An extra $3.2 billion increase in the government's liability for veterans' support was the only case of unallocated spending in the first six months of the current financial year, a report from the Auditor-General's office says.
It has released its latest controller update, which is the last under Auditor-General John Ryan.
The report said the office had a key controller role, checking whether government spending was properly authorised and within the law.
It said government spending in the first six months of the 2024/25 year was properly authorised and within the law, apart from a $3.2b increase in liability for veterans' support.
In October last year, the Veterans' Entitlements Appeal Board backed that his glioblastoma brain tumour must be treated as a defence service-related condition due to exposure to Agent Orange.
Tā Harawira served as an infantry platoon commander in Vietnam from June 1969 to May 1970.
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