Appendix: Our multi-year themed work programme

Annual plan 2015/16.
2013/14 2014/15 2015/16
Theme Service delivery Governance and accountability Investment and asset management
Annual-theme-based work programme topics Overview report on our future needs (2012/13) theme Overview report on service delivery theme Overview report on governance and accountability theme
Ministry of Social Development: Using a case management approach to service delivery

Accident Compensation Corporation: Using a case management approach to rehabilitation

Ministry of Social Development: How it deals with complaints

Accident Compensation Corporation: How it deals with complaints

Ministry for Primary Industries: Managing the Primary Growth Partnership

Whānau Ora: The first four years

Department of Internal Affairs and grants administration - follow up report

Delivering scheduled services to patients - follow up report

Home-based support services for older people - follow-up report

District Health Boards: Availability and accessibility of after-hours services - follow-up report

New Zealand Customs Service: Managing Trade Assurance capability risks - follow up report
Public accountability system – How people can hold public entities to account*

Making the most of audit committees in the public sector*

Being accountable to the public: Timeliness of reporting by public entities

Ashburton District Council: Allegations of conflicts of interest affecting decisions on a second bridge

Effectiveness of arrangements for co-ordinating civilian maritime patrols – follow-up report

Governance of council-controlled organisations*

Effectiveness of governance models in the environment sector*

Governance and accountability in the arts, culture, and heritage sector

Implementing audit changes for the new accounting standards framework
Public asset management - strategy, practice, and information

Our audit of long-term plan consultation documents

Matters arising from local authority long-term plans

Tertiary education: Optimising investment in assets

Are central government agencies' medium term financial plans reasonable and supportable?

Schools: How the management of school property affects the ability of schools to operate effectively

Energy lines companies: Managing critical infrastructure

Return on investment in modernising the courts

The effectiveness and efficiency of arrangements to repair pipes and roads in Christchurch: follow-up audit

Major asset investment: Planning and delivering benefits – the contribution of the Gateway process

Assurance review of financial assets in the public sector

Effectiveness and efficiency of broadband roll-out – Crown Fibre Holdings Limited
    Inland Revenue Department: Governance of the Business Transformation programme
  Effectiveness and efficiency of arrangements to repair pipes and roads in Christchurch (Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team) Canterbury rebuild – Governance arrangements for community projects in Christchurch*

Canterbury rebuild – Follow-up of Earthquake Commission: Managing the Canterbury Home Repair Programme
  Education for Māori: Relationships between schools and whānau Education for Māori: Information, educational progress, and resources* Education for Māori: Information, educational progress, and resources
  Auckland Council – Review of service performance:
  • Watercare Services Limited: Review of service performance
  • Building and resource consent processes
Auckland transport – Governance and accountability of the Auckland Manukau Eastern Transport Initiative* Auckland Council – Complaints management
Investment and asset management Using development contributions and financial contribution to fund local authorities' growth related assets

Inquiry into the Mangawhai community waste water scheme

Inquiry into property Investments by Delta Utility Services Limited at Luggate and Jacks Point

Defence major projects review
Water and roads: Funding and management challenges

New Zealand Transport Agency: Maintaining and renewing the state highway network – follow-up report

District health boards' asset and service-level management*

Defence major projects review
Defence major projects review
Governance and accountability Maintaining a future focus in governing Crown-owned companies

Setting up Central Agencies Shared Services

The Treasury: Learning from managing the Crown Retail Deposit Guarantee Scheme - follow-up report
Report on new accounting standards
Service Delivery Suicide: Crisis response services*

Inland Revenue: Making it easy for taxpayers to comply – follow-up report
Delivering mental health services
Our future needs Government planning and support for housing on Māori land – follow-up report  
Other analysis and reporting Response of the New Zealand Police to the Commission of Inquiry into Police Conduct: Fourth monitoring report
Schools: Results of the 2012 audits

Continuing to improve how you report on TEI service performance (letter to TEIs)

