New Zealand Agency for International Development

The New Zealand Aid Programme

Logo of the New Zealand Aid Programme
Agency overview
Jurisdiction	New Zealand’s official development assistance (ODA)
Headquarters	Wellington, New Zealand
Ministers responsible	Winston Peters, Minister of Foreign Affairs Todd McClay, Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs
Agency executive	Jonathan Kings, Deputy Secretary, Pacific and Development Group
Parent agency	New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Website	https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/aid-and-development/

The New Zealand Aid Programme is the New Zealand Government's international aid and development agency. The New Zealand Aid Programme is managed by the Pacific and Development Group in the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Previously a semi-autonomous body known as the New Zealand Agency for International Development (NZAID), it was reintegrated back into MFAT as the International Development Group following a restructure in 2009. Its Māori name is Nga Hoe Tuputupu-mai-tawhiti – the paddles that bring growth from afar.^[1] The Head of the New Zealand Aid Programme is Jonathan Kings, a lawyer and public servant. According to the OECD, New Zealand’s total official development assistance (ODA) (USD 537.6 million, preliminary data) decreased in 2022 due to fewer disbursements within its three-year budget cycle and represented 0.23% of gross national income (GNI). ^[2]