Podcasts about Auditor general

The country's mega-polytechnic Te Pukenga is facing budget blowouts and falling enrollments. Te Pukenga came into existence on January the first, bringing together more than 16 individual polytechnics and most industry training organisations. But the organisation has forecast a deficit of about sixty-million-dollars and needs to cut as much as forty-million from its budget. The Auditor General's most recent report - released this week - says "Te Pukenga still cannot describe with certainty what it does, what it will do, how it will do it, and what assets, infrastructure, finances, and capabilities it needs." Kathryn speaks with Te Pukenga Chief Executive, Peter Winder.

Calls for Auditor-General to investigate Labor's 'Mobile Black Spot Program', Daniel Andrews' to meet Chinese Communist Party's secretary. Plus, Bowen Coking Coal CEO Nick Jorss joins the show over the safeguard mechanism bill.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

State Rep. Torren Ecker (R- Adams, Cumberland) interviews Auditor General Tim DeFoor about the daily activities of an auditor, fiscal and performance audits, financial literacy, and the School Reserve audit.

Full Hour | Today, Dom led off the Dom Giordano Program by offering a new development in the effort to impeach Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner for his role in the spike of violent crime in Philadelphia as he continues to play dumb to his policies as a cause of what we're seeing in the City. Then, Dom tells of some news released by Pennsylvania's Auditor General's office that points to huge surplus in the budgets for multiple school districts around and including Philadelphia, which runs counter to claims of a lack of funding. Then, Dom welcomes in Pennsylvania State Representative Craig Williams, Impeachment Manager in the case of Larry Krasner, to discuss an appeal filed to Pennsylvania Supreme Court against the Commonwealth Court's December 30th decision that pointed to there not being enough probable cause to pursue impeachment. Craig Williams discusses the new strategy with Giordano, explaining why the House is continuing on with the case, pointing to a particular case of misbehavior in office in which Krasner allegedly used a discretionary act to violate the individual rights of Philadelphia Police Officer Ryan Pownall. (Photo by Scott Heins/Getty Images)

This week: Oil and gaslighting. They say an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Guess which one the Canadian government funds way more than the other for First Nations emergencies like floods and fires? Karen Hogan knows the answer: in fact, the Auditor-General dedicated a whole chapter to it in her latest report, much like her predecessor did nine years prior. Since then, it's been the usual flood of excuses and the burning through of budgets as Canada perpetually reacts after-the-fact to disasters it arguably helped enable through its seemingly unmitigated support for oil and gas extraction. Joining host/producer Rick Harp to run through the report, the response to it from Ottawa, and how Canada's rhetoric on curbing carbon compares to its actions in exactly the opposite direction are MI regulars Kim TallBear, professor in the Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta and Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Peoples, Technoscience and Society, plus Candis Callison, Associate Professor in the Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies and the Graduate School of Journalism at UBC. // CREDITS: Our theme is 'nesting' by birocratic.

The latest headlines from Business News including WA's Auditor General, an ASIC investigation, Minderoo Foundation and IGO.

This afternoon, the legislative audit subcommittee met and heard presentations from legislative auditors about a recently completed independent audit report into the security of Utah's elections. This report was a result of a nearly year long investigation into the controls and safe guards used in Utah's election process. In this episode, our legislative Auditor General, Kade Minchey, and his team join us to discuss the results of this audit in detail.

Bruce and Chantal discuss the decision by Pierre Poilievre to scrum with the parliamentary press gallery after months of ignoring them. Why? And debating the Auditor General's power and impact.  Plus when is a Greenbelt green and not grey?

The At Issue panel discusses the Auditor General's report on COVID spending. Plus what does the Mississauga-Lakeshore byelection mean for the federal parties? Rosemary Barton hosts Chantal Hébert, Andrew Coyne, Elamin Abdelmahmoud and Althia Raj.

