Audit & Risk Committee minutes  
Meeting 
Audit and Risk Committee meeting 
Location 
Room 11.03, 8 Willis Street; In person and online (via Teams) 
Date 
Thursday 19 December 2024 
Time 
1pm – 3:30pm    
Members 
Jeremy Corban (Chair), Bronwyn Koroheke, Amit Prasad, Alex Hare 
 
Attendees 
James Palmer (Chief Executive), Laura Dixon (Deputy Secretary, Business Transformation & 
Services, Natasha Lewis (Deputy Secretary, Strategy, Stewardship and Performance), Sam 
Buckle (Deputy Secretary, Climate Change Mitigation and Resource Efficiency), Anne Haira 
(Deputy Secretary, Partnerships, Investments and Enablement), Arun Patel (GM, Finance and 
Procurement), 9(2)(a)
 Tracey Kaio 
(GM, People & Culture, 9(2)(a)
 9(2)(a)
 
(Audit NZ), 9(2)(a)
 (Audit NZ) 
Apologies 
 
Agenda 
Agenda 19 December ARC pack 
 
Introductions and administration 
Papers 
ARC interests register 
Action Tracker  
Meeting governance 
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Consider if there is a need to name people in the meeting minutes. 
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Consider tracking recommendations and actions provided in the ARC meeting. 
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Committee approved November meeting minutes. 
1  Deep dive and strategic discussion 
1.1  Chief Executive’s Oral Update  
Discussion with committee: 
•  Out of scope
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
  

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The results of the staff engagement survey were as expected and showed a somewhat "cold" response. The 
recent changes have impacted several work programmes, which in turn has diminished staff confidence in the 
organisation’s strategy. This decline is influenced by broader public sector challenges and the low economy. 
•  Out of scope
 
 
 
1.2  Enterprise Risk Environment Update 
Papers 
•  Cover Note 
•  Verbal Update 
Presenters 
Laura Dixon, Phirak Appleton 
Purpose 
 To update the Committee on MfE’s management system and risk management practices over the 
past year. 
Out of scope
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Recommendations/Feedback: 
•  Out of scope
 
 
 
 
 
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Additional funding has been earmarked for uplift, particularly for people leaders, managers, and manager training. 
•  9(2)(a), 6(d)
 
 
 
Discussion with Committee: 
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Committee express concerns about the low level of workstation assessments and interested to learn about Te 
Purengi’s responses to the page 25 of the presentation. 
•  Out of scope
 
  
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Tracey:  
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Workplace assessments requests decreased significantly as employees for focused more on the 
organisational change process. 
o  Out of scope
 
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Te Purengi’s advice is to embed P&C people within the business. We are working on implementing a 
business partnering model to work with GMs to plan required training for the leadership on HS&W 
reporting. 
Recommendations: 
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Committee acknowledged the improved visibility of Health, Safety and Wellbeing reporting.  
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Committee is pleased to see measures have been put in place to manage H&S.  
2.4  Out of scope
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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