If the Auditor-General decides to carry out an inquiry, the Office won't normally have any comment to make until we release a report. It is hard to predict what might emerge or transpire as we carry out an inquiry so it is equally hard to predict when we might be ready to report our findings.
New Deputy Controller and Auditor-General
4 April 2023: Parliament has appointed Andrew McConnell as the next Deputy Controller and Auditor-General. He will start in the role on 1 May 2023.
Auditor-General: NZDF still has much work to do on Operation Respect
30 March 2023: The Auditor-General’s report has found NZDF needs to act with urgency to create a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment for all its personnel.
Media release: Auditor-General - More to do to support Whānau Ora
14 February 2023: The public service needs clear expectations for progressing whanau-centred approaches where appropriate. Also, Te Puni Kōkiri needs a clearer and stronger mandate for broadening whānau-centred approaches.
Our intentions: Looking at how the Ministry of Education uses information to address inequities in education
9 February 2023: We’re carrying out a performance audit that will look at how the Ministry of Education uses information to understand and address inequities in education.
Update on audit timelines
31 January 2023: We completed most 30 June 2022 audits with a statutory time frame of 30 September 2022 on time, including the audit of the Financial Statements of the Government. However, auditor shortages, challenging immigration settings, staff turnover, and higher sick leave (in audit firms and in public organisations) continue to affect some public sector audits with later statutory time frames.