Ontario's Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk has released her 10th and final annual report. From running sting operations on casinos to exposing potential postal code discrimination by auto insurance companies, the auditor general has been busy trying to determine whether Ontarians are getting adequate value for their tax dollars. Lysyk discusses the report with Steve Paikin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The federal government paid $4.6-billion in COVID-19 benefits to ineligible recipients, and another $27.4-billion of payouts should be investigated to see if they met the program's eligibility. That's according to an Auditor-General report released on Tuesday. It says that while Ottawa did a good job quickly delivering money to Canadians, they're doing a poor job identifying who needs to pay the money back.The Globe's deputy Ottawa bureau chief Bill Curry explains what we know about where the money went, and why billions of dollars are at risk of going uncollected.Questions? Comments? Ideas? Email us at thedecibel@globeandmail.com

Doug Ford loves calling things “corrupt.” But just how often must his party's friends and donors reap rewards from their policies before the word can be liberally flung back? On this month's show, Allison and Jonathan look at who benefits from dismantling the Greenbelt and then trade fave findings from the latest Auditor General's report.Hosts: Allison Smith, Jonathan GoldsbieCredits: Kattie Laur (Producer), André Proulx (Managing Editor), Nathan Burley (Music)You can listen ad-free on Amazon Music - included with Prime.If you value this podcast, Support us! You'll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You'll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on merch, tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you'll be a part of the solution to Canada's journalism crisis, you'll be keeping our work free and accessible to everybody. Socials:Jonathan Goldsbie on Twitter: @goldsbie Allison Smith on Twitter: @queensparktoday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When you buy millions and millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines, they only last so long before they go bad and according to Canada's Auditor-General, that's soon to be the case. Does this mean the feds are essentially flushing your tax dollars down the drain? Guest: Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation - If you've watched Sesame Street, you've probably seen Bob McGrath's face or heard his voice. Though he passed away this week, he'll live on in the memories of everyone who enjoyed his performances for the world. Scott looks into the audio vault and pulls out an interview he did with Bob back in 2014 in celebration of the 45th anniversary of Sesame Street.

On today's After 9 Podcast: Mitch Marner is going for a 20-game streak tonight. Grocery executives were testifying yesterday at a Commons committee. Today the Auditor General releases 2 reports on how Trudeau handled COVID. Did CUPE fail it's education workers by telling them to take the government's offer? TGI Fridays is being sued over their mozzarella sticks. A fist fight broke out at an office Christmas party. Should a work Christmas party always offer complementary drinks? The shopping cart prank from TikTok is getting annoying. European air passengers will soon be able to use 5G in the sky on flights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk publishes her final report and itemized list of how tax dollars were spent - her main question being whether expenditures have had "value for money." An NDP leadership acclamation appears to be on the horizon. Premier Doug Ford promises to appeal Bill 124. And TVO's affordability reporter Kat Eschner joins co-hosts Steve Paikin and John Michael McGrath for the next installment of Recession Road - this time with a view from Windsor.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MPs discuss the conclusions of two of the auditor general's reports about COVID-19 vaccines and pandemic benefits. Plus, two Ukrainian MPs speak about why they are in Canada and what they're looking for from the federal government.

Karen Hogan, Auditor General of Canada; Nathalie Provost, PolySeSouvient; Irek Kusmierczyk, Liberal MP; Jasraj Singh Hallan, Conservative MP; Daniel Blaikie, NDP MP; Jill Macyshon, CTV News; Annie Bergeron-Oliver, CTV News; Robert Fife, The Globe and Mail; Max Fawcett, National Observer; and Melanie Paradis, former director of communications for Erin O'Toole.

NOTE: There will not be a new podcast tomorrow (December 2). On today's After 9: The Batmobile is for sale. A man with an insane collection of hot sauce. San Francisco is considering deploying robots that use lethal force. A new study on the bacteria you find on a self-checkout. Girlfriend is pissed after her boyfriend billed her for picking up cough syrup when she was sick. Parents that let their kids swear. A discussion on paid sick days. Yesterday's Auditor General reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are over a thousand sites across the province contaminated with oil, diesel and gasoline. Some of them have needed to be cleaned up since the 80s. New Brunswick's Auditor General says they pose a risk to our health, and the environment. Vanessa Vander Valk spoke to Paul Martin.

