/23 Figure 21 Council debt, 2016/17 to 2022/23
      • Figure 24 When councils adopted their annual reports, 2018/19 to 2022/23 Figure 24 When councils adopted their annual reports, 2018/19 to 2022/23
      • Summary Summary
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