The New Zealand Aid Programme is the New Zealand Government's international aid and development programme managed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

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  • Six adults and two children from Vanuatu are making good recoveries after life-saving heart surgeries in Auckland last week, thanks to a medical treatment scheme (MTS) administered by Health Specialists Ltd and funded by the New Zealand Aid programme. Read more
Twenty out of twenty-four women graduated from the 12 week training and work experience programme, Salamasina-Tausala o Samoa this month. The attendance of Samoa’s Prime Minister Hon.Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi at the graduation ceremony was not only a highlight for the participants, but also shows something of the esteem in which the programme is held. Salamasina-Tausala o Samoa is a capability building initiative that...
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Salamasina-Tausala o Samoa graduates, May 2012
Innovation underpins New Zealand’s international development support. To encourage the next generation of New Zealand innovators to bring fresh ideas to development, the New Zealand Aid Programme sponsors an award as part of the Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) for an enterprise that addresses a development issue. YES is a New Zealand-wide 12 month experiential business programme for Year 12 and 13 students. Terry Shubkin, the Chief...
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Sam Mackwell and Sean Feast of St Thomas of Canterbury College meet with Prime Minister John Key,...
Recognised seasonal (RSE) workers from Tonga who are employed in New Zealand at Compass Fruit, spent two hours with a positive parenting specialist in Nelson recently as part of their Vakameasina course.The aim of the Vakameasina programme is to provide 500 RSE workers annually with access to English language, numeracy, financial and digital literacy, health and life skills training during their time in New Zealand. ...
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On April 4, International Development Deputy Secretary Amanda Ellis hosted a meeting of State sector CEOs, aimed at promoting opportunities for wider state sector engagement in New Zealand’s international development effort. Improving governance and the delivery of state services in developing countries is critical to achieving the New Zealand Aid Programme’s sustainable economic development mandate.
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State sector CEOs discussing engaging in New Zealand’s international development efforts.
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