Port Natal and Delagoa Bay are far away from Cape Town and appeared even further in the early 1820s. The Cape Governor was inevitably more concerned with what lay immediately beyond the colonial frontiers than in these distant ports. Much of what concerned Lord Charles Somerset – and had concerned his predecessors – already lay along the frontiers. The colony had thrown out an ever increasing fringe of loose cannons, skirmishers, traders, trek-boers, escaped slaves, and even rebellious missionaries. The flood of missionaries turned into a tsunami by the mid-1820s, the London Missionary Society was already at work as you know, and by now they were established along both sides of the Orange River and into the eastern Frontier. The Moravians had arrived and were carving out new parishers even further east, while the Wesleyans were already amongst the far-distant amaPondo people. The Zulu had been raiding these people from Shaka's centre of power as you know. There were a number of Scots from Glasgow who found living amongst the amaXhosa to their liking, and even missionaries from Germany showed up, particularly from Berlin, and they began living amongst the amaXhosa too. The Rhenish and Paris Evangelicals arrived too, one to work within the colony and the other headed north into Bechuanaland, and then to the Basutho. The LMS and Paris Evangelicals were moving along the first stage of what became known as the Missionary Road which led all the way from the Cape into Central Africa. By now the chiefdoms of the Caledon Valley and the open plains north of the Orange River had been squeezed between three expanding zones of instability and conflict. From the south and south west parties of Griqua, Kora and Boers were raiding for cattle and cheap labour. To the northwest, the rivalries of Batswana chiefdoms were spilling across the Vaal River. To the East, the fighting that had seen the AmaZulu and amaNdwandwe at war, as well as the amaMthethwa, had displaced groups as you've heard and some had headed across the Drakensberg. Then Lord Bathurst the Secretary of State set up an Advisory Council in Cape Town which consisted of the Governor, muttering under his bewigged breath, the Chief Justice, the colonial Secretary, the Officer commanding, the Deputy-Quartermaster-General, the Auditor General and the Treasurer. The Council was to deal with quite an interesting proposal, and this was allowing the Eastern Cape to be represented by their own council, by some kind of representative assembly. They fired the first round in what was to become a long-sustained but ultimately unsuccessful battle for separation by Eastern Capers.

Port Natal and Delagoa Bay are far away from Cape Town and appeared even further in the early 1820s. The Cape Governor was inevitably more concerned with what lay immediately beyond the colonial frontiers than in these distant ports. Much of what concerned Lord Charles Somerset – and had concerned his predecessors – already lay along the frontiers. The colony had thrown out an ever increasing fringe of loose cannons, skirmishers, traders, trek-boers, escaped slaves, and even rebellious missionaries. The flood of missionaries turned into a tsunami by the mid-1820s, the London Missionary Society was already at work as you know, and by now they were established along both sides of the Orange River and into the eastern Frontier. The Moravians had arrived and were carving out new parishers even further east, while the Wesleyans were already amongst the far-distant amaPondo people. The Zulu had been raiding these people from Shaka's centre of power as you know. There were a number of Scots from Glasgow who found living amongst the amaXhosa to their liking, and even missionaries from Germany showed up, particularly from Berlin, and they began living amongst the amaXhosa too. The Rhenish and Paris Evangelicals arrived too, one to work within the colony and the other headed north into Bechuanaland, and then to the Basutho. The LMS and Paris Evangelicals were moving along the first stage of what became known as the Missionary Road which led all the way from the Cape into Central Africa. By now the chiefdoms of the Caledon Valley and the open plains north of the Orange River had been squeezed between three expanding zones of instability and conflict. From the south and south west parties of Griqua, Kora and Boers were raiding for cattle and cheap labour. To the northwest, the rivalries of Batswana chiefdoms were spilling across the Vaal River. To the East, the fighting that had seen the AmaZulu and amaNdwandwe at war, as well as the amaMthethwa, had displaced groups as you've heard and some had headed across the Drakensberg. Then Lord Bathurst the Secretary of State set up an Advisory Council in Cape Town which consisted of the Governor, muttering under his bewigged breath, the Chief Justice, the colonial Secretary, the Officer commanding, the Deputy-Quartermaster-General, the Auditor General and the Treasurer. The Council was to deal with quite an interesting proposal, and this was allowing the Eastern Cape to be represented by their own council, by some kind of representative assembly. They fired the first round in what was to become a long-sustained but ultimately unsuccessful battle for separation by Eastern Capers.

An annual report from BC's auditor general says the province is owed millions by people who were ineligible for COVID-19 relief grants. Guest: Michael Pickup, BC Auditor General

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Michael Pickup is the Auditor General of British Columbia in Canada.This episode has snippets from the full episode recorded for The Performance Audit Report.

