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List of parliamentary sector managers
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, 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
- Crown Law Office
- Department of Corrections
- Electoral Commission
- Human Rights Commission
- 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
- Police Complaints Authority
- 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 portfolio, 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, and entities at risk.
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).
Dave Cox
Sector Manager
Dave joined the Office of the Auditor-General in May 2005 as the Sector Manager responsible for a number of science, commerce, and other public entities.
Dave's professional expertise includes a strong focus on public management, especially governance and Human Resources. His previous employment experience includes the State Services Commission, a major private sector consulting practice, and Statistics New Zealand.
Sector and audit responsibilities
- Accident Compensation Corporation
- Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa
- Broadcasting Standards Authority
- Crown Research Institutes
- Department of Labour
- Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet
- Foundation for Research, Science and Technology
- Kordia Group
- Ministry for Culture and Heritage
- Ministry of Research Science and Technology
- Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
- New Zealand Film Commission
- New Zealand Historic Places Trust
- New Zealand Post Limited
- New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
- New Zealand Venture Investment Fund Limited
- New Zealand On Air
- Radio New Zealand Limited
- 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
- Land Transport New Zealand
- 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 (ONTRACK)
- New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
- Road Safety Trust
- Transit New Zealand
- Transport Accident Investigation Commission.
Mary Harvey
Sector Manager
Mary joined the Office of the Auditor-General in October 2006.
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
- Families Commission
- Housing New Zealand Corporation
- Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs
- Ministry of Social Development
- Ministry of Women's Affairs
- National Library of New Zealand
- New Zealand Artificial Limb Board
- New Zealand Fire Services Commission
- New Zealand Lotteries Commission
- New Zealand Lotteries Grants Board
- New Zealand Sports Drug Agency
- Office of Film and Literature Classification
- Office of the Children's Commissioner
- Retirement Commissioner
- Rural Education Activities Programmes (REAPs)
- 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 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.
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
- Reserve Bank of New Zealand
- The Treasury (including the New Zealand Debt Management Office).