7:12 am today
Report finds some schools acting outside the law
The Auditor General's Office has audited 2-thousand-400 schools and found some are acting outside the law, hiring too many teachers and don't have receipts or records to show how public money is being spent. They found some principals spent professional development funds on personal perks like gym and golf memberships, pilates, dental care and adventure tourism. There were particular concerns about travel, including koru memberships, premium flights and companion travel. Ingrid Hipkiss spoke to the Office's Sector Manager for Schools, Jane Rogers, and asked about the scale of the problem.