Auckland, New Zealand: The Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions (PASAI) held its 37th Governing Board meeting online on 1 March 2024, chaired by Satrunino Tewid, Public Auditor of Palau.

John Ryan, Secretary-General PASAI and Auditor-General of New Zealand, attended along with all other board members, PASAI Secretariat staff and representatives from the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).

The board members from Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia provided updates from fellow member SAIs based in their respective sub-regions. This included positive feedback about two multi-day events held in February and well attended by member SAI representatives: a PASAI-led Women Symposium in Samoa and a Trilateral Dialogue on the Teieniwa Vision in Vanuatu.

The Governing Board received a presentation of the intended timeline to finalise the development and adoption of PASAI’s next 10-year Strategic Plan which will take effect from 1 July 2024. It also heard about assistance available from the Office of the Auditor-General of Zealand to enable SAIs to fully participate in global environmental auditing initiatives.

Esther Lameko-Poutoa, Chief Executive PASAI, provided members with a report and presentation on the PASAI Secretariat’s progress implementing its operational plan from November 2023 to January 2024. The Governing Board approved a revised budget for the remainder of the financial year ending 30 June 2024.

Members will next meet in person in the Cook Islands on 19 May 2024, immediately before the annual PASAI Congress.

The Secretariat expresses its gratitude to the Governing Board members for their ongoing assistance and acknowledges the support of its development partners, MFAT and DFAT.

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Contact information:

Esther Lameko-Poutoa, Chief Executive PASAI, Auckland, New Zealand
E: secretariat@pasai.org P: +64 9 304 1275

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