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The core business of the Ministry is funded from
eight Output Expenses totalling NZ$388 million.
- Policy Advice and Representation
aimed at advancing New Zealand's bilateral and
regional relationships in their economic, political
and security dimensions - 70.4% (NZ$273 million)
- Pursuing New Zealand's interests in a range
of key international organisations such as
the United Nations and the World Trade Organisation
- 14.4%
(NZ$56 million)
- NZAID Strategic Advice and Evaluation - 2.6%
(NZ$10 million)
- NZAID management of the Official Development
Assistance Programme - 7.5% (NZ$29 million)
- Providing consular support for New Zealanders
overseas - 3.9% (NZ$15 million)
- Administration of diplomatic
privileges and immunities - 0.3% (NZ$1 million)
- Promotional activities
in other countries - 0.3% (NZ$1 million)
- Pacific Security Fund - 0.8% (NZ$3 million)
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Regional Focus of Spending
The regional breakdown of funding for the management
of bilateral relationships is :
- Asia - 36.2%
- Europe - 22.5%
- South Pacific and Australia - 19.3%
- Americas - 14.9%
- Middle East and Africa - 7.2%
Multilateral Focus of Spending
- United Nations and agencies - 22.1%
- World Trade Organisation - 19.0%
- Disarmament - 15.3%
- OECD - 7.5%
- Environment - 12.7%
- Human Rights - 9.1%
- Commonwealth - 2.3%
- Antarctic - 2.8%
- Collective Security - 9.4%
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Other Expenditure of the Ministry's Vote
- Official Development Assistance
excluding management costs - NZ$461 million
- Subscriptions to international
organisations - NZ$52
million
- Agency Services business - NZ$14 million
In addition allocations are provided for "outputs
to be delivered by other organisations"
- Asia New Zealand Foundation - NZ$2 million
- NZ Antarctic Institute - NZ$13 million
- Pacific Co-operation Foundation - NZ$1 million
Other Resources Facts and Figures (Total Assets
($m)
- Land - NZ$303 million
- Buildings - NZ$159 million
- Plant and equipment - NZ$6 million
- Other - NZ$66 million
- Total - NZ$534 million
- Annual Capital Expenditure
($m) - NZ$61 million
- Overseas staff - 663
- Wellington staff - 692
- Total - 1,355
Major Annual Input Costs ($m)
- NZ staff remuneration - NZ$154 million
- Local staff salaries - NZ$28 million
- Capital charge - NZ$39 million
- Depreciation on Physical Assets & Impairment
on Non-Physical Assets - NZ$21 million
- Overseas rentals - NZ$30 million
- Overseas travel - NZ$9 million
- Communications network - NZ$5 million
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Ministry Budget 2009/10
Page last updated: Wednesday, 30 September 2009 11:02 NZDT
