http://www.oag.govt.nz A list of the reports produced as part of the Office's scheduled work programme. Performance audits examine matters of efficiency and effectiveness, waste, probity, compliance with statutory obligations, financial prudence, or any combination of these. 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/2009/rest-homes December 2009: The Ministry is actively trying to address shortcomings in the effectiveness of rest home auditing and certification arrangements. However, more work remains to be done and it is still too early to tell whether the efforts to make the current arrangements work as intended will make a difference or whether certification is fundamentally unable to do what the legislation envisaged... No publisher yashodha Health Performance audit 2009-12-16T02:34:07Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2009/court-workloads December 2009: We audited the effectiveness and efficiency of the Ministry's work to help District Courts and the High Court deal with their increasing workloads. Although we are pleased with what our audit found, the courts are likely to remain under considerable pressure for the foreseeable future... No publisher yashodha Performance audit 2009-12-16T01:34:39Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2009/special-education October 2009: We carried out a performance audit to assess how well the Ministry of Education manages four initiatives set up to support school-age students that it assesses as having the highest level of intellectual, sensory, or physical disabilities, speech language diffi culties, or behavioural needs... No publisher yashodha Education Performance audit 2009-10-29T01:04:31Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2009/social-development October 2009: Two years ago, the Ministry made changes designed to help sickness and invalids' beneficiaries prepare for, make the transition to, and stay in work. We looked at how well the changes were operating and whether they were starting to have the intended effect... No publisher yashodha Performance audit Central government 2009-10-20T20:47:26Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2009/nz-defence-force September 2009: The Defence Sustainability Initiative was NZDF's 10-year programme to use more than $4 billion in extra funding, to improve the military and corporate capability of our defence forces. We looked at the progress NZDF made during the Initiative’s first three years... No publisher yashodha Defence Performance audit 2009-10-16T03:36:01Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2009/managing-tax-debt June 2009: Although most taxpayers pay their tax on time, the Inland Revenue Department acknowledges that tax debt is growing at a rate that is outpacing its capacity to deal with it... No publisher yashodha Performance audit 2009-06-24T02:04:46Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2009/crown-entities June 2009: This report describes how well three government departments – the Department of Internal Affairs, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, and the Ministry of Economic Development – support Ministers in meeting their responsibilities for selected autonomous Crown entities, Crown agents, and independent Crown entities... No publisher yashodha Performance audit 2009-06-16T02:04:11Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2009/workforce-planning May 2009: We carried out a performance audit of the workforce planning within the Crown Research Institutes (CRIs). We focused on how CRIs identify their workforce needs, establish initiatives to address their needs, and monitor and evaluate those initiatives... No publisher yashodha Performance audit Central government 2009-05-29T01:07:02Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2009/performance-audits March 2009: This report to Parliament sets out the actions taken in response to the findings of 14 performance audits... No publisher yashodha Performance audit 2010-03-10T02:03:15Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2009/parole February 2009: We carried out a performance audit to examine how effectively the Department of Corrections (the Department) manages offenders on parole. This audit has led to 20 recommendations... No publisher yashodha Performance audit Central government 2009-04-21T03:42:35Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2008/state-housing December 2008: We carried out a performance audit to provide Parliament with assurance about the effectiveness of the systems and processes Housing New Zealand Corporation uses to maintain state housing... No publisher yashodha Performance audit 2008-12-16T01:05:04Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2008/primary-health October 2008: We audited how the Ministry of Health has monitored progress toward the Primary Health Care Strategy’s goals. Overall, the Ministry needs to review its measures to ensure that it can assess progress toward all of the goals in the Strategy’s vision statement... No publisher rachael Health Performance audit Central government 2008-11-20T03:31:23Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2008/teachers-development August 2008: We carried out a performance audit that looked at the Ministry of Education's arrangements to support the professional development of primary and secondary school teachers after they have graduated from a teacher education programme... No publisher yashodha Education Performance audit 2008-08-26T02:12:36Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2008/ontrack July 2008: We carried out a performance audit to provide assurance about the effectiveness of Ontrack’s systems for maintaining and renewing the rail network... No publisher yashodha Transport Performance audit 2008-07-01T02:04:08Z Folder