Public entities in the social sector: Our audit work

Health sector: Results of the 2012/13 audits
Challenges facing licensing trusts

Continuing to improve how you report on your TEI's service performance (letter to TEIs)

State-owned enterprises: Results of the 2012/13 audits
Continuing to improve how you report on your TEI's service performance (letter to TEIs)

Energy sector: Results of the 2014/15 audits

Health sector: Results of the 2014/15 audits
Central government: Results of the 2012/13 audits (Volumes 1 and 2)

Local government: Results of the 2012/13 audits
Central government: Results of the 2013/14 audits

Local government: Results of the 2013/14 audits

Public entities' progress in following up on the Auditor-General's recommendations 2014
Central government: Results of the 2014/15 audits

Local government: Results of the 2014/15 audits

Public entities' progress in following up on the Auditor-General's recommendations 2015
2016/17 2017/18
Theme Information Water
Annual-theme-based work programme topics Overview report Investment and asset management theme Overview report on Information theme
Capability and capacity to analyse data and information (cases including: Police, Customs, Statistics NZ) – using data to drive business decisions

Evaluate GCIO "information as an asset strategy"

Investment in asset management systems in local government

Evidence-based decision-making in the environment/natural resources sectors (e.g. Water, EEZ)

The role of big data in science and innovation in New Zealand

Health: Is technology keeping pace with change?

Do agencies have sound systems and controls in place to ensure the quality of the data and information used, and the techniques applied to analyse that information and report that information?

Efficiency of technology and private/public interface and costing (LINZ, MBIE)

Cyber-security, sovereignty over 'our' data, privacy, and implications for government

What data and information does the public sector hold about housing in New Zealand? How is it used? Is there an integrated picture?

Performance information and reporting in central government

Information security (all audits)
Fresh water quality – review effectiveness of RMA measures (NPS/NOF) in improving freshwater quality

Drinking water – management of water supply assets by local authorities

Irrigation investment - funding, environmental considerations, delivery models - JV, PPP, alliancing?

Evidence-based decision-making – quality and consistency of data

Use of market-based approach to improve water quality (Lake Taupo)

Effectiveness of new governance models for managing water quality (building on 2014/15 governance models project)

Effectiveness of clean-up projects for contaminated water bodies (e.g. Rotorua lakes)

Reporting performance on improving environmental outcomes/moving to integrated reporting? (regional councils, Watercare)

Working with others to improve water quality – citizen participation models/partnerships

Managing New Zealand's marine environment

Working together to manage water (case studies)
Inland Revenue Department: Business Transformation follow-up
Canterbury rebuild – overview and lessons learned report
Education for Māori: Information, educational progress, and resources Education for Māori: Information, educational progress and resources
Auckland Council - Review of service performance Auckland Council – Review of service performance
Investment and asset management Defence major projects review Defence major projects review
Governance and accountability Market instruments in the environment sector (with the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment)

Security sector governance
Accountability requirements for government-funded services provided by the private sector.

Are sectors moving towards integrated reporting?

Accountability requirements for government-funded services provided by the private sector.
Service Delivery Implementation of the welfare reforms and/or vulnerable children

Effectiveness of public expenditure – a community perspective
Our future needs Review of the Treasury's Statement on New Zealand's long-term fiscal position  
Other analysis and reporting Response of the New Zealand Police to the Commission of Inquiry into Police Conduct: Final monitoring report
Continuing to improve how you report on your TEI's service performance (letter to TEIs)

Education sector
Continuing to improve how you report on your TEI's service performance (letter to TEIs)

Primary sector
Central government: Results of the 2015/16 audits

Local government: Results of the 2015/16 audits

Public entities' progress in following up on the Auditor-General's recommendations 2016
Central government: Results of the 2016/17 audits

Local government: Results of the 2016/17 audits

Public entities' progress in following up on the Auditor-General's recommendations 2017

* Likely to be presented in 2015/16

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