  Tsakani Maluleke, auditor-general of South Africa recounted governments finances — and called on the government to instil a culture of accountability in the public sector in order to improve service delivery to the citizenry.   Serame Taukobong, group CEO at Telkom on their interim revenue taking a hit and profit decreasing by 52% as its fixed-line business drags.    Then for our shapeshifter, the resilient Amanda Dambuza, founder and group CEO Uyandiswa spoke about the many hats she wore in corporate — as well as lessons she learned while climbing the corporate ladderSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode:Sex abuse report from Italian bishops “incomprehensive”Vatican wants a moratorium on German bishops' Synodal WayFirst auditor general rocks Vatican with lawsuitWhy does the Pope visit family in Asti, but not Argentina?Netflix documentary review: “Vatican Girl” leaves you wanting moreSupport the show

The Commissioner of Police breaks down recent crimes. The Cayman Islands Coast Guard and RCIPS AOU seize 5 kilos of cocaine. The Office of the Auditor General asks for public feedback. #rcnews #caymannews #radiocayman #localnews --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rcnews/message

Is it the beginning of the end of Canada's real estate downturn? RBC thinks so. Cult-favourite note-taking platform Notion launched a private alpha test for its newest product, Notion AI, which can generate written content with a single prompt. Canada is ill-equipped to detect ships in its Arctic waters, and the country's Auditor-General is pointing fingers at the federal government for not doing enough to address the problem. Celebrating something? Let us know here: https://thepeak.typeform.com/to/MNdYA3TO The Peak Daily is produced by 306 Media Productions. Hosted by Brett Chang and Jay Rosenthal.

Senior editor Mark Beyer discusses this year's changes to Data & Insights' accountants list and highlights some of the biggest issues affecting the sector. Plus the latest on OZ Minerals, BHP, City of Stirling and the Office of the Auditor General

Kevin Gallagher, CTV News; Maj.-Gen. (Ret'd) Denis Thompson, former NATO Task Force Commander in Kandahar; Annie Bergeron-Oliver, CTV News; Dr. Alika Lafontaine, Canadian Medical Association President; Glen McGregor, CTV News; Karen Hogan, Auditor General; Ahmed Hussen, Housing Minister; Joy Malbon, CTV News; Bob Fife, the Globe and Mail; Emilie Nicolas, Le Devoir; and Guy Saint-Jacques, former Canadian Ambassador to China.

Police are seeking the public's assistance to locate a Wanted Man A woman is charged and a man is arrested for Obstructing the Course of Justice A lengthy response from the outgoing Chief Justice on the Office of the Auditor General's follow up report on implementation of recommendations. The Office of the Auditor General says the financial reporting of public sector entities is good, but there is room for improvement Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA) wraps up its Full-Scale Emergency Exercise --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rcnews/message

The Speaker of the House moves his resignation day up to today. We'll have reaction from the Premier and Leader of the Opposition. The Office of the Auditor General has an update on Government's progress on meeting recommendations on workforce planning. The Cayman Islands National Netball team is heading off to Jamaica this weekend for the World Cup Qualifier. Almost 100 swimmers took to the Governor's Beach last Saturday for the Inaugural Fraser Properties Open Water Relay #rcnews #radiocayman #caymannews #caymanislands --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rcnews/message

Auckland Council chief executive Jim Stabback says there are financial challenges that need solving in the council's books, especially in an environment of high inflation.  "All the information we provided to the mayor and his team this morning is based on our recently released annual results," he told Checkpoint.  "They were released just last week for the year ended June. They demonstrated I think stable delivery on the commitments made to Aucklanders that year.  "The results were signed off by the Office of the Auditor General, and we're really pleased credit rating agencies have reaffirmed our stable outlook into the future."  Today Wayne Brown said Auckland is heading into an "economic and fiscal storm".

