OAG, New Zealand
Helen Colebrook has a wealth of experience in various roles within the public health sector in New Zealand. Helen has served as a Senior Adviser at MOH NZ, a Principal Policy Advisor at Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners, and a Lay member at Dental Council of New Zealand. Helen has also chaired the Central regional ethics committee and worked as an Investigator at the Office of the health and disability commissioner. Currently, Helen holds multiple roles at the Office of the Auditor-General, serving as a Principal Inquiries Specialist, Senior Inquiries Specialist, and Sector Manager. In their previous role at the Ministry of Health New Zealand, Helen managed the National Cervical Screening Programme and Health and Disability Ethics committees.
OAG, New Zealand
The Office of the Auditor-General (OAG) carries out the work of the Controller and Auditor-General, along with Audit New Zealand, and private sector auditing firms. This work includes strategic audit planning, setting policy and standards, appointing auditors and overseeing their performance, carrying out performance audits, providing reporting and advice to Parliament, and carrying out inquiries and other special studies. The work of the Office of the Auditor-General gives Parliament, public entities, and the public independent assurance that public entities are operating, and accounting for their performance, in keeping with Parliament’s intentions.