We've got publications on all sorts of topics, like accountability, defence, local government, sensitive expenditure, water management... 

See what we've said about the performance of public organisations in your city, town, or region...

We have HTML versions of our publications from 2025 back to 2004. You can also search by financial year.

Earlier reports are only in PDF format. If you need a publication from before 1998, you'll need to contact us.

Effective accountability means New Zealanders can see what governments are seeking to achieve, what is being spent, and what progress is being made...

See what we've written for auditors, public organisations, and the public about climate change...

A key part of our role is helping to ensure that all government spending is properly authorised and within the law. We do this through the Controller function...

We've got a list of content about crisis responses and recovery work. Many of these reports contain useful lessons for responding quickly to events...

Our published work covers all sorts of educational institutions - the Ministry of Education, schools, Te Pūkenga, polytechnics, universities, and wānanga...

This collection is all the environmental work we've done - there's a separate list specifically about water management below...

This collection covers everything from reports on ACC to the former district health boards and mental health services...

We have a wide range of publications and interactive tools about integrity topics...

We've written about a wide range of kaupapa Māori, from housing on Māori land to how well Whānau Ora is being managed...

Public organisations are responsible for reporting on their performance in a way that tells New Zealanders what has been achieved with their rates and taxes...

Our transport work covers maritime, rail, road, and air transport, from taxi driver licensing and school bus tenders to maintaining the state highway network and Civil Aviation Authority safety systems...

Our reports on water use and water management (irrigation, stormwater, freshwater, drinking water, marine reserves) go back to at least 1987...