Donna J. Jodhan is an advocate, author, blogger, dinner and mystery writer and producer, entrepreneur, law graduate, and podcast commentator. She also works as a sight loss coach.She is the recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Award for her work as an advocateDonna J. Jodhan became a committed and dedicated advocate in 2000 when she realized that there were a plethora of barriers facing and challenging Canadians with disabilities. Especially so when it came to the fast moving world of the Internet. She is the president and CEO of Sterling Creations; her own company and her company's mission is to consult and work with others to engage in important issues pertaining to advocacy.Over the years Donna has used her education and experience to help and support others and her arsenal of tools was greatly enriched in December 2021 when she obtained a law degree from the University of London England's distance learning program. Donna is a graduate from McGill University Montreal with a Master's degree in Business Administration and a Diploma in Management, and from Concordia University Montreal with a Bachelor of Commerce.She has worked for the Bank of Montreal, IBM Canada, and the Royal Bank of Canada.Donna's volunteer activities has included:Founder and president of Barrier free Canada - Canada sans BarrièresPresident of the CCB Mysteries chapter,President and second vice president of the Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians,Communications director of Canadian Blind Sports Association.Donna J. Jodhan is the founder and immediate past president of Barrier free Canada - Canada sans Barrières. She founded BFC-CSB in late 2014 because she felt that it was time For the Canadian Government to enact legislation for an accessible Canada Act and this was accomplished in 2019.Previous to this, Donna lead a team between late 2006 and 2012 to mount a legal challenge to the Canadian Government to mandate them to make their websites accessible to Canadians with disabilities.This legal challenge was successful at the Court of Appeal in 2012.Donna has and continues to serve as an advisor/consultant on advisory committees for persons with disabilities:The Auditor General's office of Canada,Canadian Human Rights Commission,Canadian Transportation Agency,Elections Canada,Elections Ontario.Donna will continue to advocate for the breaking down of barriers, the building of bridges, but most of all she will keep on advocating for a more inclusive and accessible future for our kids.Her mission is to make it better than possible!She will use her experiences as advisor/consultant, advocate, author, blogger, dinner mystery writer and producer, law graduate, along with her initiatives as a podcast commentator and sight loss coach to continue her initiatives.Donna uses her hobbies as a chess player, potter, and electronic keyboard composer to help her develop and sharpen strategies along with her creativity. Donna now turns her efforts towards offering her services as a sight loss coach, and to through her podcasts and blogs.She presently writes, produces and records the following weekly shows.Ask Donna –Where Donna wears a different hat each week; as an advocate, as an author, as a coach, and as an expert.She also features her special mental stretch each week along with her virtual binto basket.You can listen in at www.donnajodhan.com/youtube.Donna's dining with Donna weekly show features Donna sharing recipes with her listeners and a text version is also available.Both of these shows are courtesy of the whose blind life is it anyway network.www.donnajodhan.com

Welcome to  “How Government Built This,” a six-part podcast and blog post series developed by the Department of the Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service Office of Financial Innovation and Transformation (FIT) in collaboration with The Buzz with ACT-IAC.This week, host Cindy Good interviews Paul Faucher, Director of Enterprise Services and Digital Engagement, and Troy MacFarlene,  Deputy CIO, both from Canada's Office of the Auditor General.They discuss how the OAG is pursuing a culture-first strategy for digital transformation, highlighted the need for benchmarking and measurable outcomes, and mentioned the value in an agile approach not just to IT modernization, but to workforce development. Resources:From Transformation to Evolution – How DHS Focuses on Strategic Partnerships to Jumpstart Digital Transformation podcast.Cyber's Elite Forces – How Air National Guard Puts People First with Artificial Intelligence to Drive Digital Transformation podcast.ACT-IAC Use Case Summit which took place on September 20, 2022, from 9 AM to 12 PM video recording and summit materials.ACT-IAC 2021 Shark Tank – Use of Emerging Technology to Streamline Acquisition video recording and event materials. For more information on ACT-IAC's Emerging Technology Accelerator Technology Literacy and Robotic Process Automation projects, please reach out Jackie French at jfrenc27@alumni.jh.edu. ACT-IAC Emerging Technology COI Artificial Intelligence playbook, Intelligent Automation playbook, and Blockchain playbook which assess organizational readiness for emerging technologies. Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform to never miss an episode! For more from ACT-IAC, follow us on Twitter @ACTIAC or visit http://www.actiac.org.

Mike Scott is Lead Auditor and Manager Assurance and Audit at the New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs. He has over 30 years of audit experience, including 15 years in performance audit with the New Zealand Office of the Auditor-General and 17 years with the UK National Audit Office.This episode has snippets from the full episode recorded for The Performance Audit Report.

