Manager, Information Systems Audit and Assurance

Robyn joined Audit New Zealand in March 2005, and has managed information systems (IS) audit and assurance reviews for a wide range of public sector entities, with particular emphasis on the central and local government and health sectors.

Some of the larger clients in Robyn's management portfolio include the Department of Internal Affairs; New Zealand Defence Force; Te Wānanga o Aotearoa; University of Waikato; Auckland, Waitemata, Counties Manukau, Waikato, Canterbury, and Southern district health boards; and the larger city councils, such as Auckland, Hamilton, Palmerston North, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin. She is the specialist for the local government sector in our Information Systems Audit and Assurance team.

Before joining Audit New Zealand, Robyn worked for Tauranga City Council for 13 years as the Manager Information Systems. She has been on the board of the Association of Local Government Information Management for 18 years and was a member of the NAMS group for six years. As well as her extensive IS management and IS auditing experience, Robyn has been involved in asset management – having worked on the International Infrastructure Management Manual, and assisting with the implementation of asset management systems in New Zealand Local Government.

Overall, Robyn has worked in the information technology industry for more than 25 years, mainly in the education and local government sectors. She is a Certified Information Systems Auditor.