Sector Manager

Pania joined the Office of the Auditor-General in November 2003. She is responsible for managing the Auditor-General's relationships with public entities and auditors in the education and Māori affairs portfolios - and the relevant Select Committees in Parliament. Her portfolio includes all universities, wānanga, institutes of technology and polytechnics and schools across New Zealand, and 16 Māori Trust Boards established under the Māori Trust Boards Act 1955.

Before joining us, Pania worked in a number of management roles at the Ministry of Maori Development - Te Puni Kōkiri.

Sector and audit responsibilities

• Career Services
• Education Review Office
• Learning Media Limited
• Māori sector including Māori Trust Boards
• Māori Television Service
• Ministry of Education
• New Zealand Qualifications Authority
• New Zealand Teachers Council
• Tertiary Education Commission
• Tertiary Education Institutions
• Te Māngai Pāho (Māori Broadcasting Commission)
• Te Puni Kōkiri – Ministry of Māori Development
• Te Taura Whiri I Te Reo Māori (Māori Language Commission)
• The New Zealand Correspondence School.