In September 2018, the New Zealand government announced the formation of the Joint Venture for Family Violence and Sexual Violence. In this document, the Office of the Auditor-General takes an early look at this new way of working. Recommendations for how the joint venture can be improved are also made.

This report summarises the main findings of the 2019 audits of the 27 public tertiary education institutions (TEIs). These consist of eight universities, three wānanga, and 16 institutes of technology and polytechnics.

This report summarises the New Zealand Government’s financial statements for 2019/20.

This report reviews the decision made by the University of Auckland to purchase a $5 million house in Parnell, Auckland. It was found that University has not been able to demonstrate that this purchase met key principles of managing sensitive expenditure well.

This guide is to help public organisations improve, where necessary, their organisational approach to, and control of, sensitive expenditure. The aim is to assist anyone who might deal with sensitive expenditure, including board members, chief executives, and managers responsible for sensitive expenditure policies, procedures, and controls. The guide is also designed to help all employees...