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and concerned about the core mission of their work." The 2001 Review found that NZ ODA lacked focus; poverty analyses on which to base decisions; systematic analysis of past performance; and systematic use of good practice in aid design and delivery. The rotational staffing system (whereby career MFAT staff were rotated through the aid management division, rather than recruited specifically for skills and experience in ODA issues) had led to the relevant area of MFAT being regarded as "both a training ground for diplomats and a dumping ground for non-performers". Basic issues of staff and document management were found wanting. The establishment of NZAID was a response to these and other problems.
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have claimed that overseas aid needs "fresh thinking" and that "Over many years and various Governments, New Zealand aid has encouraged the growth of political structures and bureaucracy that are not sustainable." and that "there is no evidence that the major problems identified in the 2005 report by
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with the launching of a new overseas aid policy, "Towards a Safe and Just World Free of Poverty". The establishment of NZAID as a semi-autonomous body marked a significant shift in the management of New Zealand official development assistance (ODA). Prior to 2002, ODA had been managed by MFAT using
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A Ministerial Review in 2001 found that New Zealand's management of ODA lacked a clear mission: "Management and staff are pursuing poorly defined development assistance, foreign policy and trade objectives. There is a serious confusion of purpose. At the implementing end, desk officers are uncertain
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New Zealand’s policy for International Cooperation for Effective Sustainable Development was approved by Cabinet on 25 November 2019, confirming the New Zealand Aid Programme's primary focus on the Pacific region, in line with the Pacific Reset. It also affirms four development principles to guide
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New Zealand aims for “a more peaceful world, in which all people live in dignity and safety, all countries can prosper and our shared environment is protected”. Through its policy for International Cooperation for Effective Sustainable Development, New Zealand progresses the social, environmental,
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In 2009, Cabinet agreed to the mission statement and directed that within this the core focus be sustainable economic development. Cabinet also directed that the Pacific remain the core geographic focus and receive an increased portion of New Zealand's ODA.
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released critical reports on NZAID procedures and systems, leading to negative comments in New Zealand Parliament and critical media coverage. NZAID has responded with a programme to "strengthen internal systems and processes".
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development work: effectiveness, inclusiveness, resilience, and sustainability. They replace earlier policies on development quality, including the Cross-Cutting Issues Policy and Activity Quality Policy.
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A February 2021 Parliament Inquiry into New Zealand's Aid to the Pacific recommended continuing to increase ODA to the Pacific, and promoting empowerment, inclusion, and local ownership.
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A bilateral assessment framework should consider the degree to which the ODA programme was too dispersed, and a strategic approach to funding multilateral allocations should be adopted.
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NGOs in New Zealand have defended the performance of NZAID. The most significant NGO criticism of the New Zealand aid programme is that it should be larger.
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A complete overhaul of the NZODA policy framework that would need to be strategic, accountable and focused, based on international best practice in ODA.
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economic, and stability and governance pillars of sustainable development. New Zealand’s ODA spending focuses on countries most in need, particularly
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A new education strategy should be developed that would give greater prominence to basic education needs and individual country circumstances.
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The New Zealand Aid Programme, through the Pacific and Development Group, consists of the following organisational divisions:
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The Cabinet Minute (01) 28/8 which mandated the creation of NZAID "set the following major directions for New Zealand's ODA:
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A framework should be developed for determining the level of contributions to regional and multilateral institutions.
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Elimination of poverty as the central focus of NZAID, which would need to be incorporated in a new policy framework.
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Select Committee Inquiry into New Zealand's relationships with South Pacific countries 10 December 2010
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Bilateral programmes to be based on country-based poverty analysis and country programme strategies.
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Monitoring and evaluation systems to measure the impact of New Zealand ODA should be established.
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Integration of the International Development Targets (IDTs) – subsequently incorporated into the
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Ministerial Review of Progress in Implementing 2001 Cabinet Recommendations Establishing NZAID
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agency. The New Zealand Aid Programme is managed by the Pacific and Development Group in the
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NZODA should mainstream human rights, gender and environment throughout its operations.
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NZODA should develop 'centres of excellence' in aid delivery."
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Pacific Bilateral Division - Polynesia & French Pacific
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Pacific Bilateral Division - Melanesia & Micronesia
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largely non-specialist staff, policies and procedures.
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New Zealand’s official development assistance (ODA)
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New Zealand Aid Programme

Wellington
New Zealand
Winston Peters
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Todd McClay
Jonathan Kings
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/aid-and-development/
New Zealand
Government
aid and development
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Māori
Jonathan Kings
OECD
Fifth Labour Government
Millennium Development Goals
Cook Islands
Niue
Tokelau
Small Island Developing States
Least developed countries
Pacific Ocean
Southeast Asia
Office of the Controller and Auditor-General
Audit New Zealand
New Zealand National Party
ACT Party

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