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List of parliamentary sector managers
Amanda Powell
Sector Manager
Amanda joined the Office of the Auditor-General in September 2009. She is the sector manager responsible for the commerce and primary production sectors.
Before joining the OAG, Amanda held secretariat, policy, and legal roles in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, the Ministry of Economic Development, the Office of Treaty Settlements, and Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Sector and audit responsibilities
- Accounting Standards Review Board
- Agricultural and Marketing Research and Development Trust
- Animal Control Products Limited
- AsureQuality Limited
- Board of the National Provident Fund
- Chartered Professional Engineers Council
- Commerce Commission
- Deer Industry New Zealand
- Earthquake Commission
- Government Superannuation Fund and Authority
- Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation and NZ Superfund
- Hunters Soldiers Assistance Trust
- Land Information New Zealand
- Landcorp Farming Limited
- Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
- Ministry of Economic Development
- Ministry of Fisheries
- New Zealand Dairy Core Database Access Panel
- New Zealand Food Safety Authority
- New Zealand Horticulture Export Authority
- New Zealand Tourism Board
- New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
- Public Trust
- Quotable Value Limited
- Securities Commission
- Standards Council of New Zealand
- Takeovers Panel
- Testing Laboratory Registration Council of NZ
- Timberlands West Coast Limited
- Valuers Registration Board
Andrew McConnell
Sector Manager
Andrew joined the Office of the Auditor-General in August 2000. He is Sector Manager responsible for the Justice and Law and Order sectors, the Department of Labour, Accident Compensation Corporation, and the agencies that provide services to the New Zealand Parliament and members of Parliament.
Before joining the OAG, Andrew had held policy advisory and management roles in the Ministry of Māori Development and the Ministry of Economic Development.
Sector and audit responsibilities
- Accident Compensation Corporation
- Crown Law Office
- Department of Corrections
- Department of Labour
- Electoral Commission
- Human Rights Commission
- Independent Police Conduct Authority
- Law Commission
- Legal Services Agency
- Ministry of Justice
- New Zealand Police
- Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives
- Office of the Ombudsmen
- Parliamentary Counsel Office
- Parliamentary Service
- Privacy Commissioner
- Serious Fraud Office.
Colleen Pilgrim
Sector Manager
Colleen joined the Office of the Auditor-General in May 1997. She is currently responsible for the Health sector, and earlier managed the education and science and the primary production sectors. Colleen is co-leader in the team’s work on NGO funding arrangements, government department and Crown entity accountabilities.
Before joining us, Colleen was a senior management consultant in United Nations peace-keeping, a consultant on education governance in Europe, and had extensive previous experience in the education sector, including director of the NZ School Trustees Association, and national manager of special education district services.
Sector and audit responsibilities
- Alcohol Advisory Council
- Crown Health Financing Agency
- District Health Boards
- Health and Disability Commissioner
- Health Research Council of New Zealand
- Health Sponsorship Council
- Mental Health Commission
- Ministry of Health
- New Zealand Blood Service
- Pharmaceutical Management Agency (Pharmac).
Felicity Caird
Sector Manager
Felicity joined the Office of the Auditor-General in November 2008 as the Sector Manager responsible for the science, broadcasting, culture and heritage sectors.
Felicity's work experience includes advisory and management roles in the State Services Commission and the Parliamentary Library.
Sector and audit responsibilities
- Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa
- Broadcasting Standards Authority
- Crown Research Institutes
- Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
- Foundation for Research, Science and Technology
- Kordia Group Ltd
- Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited
- Ministry for Culture and Heritage
- Ministry of Research, Science and Technology
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
- National Library of New Zealand
- National Pacific Radio Trust
- New Zealand Film Commission
- New Zealand Historic Places Trust
- New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
- New Zealand On Air
- New Zealand Venture Investment Fund Limited
- Radio New Zealand Limited
- Research and Education Advanced Network New Zealand (REANNZ)
- Science New Zealand
- Television New Zealand Limited.
Gareth Ellis
Sector Manager
Gareth joined the Office of the Auditor-General in October 2000. He is responsible for the Transport, Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade sectors.
Before joining us, Gareth held a number of management positions in the National Health Service in the United Kingdom.
Sector and audit responsibilities
- Airways Corporation of New Zealand Limited
- Asia 2000 Foundation of New Zealand
- Civil Aviation Authority
- Maritime New Zealand
- Ministry of Defence
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Ministry of Transport
- New Zealand Antarctic Institute
- New Zealand Customs Service
- New Zealand Defence Force
- New Zealand Railways Corporation (Kiwirail)
- New Zealand Transport Agency
- Road Safety Trust
- Transport Accident Investigation Commission.
Mary Harvey
Sector Manager
Mary joined the Office of the Auditor-General in October 2006. She is responsible for the social service sector, some entities in the government administration, and the education sector.
Before joining us, Mary was an Account Manager in the DHB Funding and Performance Directorate of the Ministry of Health, where she was responsible for a number of south island DHBs, dealing with accountability, funding and performance issues. She also has a background in regulatory health policy.
Sector and audit responsibilities
- Archives New Zealand
- Charities Commission
- Department of Building and Housing
- Department of Internal Affairs
- Drug Free Sport New Zealand
- Families Commission
- Housing New Zealand Corporation
- Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs
- Ministry of Social Development
- Ministry of Women's Affairs
- New Zealand Artificial Limb Board
- New Zealand Fire Services Commission
- New Zealand Lotteries Commission
- New Zealand Lotteries Grants Board
- Office of Film and Literature Classification
- Office of the Children's Commissioner
- Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board
- Registered Architects Board
- Retirement Commissioner
- Rural Education Activities Programmes (REAPs)
- Social Workers Registration Board
- Sport and Recreation New Zealand
- State Services Commission
- Statistics New Zealand.
Pania Gray
Sector Manager
Pania joined the Office of the Auditor-General in November 2003. She is responsible for the education and Māori affairs portfolios. 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.
Wendy Venter
Assistant Auditor-General, Parliamentary Group
Wendy joined the Office of the Auditor-General in November 1999. Wendy leads the Parliamentary Group, which is responsible for managing the Auditor-General's relationships with public entities and auditors in central government - and the relevant Select Committees in Parliament. Wendy leads the annual audit of the Financial Statements of the Government, as well as the Controller function. Wendy also has portfolio responsibilities for the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee.
Before joining the OAG, Wendy worked at Audit New Zealand.
Sector and audit responsibilities
- Air New Zealand Limited
- Controller and Financial Statements of the Government
- Inland Revenue Department
- New Zealand Post Limited
- Reserve Bank of New Zealand
- The Treasury (including the New Zealand Debt Management Office).