Our approach to aid
Find out about New Zealand Aid Programme priorities and policies, our partners, and how we measure what we do.
Aid & development
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The New Zealand Aid Programme has a Pacific focus and global reach. Find out more about where our aid goes.
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New Zealand responded to help the people affected by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. Read more about our humanitarian action around the world.
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Around 60% of our aid funding goes to the Pacific. Read more about what we are doing in the region.
Related links
New Zealand Aid Programme Strategic Plan 2015-19 [PDF, 3.4 MB]
New Zealand Aid Programme Investment Priorities 2015-19
International Development Policy Statement 2011 [PDF, 536 KB]
New Zealand Aid Programme Results Achieved - Triennium Report 2012-15 [PDF, 2 MB]
Pacific Energy Country Profiles 2016 [PDF, 5.6 MB]
Prosperity and stability in the Pacific and beyond
The New Zealand Aid Programme delivers New Zealand’s official support for developing countries.
The purpose of New Zealand’s aid is to develop shared prosperity and stability in the Pacific and beyond, drawing on the best of New Zealand’s knowledge and skills. We support sustainable development in developing countries to reduce poverty and contribute to a more secure, equitable and prosperous world.
MFAT staff in Wellington and at posts are responsible for managing the New Zealand Aid Programme, working with a wide range of partners.
News & Events
Applications open for New Zealand Commonwealth and ASEAN Scholarships
Malaysia
Applications for the 2018 New Zealand Commonwealth Scholarship are open to Malaysians from the 15 February – 30 March 2017.
Evaluations shows strong Pacific relationships
Independent evaluation of our aid to Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa and Tokelau shows that overall we deliver high quality aid.