http://www.oag.govt.nz A list of the reports, articles, and presentations produced by the Office of the Auditor-General that discuss the local government sector - city and district councils, and council-controlled organisations. daily 1 2006-12-07T22:57:28Z http://www.oag.govt.nz/2010/water February 2010: We carried out a performance audit of eight local authorities to help us form a view about how well prepared the country is to meet the likely future demand for drinking water... No publisher yashodha Environment Performance audit Local government 2010-02-25T00:55:50Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2010/footpaths-contracts February 2010: We have concluded that the Council’s processes and procedures for managing footpaths work – while still evolving – are reasonable and have been applied adequately. We are satisfied that the Council has protected the interests of ratepayers throughout its management of footpaths contracts... No publisher yashodha Inquiry Local government 2010-02-17T00:55:40Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2010/la-galaxy January 2010: We have concluded that, despite the efforts of the council officers involved, the loss occurred because the LA Galaxy/Oceania "All Stars" match was in essence the wrong event, at the wrong time, for the wrong price... No publisher yashodha Inquiry Local government 2010-01-19T21:58:08Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2009/environment-canterbury December 2009: We have concluded that the councillors have breached section 6(1) of the Local Authorities (Members’ Interests) Act 1968. However, we have decided that a prosecution would be unlikely to result in a conviction and that it would not be appropriate in these circumstances to seek to have the councillors prosecuted... No publisher yashodha Environment Inquiry Local government Conflicts of interest 2009-12-21T21:00:07Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2009/thames-coromandel November 2009: Although our findings are of greatest interest to people in the Thames-Coromandel district, we note that most local authorities have extensive land holdings. Our findings from this inquiry reinforce the importance for all local authorities to have in place effective systems and processes to manage their land well on behalf of their communities... No publisher rachael Inquiry Local government Conflicts of interest 2009-11-23T00:55:53Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/local-govt/2007-08 June 2009, ISBN 978-0-478-32628-4. No publisher yashodha Parliamentary B.29 Local government 2009-06-23T02:39:57Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2009/christchurch January 2009, letter to Mr Tony Marryatt, Chief Executive of Christchurch City Council. No publisher rachael Inquiry Local government 2009-01-14T02:50:57Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/local-govt/2006-07 June 2008, ISBN 978-0-478-32610-9. No publisher yashodha Parliamentary B.29 Local government 2008-06-24T02:33:27Z 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/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/conflicts-members June 2007: This is a guide to the law about conflicts of interest for members of the governing bodies of territorial authorities, regional councils, tertiary institutions, and those other public bodies that are covered by the Local Authorities (Members’ Interests) Act 1968... No publisher rachael Guidance Local government Conflicts of interest 2007-06-12T02:00:19Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2007/waste-management April 2007: All territorial authorities must adopt a waste management plan. In this audit, we checked whether all had done so, and whether six were implementing them. Some of the plans were out of date or did not contain all the information we expected... No publisher rachael Environment Performance audit Local government 2007-05-20T23:07:45Z Folder