Annual report 2021/22

Published work in 2021/22

Major inquiries

Inquiry into management fees paid by South Auckland Middle School and Middle School West Auckland in 2018

Inquiry into the Ministry of Social Development’s funding of private rental properties for emergency housing

Inquiry into the Strategic Tourism Assets Protection Programme

Other inquiry work

Decision to fund Kahukura Rehabilitation Programme from the Proceeds of Crime Fund

Koha from the Chief Human Rights Commissioner to the Waikato Mongrel Mob

The Ministry of Health’s procurement of a national immunisation system

Response to concerns about the Ministry of Health’s procurement for Covid-19 saliva testing services

Analysis of activity on the Prime Minister’s Facebook page

Queenstown Lakes District Council – Development of Lakeview land

Masterton Civic Facility Project

Response to letter about Rapid Antigen Tests

Letter to Hon Jacqui Dean MP about Jobs for Nature reporting

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Performance audit work

Getting it right: Managing conflicts of interest involving council employees

The Government’s preparedness to implement the sustainable development goals

Implementation of recommendations – Management of the Wage Subsidy Scheme

Implementation of recommendations – Preparations for the nationwide roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine

Governance of the City Rail Link project

Improving value through better Crown entity monitoring

Other published work

Results of our 2019/20 audits of port companies

District health boards: Main findings from the 2019/20 audits

Experiences of the family violence system in Aotearoa: An overview of research 2010 to early 2020

Controller update: What do you know about Supplementary Estimates?

Setting and administering fees and levies for cost recovery: Good practice guide

Controller update: September 2021

Building a stronger public accountability system for New Zealanders

Our observations on local government risk management practices

The problems, progress, and potential of performance reporting

Completeness of Budget estimates information

Submission on the Local Government (Pecuniary Interests Register) Amendment Bill

Results of the 2020 school audits

Consulting matters: Observations on the 2021-31 consultation documents

Observations from our central government audits: 2020/21

Tertiary education institutions: Main findings from our 2020 audits

Budget announcement on infrastructure spending

No financial interests in Hood Aerodrome decision

Commentary on He Tirohanga Mokopuna 2021

Controller update: July to December 2021

Submission on the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill

Submission on amendments to the Code of Ethics for Non-Assurance Services

Tertiary education institutions: What we saw in 2021

Response to a letter about spending on mental health and addiction services

Managing conflicts of interest in procurement

Good practice in reporting about performance

Enhancing public reporting on Covid-19 related funding and expenditure

Council communications during the 2022 pre-election period

Setting rates: Potential issues for councils to watch for

Putting integrity at the core of how public organisations operate: An integrity framework for the public sector

Corporate publications

Annual report 2020/21

Draft annual plan 2022/23

Annual plan 2022/23

Published on our website – responses to our recommendations from audited organisations

Responses to our recommendations about monitoring water used for irrigation

Follow-up on audit of Benefits Management for the Business Transformation Programme

Response to our recommendations about maintaining state highways

Response to our recommendations about implementing the firearms buy-back and amnesty scheme