Value for money under Ardern/Hipkins seems to have not been a consideration

The Ardern/Hipkins/Robertson omnishambles wasted huge sums for no result

One of the most damning criticisms of the out-going Labour government and the public service comes from the Auditor-General’s annual report: . . . …

Value for money

This was compounded by his most recent report, just released and the subject of a most damming critique.
So where was Treasury when all this was happening. Why were they not safeguarding the public interest?
Did the government, cue media horror (sarcasm), ride roughshod over concerns?

Who received the money? Is there criminality, or just incompetence, waste and all around stupidity. What is being done to stop this happening again.

See the immediately preceding post also.

Why have an Auditor General if no account is taken of concerns!