Tauranga
Ben Halford
Audit Director

Ben joined Audit New Zealand in 1982. As well as his extensive experience in auditing a range of public sector organisations, Ben has led a number of assignments aimed at providing assurance over key business areas. These have included computer reviews, due diligence reviews, and fraud investigations.
Athol Graham
Audit Manager

Athol has worked for Audit New Zealand since 1998. He has gained considerable experience through assignments for a wide range of public sector organisations, including the local government and health sectors in particular, and has worked with Pacific Island governments.
Clarence Susan
Associate Director

Clarence joined Audit New Zealand in June 2009. He manages the audits of a range of clients in the local government sector, council controlled organisations, and Māori trust boards.
Clarence's experience spans 20 years in the private sector focusing on auditing, accounting, taxation, and business advisory services.
Taryn Crewe
Audit Manager

Taryn joined Audit New Zealand in April 2008. Her current portfolio includes clients in the Local Government, Tertiary, Licensing trusts, Maori Trust boards, and Council Controlled Organisations.
Taryn began her career in South Africa and has 11 years of audit experience. She was an audit partner in South Africa at a firm which focused on the private sector. Taryn was also responsible for recruiting trainees and managing general staff matters.
Robyn Dearlove
Manager, Information Systems Audit and Assurance

Robyn joined the Information Systems Audit and Assurance team in our Tauranga office in 2005, and was promoted to Manager in 2009.
Before joining Audit New Zealand, Robyn worked for Tauranga City Council for 13 years as the Manager Information Systems. She has worked in the IT industry for more than 25 years.

