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It you're actively avoiding your tax obligations, expect the spotlight of an auditor to shine brightly on your books Audio

Parliament has a long-held reputation for bad bosses and even worse behaviour. One solution is a new independent role to hear complaints. Audio

Parliament begins its election inquiry with a double-header and finds that blame is something of a boomerang. Audio

A law giving ministers sweeping powers to greenlight infrastructure projects has attracted a wave of criticism and responses at select committee.

With ministers beginning to soften their language… Audio

In the lead-up to the Budget, Parliament goes over the head of the Government, asking the Governor General to add in some cash for Parliament's three watch-dogs. Audio

The work of the Auditor-General’s office features often in this week’s select committee hearings at Parliament, and for good reason. Audio

The Health Select Committee has been digesting the Auditor-General’s report on how well public organisations are working to meet the mental health needs of young people. Audio

Not sick enough to get help - that's what many people struggling with debilitating depression and anxiety are being told by mental health services.

Meanwhile, even for those who can afford to pay… Audio

Young people needing specialist mental health care are waiting longer to see a specialist, according to a new report from the Auditor-General.

The report evaluated whether the money spent on youth… Audio

Over almost half a decade, an historic $2b was poured into mental healthcare. What has it actually achieved? Video

The final thing Parliament did before adjourning was agree rules changes for the next Parliament. We discuss them with senior clerks David Wilson and Gabor Hellyer. Audio

The Auditor-General has urged Auckland Council to improve its ability to respond to emergencies in a new report.

Auditor-General John Ryan recommended a range of improvements, including the council… Audio

National's accused the government of botching its measles catch up campaign - which saw tens of millions of dollars spent - but reached just seven percent of its target.

The office of the Auditor… Video, Audio

Seven years after it launched Operation Respect to stamp out bad conduct in the Defence Force, a new independent audit has found nearly a quarter of serving young women experienced "inappropriate… Audio

The latest from the House Audio

Parliament is set to tell the Government how much funding to give the Officers of Parliament, three independent entities which tend to cause governments headaches when they report to parliament.

A controversial gang-led drug rehab project funded by seized proceeds of crime was back in the news recently, thanks to headlines that highlighted the proportion of participants relapsing. That… Audio

The government is bringing in extra checks to stop its cost-of-living payments going to people based overseas.

The changes - which follow criticism from the Auditor-General - will mean some eligible… Audio

The Inland Revenue is racing to ensure New Zealanders living overseas don't get the next cost of living payment due on Thursday.

Thousands of people got the first installment when they shouldn't have… Audio

The Inland Revenue is racing to ensure New Zealanders living overseas don't get the next cost of living payment due on Thursday.

Thousands of people got the first installment when they shouldn't have… Audio

The biggest challenges for Auckland's City Rail Link are likely yet to come, according to the watchdog on government spending.

A report into the multibillion dollar project by the Auditor General's… Video, Audio

Stephen Charles is a former judge of appeal in the Victorian Supreme Court, QC, member of the Accountable Round Table and the Centre for Public Integrity making the case for a Federal anti-corruption… Audio

Tourism operators say covid-related grants have helped keep them afloat through the pandemic.

The Auditor-General John Ryan found ministers used unclear criteria when dishing out nearly $70 million… Audio

The Government is being criticised for distributing money from a lucrative tourism fund without a proper process and to some firms that didn't need it.

Funding came from a $290 million Strategic… Audio

The National Party says the Government should consider re-claiming and redistributing some of the money it's paid out from the $290 million Strategic Tourism Asset Protection Programme.

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The co-owner of a major tourist business says the Government has no understanding of tourism and appears to have given money to its mates without due process.

The comment by Aaron Russ of Heritage… Audio

A top public watchdog has criticised the lack of clarity and transparency around a government tourism funding scheme that paid hundreds of millions of dollars to operators across New Zealand.

The… Video, Audio

Fiordland Jet co-owner Chris Adams got half way through applying for a loan under the Strategic Tourism Asset Protection Plan and gave up..

He's been reading the report, and talks to Lisa Owen.

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Big questions are being raised over whether hospitals are accurately reporting their massive spending on often highly paid contractors.

There's a warning the health reforms could make the public… Audio