Responses to our recommendations about Whānau Ora and whānau-centred approaches
19 December 2024: We asked four organisations for an update on their response to recommendations we made in 2023 about Whānau Ora and whānau-centred approaches.
Review of Operation Respect’s Strategy and Plan
17 December 2024: We have carried out an audit of the new strategy that NZDF has developed for Operation Respect, and the associated implementation plan, to assess whether NZDF is now better positioned to meet the programme’s objectives. We summarise our findings in this letter.
Putting integrity at the core of how public organisations operate
12 December 2024: This integrity framework is intended to support senior leaders and those in governance roles in upholding the integrity of New Zealand’s public sector and navigating the ethical challenges that the public sector faces.
Our audit of the Government’s financial statements and our Controller function
21 November 2024: This report describes the results of our audit of the Financial Statements of the Government of New Zealand (the Government’s financial statements). It also reports on the findings from our Controller work (where we monitor government spending to check whether it is in line with parliamentary authority).
Immigration New Zealand: Managing how it makes decisions about skilled residence visas
14 November 2024: We looked at how effectively Immigration New Zealand manages decisions about skilled residence visas. Skilled residence visa applications make up a small proportion of the visa applications processed each year, but these applicants are an important group and in demand internationally.
Response to a request for inquiry about heated tobacco products
8 November 2024: We have replied to Dr Verrall in response to her request that we inquire into the Government's decision to halve the excise tax on heated tobacco products.
Assessing New Zealand’s climate change response with ClimateScanner
7 November 2024: Our office is one of more than 100 audit institutions participating in the International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions’ ClimateScanner initiative. ClimateScanner requires supreme audit institutions to assess how governments are responding to climate change. This report summarises the results of our rapid assessment. It provides a broad overview of government actions to respond to climate change and highlights areas for improvement.
How well four councils are responding to a changing climate
5 November 2024: We looked at the actions of Environment Canterbury, Christchurch City Council, Nelson City Council, and Whanganui District Council in responding to the local impacts of climate change. All four councils are making progress with their responses to climate change and doing so in an uncertain and evolving national policy environment.
Ministry of Health: Management of personal protective equipment in response to Covid-19 follow-up
1 November 2024: In June 2020, we independently reviewed the Ministry of Health’s management of national reserve supplies during the early stages of New Zealand’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, with a particular focus on personal protective equipment. This letter summarises what we have been told by the Ministry about its progress in implementing our 10 recommendations and sets out our comments.
Ministry of Education: Promoting equitable educational outcomes
23 October 2024: We looked at whether the Ministry of Education's approach to promoting equitable educational outcomes in Years 1-13 is informed by comprehensive, current, reliable, and relevant information.
