Martin Matthews
Limits to committee's powers over Matthews investigation
Former Auditor-General Martin Matthews' petition asking Parliament to review the handling of his resignation is before a select committee but there are limits to what the committee can do writes Irra… Audio
Former Auditor-General claims he was forced to resign
Former Auditor-General Martin Matthews is petitioning Parliament to reopen his case, claiming his resignation was forced.
Mr Matthews resigned in 2017, hours before the release of a highly critical… Audio
Former PM 'concerned' over departure of Auditor-General
Former Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer is concerned the parliamentary select committee tasked with investigating the former Auditor-General Martin Matthews failed to go through the constitutional… Audio
Releasing Auditor-General report a 'no-brainer'
Transparency International is calling for the draft report on former Auditor-General Martin Matthews to be made public.
Auditor-General was given resignation deadline
Martin Matthews was apparently given an ultimatum by MPs who appointed him to resign or face a parliamentary vote of no confidence.
Speaker defends committee's call to keep fraud-handling report secret
Speaker of the House David Carter says the public don't have the right to know what was in a draft report that led to the resignation of the Auditor-General. Audio
Report that prompted Auditor Gen.to resign won't be made public
RNZ political reporter Benedict Collins discusses Martin Matthews resignation from his role as Auditor General. Video, Audio
Auditor-General's job not 'tenable' - Greens
There is cloud over the Office of the Auditor-General and it is untenable for Martin Matthews to remain in his role, the Green Party says.
Politicians to decide Auditor-General's fate
The next steps to be taken over whether the Auditor-General is fit to remain in the job will be decided in a Parliamentary Committee this afternoon.
Investigation of Auditor-General concludes
An inquiry into whether the Auditor-General is fit to keep his job has concluded, and he has been given two weeks to respond to its findings.
'Good progress' in Transport Ministry whistleblowers report
The inquiry into whether a convicted fraudster forced out whistleblowers at the ministry will be released this month.
Public sector union welcomes investigation of Auditor General
The public sector union says it's crucial that an investigation into how whistle blowers were treated at the Ministry of Transport gets to the bottom of what happened. Yesterday, Martin Matthews stood… Audio
'It's important Martin Matthews stepped aside' - Moroney
Labour MP Sue Moroney's efforts to highlight a major fraud at the Transport Ministry have been vindicated, she says, by the Auditor-General's decision to step down.
Auditor-General to stand down during review
The Auditor-General Martin Matthews will stand down while an independent review is held into his suitability to continue in the role. Audio
Auditor-General stands down pending independent review
The Auditor-General Martin Matthews will stand down while an independent review is held into his appointment. He was the former head of the Transport Ministry while fraud was carried out by Joanne… Video, Audio
MOT fraud: Matthews 'acted in an exemplary fashion'
The Speaker of the House is standing by Martin Matthews' appointment as Auditor-General amid calls for an inquiry into fraud at the ministry he used to lead.
Transport Ministry does U-turn on staff concerns about fraud
Earlier this year, the former head of the Ministry of Transport, Martin Matthews, rejected suggestions that staff were alarmed about the behaviour of convicted fraudster Joanne Harrison or that people… Audio
Emails show convicted fraudster tried to close investigation
Emails released by the Ministry of Transport show convicted fraudster Joanne Harrison urged the organisation's chief executive Martin Matthews to close down an internal investigation into her… Audio
Former MoT boss gave fraudster benefit of doubt on 8 occasions
The Ministry of Transport's former boss gave the fraudster Joanne Harrison the benefit of the doubt on eight occasions while she was in the process of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars. Audio
Officials envisgaes the day when we won't own cars
New Zealand's top transport official has been outlining where the future is taking us, and he sees a world in which we will no longer need to own a car. Audio