This auditor shortage is more widespread than just Audit New Zealand and the public sector. Recently, the Financial Markets Authority provided temporary relief to some businesses to give them additional time with certain regulatory reporting requirements if their reporting was delayed because of auditor capacity constraints across the private sector. Even in normal times, there is a peak of resourcing for auditing in the public sector—the so-called audit season, much like an apple or a kiwifruit season—and with the financial year for most public entities ending on 30 June, there is high pressure on audit teams and organisations to complete public sector audits to time. With the shortage of auditors now, the current time frames do put additional stress on staff, and increase the likelihood of compromises in the processes and of reporting quality. The Auditor-General has advised us that there are currently 1,000 vacancies in the audit profession in Australia and 200 vacancies in the New Zealand profession. So this is a shortage not just here in New Zealand but also in Australia, and indeed, around the world.