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Reports of Select Committees on the 2017/18 Annual Reviews Of I.20D Reports of select committees on the 2017/18 annual reviews of Government departments, Offices of Parliament, Crown entities, public organisations, and State enterprises Volume 2 Health Sector Justice Sector Māori, Other Populations and Cultural Sector Primary Sector Social Development and Housing Sector Fifty-second Parliament April 2019 Presented to the House of Representatives I.20D I.20D Contents Crown entity/public Select Committee Date presented Page organisation/State enterprise Financial Statements of the Finance and Expenditure 22 Feb 2019 Government of New Zealand for the year ended 30 June 2018 Economic Development and Infrastructure Sector Accident Compensation Education and Workforce 5 Apr 2019 14 Corporation Accreditation Council Economic Development, 5 Apr 2019 23 Science and Innovation AgResearch Limited Economic Development, 5 Apr 2019 24 Science and Innovation Air New Zealand Limited Transport and Infrastructure 5 Apr 2019 29 Airways Corporation of New Transport and Infrastructure 5 Apr 2019 29 Zealand Limited Callaghan Innovation Economic Development, 5 Apr 2019 30 Science and Innovation City Rail Link Limited Transport and Infrastructure 5 Apr 2019 36 Civil Aviation Authority of New Transport and Infrastructure 5 Apr 2019 39 Zealand Commerce Commission Economic Development, 5 Apr 2019 42 Science and Innovation Crown Infrastructure Partners Transport and Infrastructure 5 Apr 2019 48 Limited (previously called Crown Fibre Holdings Limited) Earthquake Commission Governance and 26 Mar 2019 53 Administration Electricity Authority Transport and Infrastructure 5 Apr 2019 61 Electricity Corporation of New Transport and Infrastructure 5 Apr 2019 29 Zealand Limited Genesis Energy Limited Transport and Infrastructure 5 Apr 2019 69 I.20D Crown entity/public Select Committee Date presented Page organisation/State enterprise KiwiRail Holdings Limited Transport and Infrastructure 5 Apr 2019 75 Kordia Group Limited Economic Development, 5 Apr 2019 81 Science and Innovation Maritime New Zealand Transport and Infrastructure 5 Apr 2019 29 Mercury NZ Limited Transport and Infrastructure 5 Apr 2019 29 Meridian Energy Limited Transport and Infrastructure 5 Apr 2019 86 Meteorological Service of New Economic Development, 5 Apr 2019 93 Zealand Limited Science and Innovation Ministry of Business, Innovation Economic Development, 5 Apr 2019 98 and Employment Science and Innovation Ministry of Transport Transport and Infrastructure 5 Apr 2019 106 New Zealand Post Limited Economic Development, 5 Apr 2019 112 Science and Innovation New Zealand Productivity Economic Development, 5 Apr 2019 120 Commission Science and Innovation New Zealand Railways Corporation Transport and Infrastructure 5 Apr 2019 75 New Zealand Tourism Board Economic Development, 5 Apr 2019 127 Science and Innovation New Zealand Trade and Enterprise Economic Development, 5 Apr 2019 132 Science and Innovation New Zealand Transport Agency Transport and Infrastructure 5 Apr 2019 137 New Zealand Venture Investment Economic Development, 5 Apr 2019 145 Fund Limited Science and Innovation Takeovers Panel Economic Development, 5 Apr 2019 151 Science and Innovation Te Kāhui Whakamana Rua Tekau Finance and Expenditure 4 Apr 2019 152 mā Iwa — Pike River Recovery Agency Transport Accident Investigation Transport and Infrastructure 5 Apr 2019 29 Commission Transpower New Zealand Limited Transport and Infrastructure 5 Apr 2019 158 WorkSafe New Zealand Education and Workforce 5 Apr 2019 165 I.20D Education Sector Education New Zealand Education and Workforce 5 Apr 2019 172 Education Payroll Limited Education and Workforce 5 Apr 2019 179 Education Review Office Education and Workforce 5 Apr 2019 183 Institute of Environmental Science Economic Development, 5 Apr 2019 190 and Research Limited Science and Innovation Institute of Geological and Nuclear Economic Development, 5 Apr 2019 191 Sciences Limited Science and Innovation Landcare Research New Zealand Economic Development, 5 Apr 2019 192 Limited Science and Innovation Ministry of Education Education and Workforce 5 Apr 2019 198 National Institute of Water and Economic Development, 5 Apr 2019 208 Atmospheric Research Limited Science and Innovation Network for Learning Limited Education and Workforce 5 Apr 2019 213 New Zealand Forest Research Economic Development, 5 Apr 2019 218 Institute Limited Science and Innovation New Zealand Institute for Plant and Economic Development, 5 Apr 2019 222 Food Research Limited Science and Innovation New Zealand Qualifications Education and Workforce 5 Apr 2019 226 Authority Research and Education Advanced Economic Development, 5 Apr 2019 232 Network New Zealand Limited Science and Innovation Tertiary Education Commission Education and Workforce 5 Apr 2019 