Annual Report Delays
Following a media release from South Wairarapa District Council about the delay in finalising its 2021/22 annual report due to limited resources at Audit NZ, the Council was asked for comment about the delay of our annual report. The following comments were provided:
From CE David Hopman: “The impact of Covid-19 on the workforce and the general shortage of qualified auditors has unfortunately delayed the audit of the Council’s 2021/22 annual report, but our confidence in the work of Audit NZ is unaffected. Previous audits have shown that Council staff provide an accurate draft for audit.”
From Manager Finance David Paris: “The delay in auditing the Annual Report 2021/22 has been noted by our independently-chaired Audit and Risk Committee but remains low risk for the Council.
The operational impact will see the audit now done at the same time as the 2023/24 budget is being prepared. I do not expect any significant changes to the draft Annual Report document as a result of the audit that is scheduled over the next month of February.”