Appendix: Our five-year themed work programme – The indicative outlook

Annual Plan 2014/15.
2012/13 2013/14 2014/15
Our future needs Service delivery Governance and accountability
Overview report Overview report Overview report
Department of Conservation: Prioritising and partnering to manage biodiversity

Ministry for Primary Industries: Preparing for and responding to biosecurity incursions

Insuring public assets

Evolving approach to combating child obesity

Immigration New Zealand: Supporting new migrants to settle and work

Public sector financial sustainability

Regional services planning in the health sector

Using the United Nations' Madrid indicators to better understand our ageing population

Department of Corrections: Managing offenders to reduce reoffending

New Zealand Defence Force: The civilianisation project
Primary Growth Partnerships

Whānau Ora  – Service delivery through third parties

Ministry of Social Development – Case management

Accident Compensation Corporation – Case management

Ministry of Social Development – Management of complaints

Accident Compensation Corporation – Management of complaints
Public accountability system – How people to account

Governance and accountability in the arts, culture, and heritage sector


Effectiveness of governance models in the environment sector


Audit committees in the public sector


Audit committees in the public sector – Review guidance and improve access to support tools and information
Inland Revenue Department transformation - Governance and foundations for success
Roles, responsibilities, and funding of public entities after the Canterbury earthquakes

Earthquake Commission: Managing the Canterbury Home Repair Programme
Effectiveness and efficiency of arrangements to repair pipes and roads in Christchurch (Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team) Canterbury rebuild – Governance arrangements for community projects in Christchurch

Canterbury rebuild – Follow-up of Earthquake Commission: Managing the Canterbury Home Repair Programme
Education for Māori: Context for our proposed audit work until 2017

Education for Māori: Implementing Ka Hikitia – Managing for Success
Education for Māori: Educational success – third report   Education for Māori – Performance information and accountability
Auckland Council: Transition and emerging challenges Auckland Council – Review of service performance:
  • Watercare Services – Customer operations
  • Building and resource consent processes
Auckland transport – Governance and accountability of the Auckland Manukau Eastern Transport Initiative
Commentary on Affording Our Future: Statement on New Zealand's Long-term Fiscal Position    
Maintaining a future focus in governing Crown-owned companies Governance of council-controlled organisations

Central Agencies Shared Services
Implementing audit changes for the new legislation in the public sector

Implementing audit changes for the new accounting standards framework
Learning from public entities' use of social media   Suicide prevention
Managing public assets Local government asset and service-level management District health boards' asset and service-level management
    Response of the New Zealand Police to the Commission of Inquiry into Police Conduct: Fourth monitoring report
Other reports    
Central government: Results of the 2011/12 audits Central government: Results of the 2012/13 audits (Volume 1) Central government: Results of the 2013/14
Local government: Results of the 2011/12 audits

Central government: Results of the 2012/13 audits (Volume 2)

Local government: Results of the 2013/14

Matters arising from the 2012-22 local authority long-term plans

Local government: Results of the 2012/13 audits State-owned enterprises: Results of the 2012/13 audits
Education sector: Results of the 2011 audits Schools: Results of the 2012 audits Public entities' timeliness of reporting
Transport sector: Results of the 2011/12 audits Health sector: Results of the 2012/13 audits Licensing trusts: Results of the 2012/13 audits
Crown Research Institutes: Results of the 2011/12 audits Social sector: Results of the 2012/13 audits Progress on recommendations – Follow-up reports
Health sector: Results of the 2011/12 audits Progress on recommendations – Follow-up reports Defence major projects review
2015/16 2016/17  
Investment and asset management Information  
Overview report Overview report  
Effect on service delivery of deferred maintenance and renewals

Quality of asset management planning in the energy sector

Resilience of our infrastructure assets (e.g. transport/electricity networks)


Is the investment in technology making services more efficient?


Funding strategies in local government


Government procurement – Patterns and trends


Effect of ageing population on local government asset planning

Budgeting and forecasting for major projects

Effectiveness of the Gateway process

Investment management for the Crown

Data quality and use (possibly including health)

Capability and capacity to analyse and manage information


Changes in information management systems and practice


Collaboration with the public to collect and use information


Evidence-based  decision-making


Cyber-security
 
Inland Revenue Department business transformation – Project management Inland Revenue Department transformation  
Canterbury rebuild Canterbury rebuild  
Education for Māori Education for Māori  
Auckland Council - Review of service performance Auckland Council – Review of service performance  
Report on new accountability requirements

Report on new accounting standards
Review of the Treasury's Statement on New Zealand's long- term fiscal position  
Market instruments in the environment sector (with the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment)

Security sector governance
 
Justice reforms – Legal aid
Dementia

Mental Health Services
Childhood support
Welfare reform
 
Response of the New Zealand Police to the Commission of Inquiry into Police Conduct: Final monitoring report  
Other reports    
Central government: Results of the 2014/15 audits Central government: Results of the 2015/16 audits  
Local government: Results of the 2014/15 audits Local government: Results of the 2015/16 audits  

Matters arising from local authority long-term plans

   
Energy sector report    
Progress on recommendations  – Follow-up reports Progress on recommendations  – Follow-up reports  
Defence major projects review Defence major projects review