Managing the Provincial Growth Fund
July 2020: In December 2017, the Government announced that it was setting up the Provincial Growth Fund (the Fund) to increase growth and development in regional New Zealand. There has been a high level of public interest in the Fund. It was established at pace and included a range of different types of funding arrangements. Therefore, as well as completing additional annual audit work on the departments administering the Fund, we decided to do a more in-depth review of the Fund's systems and processes.
New Zealand Transport Agency: Maintaining state highways through Network Outcomes Contracts
July 2020: The New Zealand Transport Agency is responsible for maintaining the state highway network. Effective and efficient maintenance keeps New Zealand’s state highways safe and reliable. We looked at how effectively and efficiently the New Zealand Transport Agency maintains state highways through Network Outcomes Contracts.
Inland Revenue Department: Benefits management for the Business Transformation programme
July 2020: This is our third report on the Business Transformation programme. We looked at whether the Inland Revenue Department had a robust framework for managing, measuring, and reporting benefits from the programme.
Using information to improve public housing services
July 2020: For this follow-up report we looked at how Kāinga Ora, the Ministry of Social Development, and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development have responded to the recommendations in our 2017 report.
Analysing government expenditure related to natural hazards
July 2020: The purpose of this document was to improve our understanding of government expenditure administered through appropriations related to preparing for, or responding to, risks associated with natural hazards.
