Latest reports and letters

22 November 2022: A high-level overview of the 2021 school audits. We have provided this information, and a list of recommendations, to the Secretary for Education.

17 November 2022: The Auditor-General has written to the Speaker, as chairperson of the Officers of Parliament Committee, to summarise the Auditor-General's concerns about a lack of transparency and accountability over the spending of public money on new initiatives.

17 November 2022: We have written a submission to the Productivity Commission on the interim report "A fair chance for all – Breaking the cycle of persistent disadvantage".

31 October 2022: We have written to the Chief Executive of Wellington City Council about the process the Council followed to procure structural engineering services for Project Te Matapihi – the repair of Wellington’s Central Library.

27 October 2022: Earlier this year, Auditor-General John Ryan reached the mid-point of his seven-year term. He commissioned a review to reflect on where we are as an Office, identify the challenges the Office faces, and confirm the key priorities for the rest of his term.

18 October 2022: This 2021/22 annual report describes the work we have carried out to demonstrate how we will achieve our ultimate outcome – that Parliament and the public have trust and confidence in New Zealand's public sector.

13 October 2022: An Audit and Risk Committee provides a council’s governing body – the set of all elected councillors – and the community with confidence that a council is managing its risks. Here we provide suggestions for how best to set up and run such a committee.