237 Environment Sector Department of Conservation Environment 5 Apr 2019 243 Energy Efficiency and Environment 5 Apr 2019 249 Conservation Authority Environmental Protection Authority Environment 5 Apr 2019 256 Ministry for the Environment Environment 5 Apr 2019 262 New Zealand Walking Access Environment 5 Apr 2019 268 Commission Parliamentary Commissioner for Environment 5 Apr 2019 269 the Environment Predator Free 2050 Limited Environment 5 Apr 2019 275 External Sector Ministry of Defence Foreign Affairs, Defence and 18 Dec 2018 283 Trade Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Affairs, Defence and 20 Mar 2019 293 Trade Trade New Zealand Customs Service Foreign Affairs, Defence and 18 Feb 2019 305 Trade I.20D New Zealand Defence Force Foreign Affairs, Defence and 18 Dec 2018 283 Trade New Zealand Antarctic Institute Foreign Affairs, Defence and 11 Mar 2019 313 Trade Finance and Government Administration Sector Crown Asset Management Limited Finance and Expenditure 8 Mar 2019 320 Department of the Prime Minister Governance and 18 Mar 2019 321 and Cabinet Administration Department of Internal Affairs Governance and 4 Apr 2019 327 Administration External Reporting Board Economic Development, 5 Apr 2019 333 Science and Innovation Financial Markets Authority Economic Development, 5 Apr 2019 334 Science and Innovation Fire and Emergency New Zealand Governance and 4 April 2019 340 Administration Government Communications Intelligence and Security Feb 2019 345 Security Bureau Committee Government Superannuation Fund Finance and Expenditure 5 Apr 2019 320 Authority Guardians of New Zealand Finance and Expenditure 4 Apr 2019 346 Superannuation Inland Revenue Department Finance and Expenditure 5 Apr 2019 354 New Zealand Security Intelligence Intelligence and Security Feb 2019 361 Service Committee Office of the Clerk of the House of Governance and 18 Mar 2019 362 Representatives Administration Office of the Controller and Auditor- Finance and Expenditure 5 Apr 2019 320 General Office of the Ombudsman Governance and 4 Apr 2019 367 Administration Parliamentary Service Governance and 26 Mar 2019 373 Administration Reserve Bank of New Zealand Finance and Expenditure 22 Feb 2019 379 Retirement Commissioner Finance and Expenditure 5 Apr 2019 320 Southern Response Earthquake Governance and 4 Apr 2019 386 Services Limited Administration State Services Commission Governance and 26 Mar 2019 392 Administration Statistics New Zealand Governance and 4 Apr 2019 398 Administration The Treasury Finance and Expenditure 22 Feb 2019 1 I.20D Health Sector Auckland District Health Board Health 4 Apr 2019 402 Bay of Plenty District Health Board Health 28 Mar 2019 404 Canterbury District Health Board Health 28 Mar 2019 414 Capital and Coast District Health Health 5 Apr 2019 402 Board Counties Manukau District Health Health 28 Mar 2019 424 Board Hawkes Bay District Health Board Health 5 Apr 2019 402 Health and Disability Commissioner Health 4 Apr 2019 432 Health Promotion Agency Health 5 Apr 2019 432 Health Quality and Safety Health 5 Apr 2019 432 Commission Health Research Council of New Health 5 Apr 2019 434 Zealand Hutt Valley District Health Board Health 5 Apr 2019 402 Lakes District Health Board Health 28 Mar 2019 446 MidCentral District Health Board Health 5 Apr 2019 402 Ministry of Health Health 12 Mar 2019 452 Nelson Marlborough District Health Health 5 Apr 2019 402 Board Northland District Health Board Health 15 Mar 2019 460 New Zealand Blood Service Health 5 Apr 2019 432 Pharmaceutical Management Health 28 Mar 2019 468 Agency (Pharmac) South Canterbury District Health Health 5 Apr 2019 402 Board Southern District Health Board Health 5 Apr 2019 474 Tairawhiti District Health Board Health 28 Mar 2019 480 Taranaki District Health Board Health 7 Mar 2019 486 Waikato District Health Board Health 5 Apr 2019 404 Wairarapa District Health Board Health 6 Mar 2019 492 Waitemata District Health Board Health 5 Apr 2019 402 West Coast District Health Board Health 5 Apr 2019 402 Whanganui District Health Board Health 5 Apr 2019 402 Justice Sector Abortion Supervisory Committee Justice 19 Mar 2019 498 Crown Law Office Justice 25 Feb 2019 502 Department of Corrections Justice 19 Mar 2019 508 Electoral Commission Justice 18 Mar 2019 516 Human Rights Commission Justice 19 Mar 2019 522 Independent Police Conduct Justice 18 Mar 2019 528 Authority I.20D Law Commission Justice 25 Feb 2019 534 Ministry of Justice Justice 21 Mar 2019 540 New Zealand Police Justice 5 Apr 2019 546 Parliamentary Counsel Office Justice 5 Apr 2019 554 Privacy Commissioner Justice 25 Feb 2019 556 Public Trust Economic Development, 5 Apr 2019 562 Science and Innovation Real Estate Agents Authority Economic Development, 5 Apr 2019 564 Science and Innovation Serious Fraud Office Justice 25 Feb 2019 566 Māori,
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