http://www.oag.govt.nz This is a list of the various publications (inquiries, performance audits, discussion papers, corporate documents, and speeches) produced in 2007 (the most recent items are listed first). daily 1 2008-09-25T21:17:41Z http://www.oag.govt.nz/2007/taxi-industry November 2007: Update on the action taken by Land Transport New Zealand to implement the 61 recommendations made in our 2005 report on the effectiveness of controls over the taxi industry... No publisher yashodha Transport 2007-11-15T23:21:36Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2007/liquor-licensing November 2007: Results of the performance audit we carried out to examine how DLAs were giving effect to the provisions of the Sale of Liquor Act 1989 - controlling the sale and supply of liquor to reduce alcohol-related harm... No publisher yashodha Performance audit 2007-11-20T00:57:03Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2007/maori-language-strategy November 2007: We conducted a performance audit to see whether the lead agencies responsible for implementing the Strategy were carrying out their roles effectively... No publisher yashodha Maori Performance audit 2007-11-13T00:54:05Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2007/auckland-dhbs November 2007: We looked at how conflicts of interest are dealt with in each of the three Auckland District Health Boards (the Auckland DHB, the Counties Manukau DHB, and the Waitemata DHB)... No publisher yashodha Health Performance audit Conflicts of interest 2007-11-07T00:54:38Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/annual-report/2006-07 September 2007, ISBN 978-0-478-18190-6. No publisher yashodha Corporate document 2007-10-09T00:55:18Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2007/dunedin-stadium September 2007: Letter advising of the outcome of our inquiry into the funding arrangements of the Dunedin City Council and Otago Regional Council for a new multi-purpose stadium proposed by the trustees of the Carisbrook Stadium Charitable Trust... No publisher yashodha Funding/grant programmes Inquiry Local government 2008-03-17T23:29:10Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2007/decision-making September 2007: This guide sets out the Auditor-General’s and the local government sector’s views on current good practice. The guide updates our 1998 report, and should be useful for local authorities and the public... No publisher yashodha Guidance Local government 2009-02-25T02:22:25Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2007/queenstown-lakes September 2007: Letter advising of the outcome of our inquiry into decisions made by the Queenstown Lakes District Council and the council-controlled organisation that it established to provide regulatory and resource management services for the district... No publisher yashodha Inquiry Purchasing/contracting Local government 2007-09-10T01:08:21Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/local-govt/ltccp June 2007: Preparing LTCCPs is a relatively new and complex process, so there is room for improvement. This report is intended to assist the next round of LTCCPs... No publisher yashodha LTCCP B.29 Performance reporting Local government 2009-01-14T01:43:21Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2007/nzdmo June 2007: We looked at NZDMO’s performance in managing the Crown’s public debt and financial asset portfolios. This report is very technical because of the specialist functions undertaken by NZDMO. Non-technical readers can be assured that the audit did not identify any fundamental concerns with the performance of NZDMO... No publisher rachael Performance audit Central government 2007-06-27T02:02:01Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2007/immigration June 2007: The Department has systems, processes, procedures, and relationships with relevant external agencies in place for the prevention, detection, and investigation of identity fraud within the skilled migrant and United Nations quota refugee entry categories. However, we noted several areas where improvements need to be made... No publisher rachael Performance audit Central government 2007-06-26T01:58:55Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2007/roading June 2007: Transit New Zealand and district councils have separate statutory responsibilities for state highways and local roads respectively. In three districts, they have joined forces in different ways to manage and maintain local roads and state highways. We looked at how well these collaborative agreements are working, and what cost savings and other benefits they bring... No publisher yashodha Transport Central government Performance audit 2007-06-26T01:57:50Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/local-govt/2005-06 June 2007, ISBN 0-478-18186-8. No publisher rachael B.29 Local government 2007-06-28T02:01:29Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2007/corporate-intent June 2007: Statements of corporate intent are designed to have an important accountability function for many public entities. In this report we make some specific recommendations, which the Auditor-General encourages all public entities required to produce a statement of corporate intent to follow... No publisher rachael Performance reporting Performance audit 2008-11-18T21:04:57Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2007/sustainable-development June 2007: The Programme of Action sought real change in the way central government works, including how it works with local government. Our audit identified some implications for central and local government in areas such as governance, management, and accountability... No publisher rachael Performance audit Central government 2007-06-21T01:58:24Z Folder