At the end of each week, Mike Hosking takes you through the big-ticket items and lets you know what he makes of it all.   Marama Davidson: 3/10 "No bills, three cabinet papers, eight press releases and all that chocolate. What a bench mark..."   The Cost of Living payment cock up: 3/10 "If you're going to roll out a haphazard idea, don't do it in three parts. It's three times the pain."   The Auditor General: 7/10 "That letter about the cost of living payments was grim reading, it was embarrassing and it showed an abdication of fiscal responsibility."   Kids working: 7/10 "A simple, sensible and entirely workable solution to an ongoing crisis. No, it's not for all jobs, but work is good for a huge variety of reasons. It looks like a win-win to me."   Hamilton buses: 3/10 "Patronage is down 40 percent. Why don't they get that when there are no buses and there are no drivers, there is no point in trying to convince us things that aren't there are worth ditching your car for?"   Meghan Markle: 1/10 "What's worse; the delusion, the bewilderment, the narcissism or the outright lies? Have you ever seen a person so puffed up, spin so hopelessly out of control?"   Ram raids, gun crime and the answers: 3/10 Another week of despair and the stats don't lie. The Minister won't visit a victim and the paper work for a bollard drowns you.   LISTEN ABOVE FOR MIKE HOSKING'S FULL WEEK IN REVIEWSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The ideological capture of large American financial institutions is running into a barrier. State level offices such as Treasurer, Auditor General, and Comptroller are asserting their authority as financial watchdogs protecting the interests of their citizens. One of the leaders in this resurgence of federalism is Marlo Oaks, Treasurer of Utah (www.marlooaks.com) who wrote recently in the Wall Street Journal (S&P Hits U.S. States With Politicized Credit Scores - WSJ) about his efforts to protect his state from politically motivated scoring from rating agencies such as S&P. That battle over ideologically captured financial management has shifted to the states and to the shareholders themselves. Treasurer Oaks joins Jerry on this episode of Meeting of Minds to talk about how he got pulled into this battle and how we are going to win it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Health and Wellness Minister, the Honorable Sabrina Turner says it is time for the public health department to be independent In early October, Cayman can expect a new Chief Medical Officer During this morning's Health and Wellness media event, Health Services C-E-O Lizette Yearwood responded to questions about how EMS decides where to take a patient in emergencies. The Office of the Auditor General is reaching out to local financial service providers to ensure they hit their obligations under the law The call is out for nominations for the 2023 National Heroes Day celebrations. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rcnews/message

The Revenue Minister is accepting criticism of the cost of living payment. The Auditor-General says it should have been rolled out more carefully. New screening measures are being launched ahead of the second $116 payment on Thursday. Minister David Parker says 31,000 people won't get the second payment until they confirm they're in New Zealand. He told Mike Hosking the Auditor-General's criticism of some screening measures not being in place for the first payment is fair. “In defence of Inland Revenue they would say they were busy setting up the system writing the software to get the payment out to 1.4 million people and, they didn't think the extra tests were necessary at that point.” LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 but the government doesn't know exactly how many. The Auditor General says that's unacceptable - a criticism described by the National Party as a "slap-down" of the government. National Party finance spokesperson Nicola Willis spoke to Corin Dann.

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 but the government doesn't know exactly how many. The Auditor General says that's unacceptable and IRD has to do better. Political reporter Katie Scotcher reports.

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 people having to confirm they are based in New Zealand. Revenue Minister David Parker spoke to Corin Dann.

The Auditor General has told Inland Revenue to better focus its future cost of living payments to ensure they go only where they're supposed to. It was a key budget announcement but the first round of payments to those earning less than $70,000 fell into the hands of offshore New Zealanders, former migrants and in some cases, people who'd died. Now the government is adding extra checks to the next round of payments, due to go out on Tuesday. Our political reporter Giles Dexter joins us now.

An annual audit of government agencies conducted by the Auditor-General's Office found lapses in the procurement processes of the Ministry of Communications and Information and the Ministry of Home Affairs. We run through the report and discuss how these lapses might have happened. Also, an NDP video segment featuring several aunties dancing to a K-pop tune has divided opinions on the internet. We discuss how much we loved (or hated) the dance.  Find us here! YLB Subreddit YLB TikTok YLB YouTube YLB IG Government audit finds lapses at MHA and MCI AGO report: MHA, MCI found lacking in assessing contracts and tenders Auditor-General's Office report: 8 key findings MCCY officers issued warnings, PA staff suspended for document irregularities uncovered by AGO AOG Report (109 pages) NDP K-pop aunties segment draws flak Cringey or creative? NDP segment of ‘aunties' dancing to K-pop song draws mixed reviews Snapback, our rap video One Shiok Comment Reddit post by junglejimbo88 Post by butthenhor One Shiok Thing Tim Ferris podcast with Balaji S. Srinivasan This Singapore app wants your d*** pics - and with good reason too | Asiaone

