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Central government reports
A list of the reports, articles, and presentations produced by the Office of the Auditor-General that discuss central government agencies - Ministries, Departments, State-owned enterprises, or Crown entities.
- Summary of our fraud survey results
- April 2012: Summary of our fraud survey results for Crown research institutes, Autonomous Crown entities, Crown agents or companies, Independent Crown entities, and Central government - other.
- Summary of our fraud survey results for government departments
- March 2012: Cleanest public sector in the world: Keeping fraud at bay.
- Central government: Results of the 2010/11 audits (Volume 2)
- March 2012: ISBN 978-0-478-38342-3 (print), ISBN 978-0-478-38343-0 (online).
- Health sector: Results of the 2010/11 audits
- March 2012: ISBN 978-0-478-38340-9 (print), ISBN 978-0-478-38341-6 (online).
- Central government: Results of the 2010/11 audits (Volume 1)
- December 2011: ISBN 978-0-478-38331-7 (print) and ISBN 978-0-478-38332-4 (online).
- Managing the implications of public private partnerships
- November 2011: This discussion paper has been written to inform public sector leaders and decision-makers considering partnering with the private sector about the general features of PPPs and the factors that are seen as important in sustaining an appropriate "enabling" environment for all PPPs...
- The Treasury: Implementing and managing the Crown Retail Deposit Guarantee Scheme
- September 2011: We carried out a performance audit of the Treasury's implementation and management of the Crown Retail Deposit Guarantee Scheme, given the Scheme's significance for our economy at the time and the amount of money involved...
- New Zealand Customs Service: Providing assurance about revenue
- July 2011: We carried out a performance audit to review how effectively the New Zealand Customs Service plans and supports its revenue assurance activities...
- Central government: Cost-effectiveness and improving annual reports
- June 2011: This paper is aimed at government departments and Crown entities that prepare annual reports of their performance for external publication under the Public Finance Act or the Crown Entities Act...
- Central government: Results of the 2009/10 audits (Volume 2)
- March 2011: ISBN 978-0-478-32692-5 (print) and ISBN 978-0-478-32693-2 (online).
- Central government: Case studies in reporting forecast performance information
- February 2011: The purpose of this discussion paper is to help public entities improve the information they use to forecast what their performance will be in providing services to the public – and how they report that forecast to Parliament and to the public...
- Central government: Results of the 2009/10 audits (volume 1)
- December 2010, ISBN 978-0-478-32684-0 (print) and ISBN 978-0-478-32685-7 (online).
- Inland Revenue Department: Managing child support debt
- July 2010: We carried out a performance audit to examine how effectively and efficiently the Inland Revenue Department was managing child support debt...
- The Civil Aviation Authority's progress with improving certification and surveillance
- June 2010: Our latest audit of the CAA looked at whether the CAA had addressed the 10 recommendations in our last report. Overall, progress has been inadequate and weaknesses that we identified previously still remain...
- Central government: Results of the 2008/09 audits
- February 2010, ISBN 978-0-478-32647-5.
- Ministry of Social Development: Changes to the case management of sickness and invalids' beneficiaries
- 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...
- Central government: Results of the 2007/08 audits
- May 2009, ISBN 978-0-478-32625-3.
- Workforce planning in Crown Research Institutes
- 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...
- Department of Corrections: Managing offenders on 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...
- Ministry of Health: Monitoring the progress of the Primary Health Care Strategy
- 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...
