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Flooding 12 Dec 2025
Councils need to strengthen flood protection planning

Councils need reliable information, clear plans, and effective community engagement to protect people and property from increasing flood risks, says the Auditor-General in a new report.

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Education 8 Dec 2025
Results of the 2024 school audits

The latest audits of New Zealand's public schools show that many school boards struggle with sensitive expenditure decisions.

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Disability 2 Dec 2025
New work underway: How councils plan for and provide for disabled people

It is essential that council facilities and services, including playgrounds, swimming pools and libraries, are accessible.

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Government 1 Dec 2025
Response to request for inquiry into Public Service Commission social media advertisements

Last month, we received a request from Camilla Belich MP to inquire into the decision by Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission (the Commission) to purchase social media advertisements about the industrial action taken by public sector unions on 23 October 2025.

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Government 28 Nov 2025
Response to concerns regarding the Ministry of Health's funding of I Am Hope/Gumboot Friday

In 2024, we wrote to the Ministry of Health about its contract with I Am Hope to deliver youth mental health services under its Gumboot Friday initiative.

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Aid 14 Nov 2025
Observations on MFAT's climate finance investments in the Pacific

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) administers more than $680 million of funding for projects supporting climate resilience in the Pacific.

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Council 1 Sep 2025
Concerns raised about spending decisions made by Tauranga City Council

TAURANGA — The Office of the Auditor-General has received several requests to inquire into spending decisions made by Tauranga City Council between 2021 and 2024.

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Government 1 Nov 2024
How Ministerial conflicts of interest were identified and managed in relation to Fast-track projects

The Auditor-General has decided to inquire into the systems and processes that help Ministers to identify and manage conflicts of interest, with a particular focus on Ministerial decisions about which projects to include in the Fast-track Approvals Bill announced in October 2024.

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