Basant Kumar and Ashwine Kumar Singh of Newslaundry are joined by freelance journalist Anand Dutta in this episode. They discuss Anand's BBC report on how a school in Jharkhand's Korwadih village became the subject of fake news. Headlines suggested that Muslims in the area had pressured the school to change its manner of praying. Anand said the principal of the school denied the claim. “The news that went out was fake and was written with the writer's own perception of the situation and not facts,” Anand says. Anand also discusses his video report on how an athlete, Supriti Kashyap, from Jharkhand was close to missing a competition in Columbia because she didn't have proper running shoes. Anand's report helped her get help from not just civil society organisations, but the state government as well. They also discuss Ashwine's story on a Comptroller and Auditor General of India report claiming that the Aam Aadmi Party government has spent only five percent of the money it received for the welfare of the labour community. “It shows the lack of transparency and responsibility from the Aam Aadmi Party, even though they know about the degrading situation of the labour force,” Ashwine says. This and a lot more as they talk about what made news, what didn't, and what shouldn't have.Tune in.Contribute to our NL Sena project, Bulldozing a New Image in MP Timecodes00:00:00 - Introduction00:01:50 - Fake news on Jharkhand school00:26:10 - Athlete Supriti Kashyap's struggle00:34:15 - AAP government's expenditure on labour community 00:48:52 - RecommendationsAnandIndian Comrade : A.K.Roy "Hero of Ground Politics"Ashwineगुजरात के गंगाभाई ने पांच कुएं खोदकर पानी निकाल दियाभारतीय न्यायपालिका : न्यायिक विवेक पर हावी जातिवादी पूर्वाग्रह?BasantFor ‘influence in govt', Uber pitched tie-ups to Centre & states – most remain on paperHow local reporters, state government thwarted Delhi media's efforts to peddle #FloodJihadProduced, recorded and edited by Tehreem Roshan. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 office says it will cost more than is budgeted and will take longer than expected, partly due to Covid. The 3.4 kilometre twin tunnel underground rail link is expected to double the number of Aucklanders living within 30 minutes' travel of the city centre. But the report also says the CRL will likely face more disruptions due to supply chain delays and competition for workers. Auckland Mayor Phil Goff talks through the details with Lisa Owen.

A 2018 leaked report from Kenya's Auditor General sparked a years-long frenzy over whether the Port of Mombasa was put up as collateral against the loans from the China Exim Bank for the Standard Gauge Railway and could be seized in the event of a default.The story is now a foundational part of the "debt trap" lending narrative that continues to cloud Chinese infrastructure financing in Africa.A team led by Professor Deborah Brautigam, director of the China-Africa Research Initiative at Johns Hopkins University, spent the past two years researching the issue and concluded in a new report that the Auditor General was wrong in his assessment. Neither the Port of Mombasa nor any Kenyan asset was ever at risk of forfeiture to the Chinese.Deborah and two of her research colleagues, Vijay Bhalaki from Athena Infonomics and Paris-based attorney Laure Deron, join Eric & Cobus to discuss their findings.SHOW NOTES:The East African: Mombasa Port at risk as audit finds it was used to secure SGR loan: https://bit.ly/3Lgz76wThe China-Africa Research Initiative: How Africa Borrows From China: And Why Mombasa Port is Not Collateral for Kenya's Standard Gauge: https://bit.ly/37D6i5HJOIN THE DISCUSSION:Twitter: @ChinaAfrProject | @stadenesque Facebook: www.facebook.com/ChinaAfricaProjectFOLLOW CAP IN FRENCH AND ARABIC:Français: www.projetafriquechine.com | @AfrikChineعربي: www.akhbaralsin-africia.com | @AkhbarAlSinAfrJOIN US ON PATREON!Become a CAP Patreon member and get all sorts of cool stuff including our Week in Review report, an invitation to join monthly Zoom calls with Eric & Cobus, and even an awesome new CAP Podcast mug!www.patreon.com/chinaafricaprojectSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.