What good looks like: Lessons for public organisations
A presentation to our central government Audit and Risk Committee Chairs’ Forum.
Speeches and presentations
Links to speeches and presentations by the staff of the Office of the Auditor-General.
What good looks like: Lessons for public organisations
Auditor-General says better quality reporting needed on government spending
May 2021: John Ryan says the public still can't easily find answers to important questions.
Public sector auditors should not do non-assurance work
November 2020: Article - Auditor-General John Ryan argues auditor independence is essential.
Spending public money wisely and well: how to put basic principles into practice
August 2008: Nicola White (Assistant Auditor-General, Legal) presented slides and a supporting paper at the New Zealand Law Society's CLE Ltd Administrative Law Intensive.
Forecasting and reporting performance: The search for the Holy Grail?
February 2008: Speech made by Kevin Brady, Auditor-General, at the After the Reforms Conference in Wellington.
Making good use of resources
October 2006: Article published in the Chartered Accountants Journal and reproduced here by kind permission of the Editor of the Journal.
The relationship between internal and external audit in the public sector
November 2005: Speech made at the IIA New Zealand Conference.
Managing conflicts of interest in the public sector
November 2005: Presentation to the LexisNexis Public Sector In-house Counsel Forum.
Funding for results - what does the Auditor-General expect?
Conflicts of interest involving Members of local authorities
April 2005: Presentation to the 4th Annual LexisNexis Local Government Legal Forum.
Risk-based approach to contracts
July 2004: Paper prepared for the Conferenz 5th Annual Internal Audit Forum.
Transparency and accountability in Government decision-making: devolved service delivery
May 2004: Paper prepared for the Conferenz 6th Annual Public Law Forum.
Public Audit – Achieving Better Public Accountability
September 2001: Paper presented by Robert Buchanan, Assistant Auditor-General . The aim of this paper, therefore, is to explain what the Auditor-General does and show how the Act fits into the system of public sector accountability.
A New Age for Public Auditing
July 2001: Robert Buchanan and Kevin Simpkins introduce the Public Audit Act 2001 (PDF, 4 pages, 62kB). Originally published in the Chartered Accountants Journal and reproduced here by kind permission of the Editor of the Journal.
Accountability Requirements for Sub-Entities of Local Authorities
Streamlining non-financial performance reporting
May 2000: Paper by Ann Neale and Lyn Daken.
Performance reporting for accountability purposes - lessons, issues, future
March 2000: Paper by Ann Neale & Bruce Anderson.
Legislative compliance in the public sector
July 1998: This paper was delivered to the 1998 Annual Conference of the Institute of Internal Auditors NZ Inc. on 28 July 1998.
Budgeting and accounting issues - New Zealand
April 1998: Budgeting and Accounting Issues - New Zealand. Presentation to the International Federation of Accountants Public Sector Committee Executive Forum, Washington DC, Thursday April 30, 1998.