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Auditor-General's youth mental health report before committee
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
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Shortages in mental health service workforce
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
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Young people waiting longer to see mental health specialists: report
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
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There is still nowhere near enough help available for people with mental health problems.
Audio 11 Dec 2023Over almost half a decade, an historic $2b was poured into mental healthcare. What has it actually achieved? Video
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New Parliament, new rules
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
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Auckland Council urged to improve in emergencies
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
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Health Minister defends disrupted measles vaccine campaign
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
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Junior Defence Force women still face inappropriate sexual behaviour: report
Audio 17 May 2023Seven 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
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Funding the professional nit-pickers and investigators of government
Audio 9 May 2023Parliament 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.
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Relapse reports upset gang-based rehab programme
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
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Revenue Minister defends Cost of Living Payments
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
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Inland Revenue racing to keep cost of living payments in NZ
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
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National Party on second cost of living payment going out
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
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Auditor General warns of CRL issues, Goff predicts early 2025 completion
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
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Australian federal anti-corruption commission needed now: ex judge
Audio 4 Apr 2022Stephen 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
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Tourism operators say grant funding was essential
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
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Covid-19: Stuart Nash on controversy over Strategic Tourism Assets Protection Programme
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
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National Party wants tourism prog money redistributed
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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Tourist business owner not happy with Strategic Tourism Asset Protection Programme
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
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The sorry saga of the Strategic Tourism Asset Protection fund
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
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Fiordland Jet boss responds to Auditor General report on strategic tourism fund
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.
Video, Audio
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DHB spending on contractors and consultants rising
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
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Internal review launched over MSD spending on private rentals
The Minister of Social Development has launched an internal review after she missed several red flags around multimillion dollar spending on private rentals for the homeless.
The Auditor-General this… Video, Audio
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Sepuloni pleads ignorance over MSD spending on private rentals
It's a multimillion-dollar ministerial blind spot that is being called into question. Opposition parties are demanding accountability after revelations millions of dollars was shelled out by the… Audio
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Community support group on government paying inflated rents
The government paid inflated rents for private emergency housing in Auckland over three years, removing long-term rentals from the already tight housing market.
A scathing review by the Auditor… Audio
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MSD paying inflated rents for emergency accommodation 'wasteful spending' - Luxon
National Party leader Christopher Luxon says people have to be held accountable for what he says was unacceptable practices paying inflated rents to private landlords.
A scathing review by the… Audio
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Minister believes MSD should have told her about paying inflated rents for emergency accomodation
The Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni believes her department won't repeat the mistakes which saw money pumped into private rentals at inflated rates for sometimes sub-standard emergency… Audio
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New sexual violence support strategy needs strengthening - support service
A service helping children recover from sexual violence says there is little sign of extra help coming under a new national strategy.
The Government yesterday launched a 25-year strategy to combat… Audio
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Govt close to securing deal for more Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine
New Zealand has dodged fears it would have to slow down its vaccination campaign with the government close to securing a deal boosting its supply of Pfizer doses.
After a slow start, the immunisation… Video, Audio