Parliament’s Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade select committee is holding an inquiry into New Zealand’s aid to the Pacific.

You can read more about it here. The inquiry is seeking public submissions. The closing date for submissions is 30 August 2019. You can make your submission, and read more about what the inquiry is interested in here.

It’s a crucial time for New Zealand’s aid to the Pacific. New Zealand has been a good partner to Pacific countries in the past and our aid spend in the Pacific is set to increase in coming years. But this aid needs to be spent well. It can’t be wasted on geostrategic jousting with the Chinese, and it needs to be given guided by appropriate expertise.

Have your say, and do your bit to try and improve the aid our government gives.

Hi and welcome to an NZADDs update,

It’s budget 2019 and Winston appears to have pulled more aid out of the hat.

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Welcome to another NZADDs update,

We give how much?!?
Let’s face it, if you’ve ever had to labour over a journal article, report, or even a blog post, you’re probably pretty envious of Mike Hosking. Forget the hours spent ensuring your writing makes sense. Hosking gets paid to be incoherent.

His recent column on New Zealand aid for the Herald is a case in point. The arguments stumble around growling and banging into each other like drunken fans at a heavy metal concert.

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Hi and welcome to an NZADDs email update,

First, a reminder: you’ve only got until 30 September to provide your input into MFAT’s review of New Zealand’s aid and sustainable development policy. More information on how to do this here.

Also, do you interact with the Australian Government Aid Program? Now’s your chance to have your say about the state of Australian aid. The Development Policy Centre’s Australian Aid Stakeholder Survey is open to anyone who knows Australian aid (from NGOs, from the Pacific, from academia, from government…your knowledge is wanted). It only takes 15 minutes to fill out and your responses are confidential. Read more about the survey here. Fill it out online here. The survey closes on 19 October.

Finally, does New Zealand have the world’s best quality aid programme? The Centre for Global Development thinks it does.

Is this a reasonable claim? I explain why it isn’t below. My explanation is drawn from a Devpolicy blog. Read the original blog here. (And comment on it too if you disagree.)

Terence for NZADDs admin.

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First up, MFAT is currently inviting public submissions to inform their updated policy on New Zealand’s International Cooperation for Sustainable Development. This is your chance to have your say. Submissions close 30 September, 2018. You can find out more about the process and make your submission from this link.

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Our workshop, New Futures for New Zealand’s Development Cooperation, is coming up quickly.

This is your chance to get together to talk about New Zealand’s international aid and development efforts, and what we should be doing in the future.

What: New Futures for New Zealand’s Development Cooperation in an SDG World
When: 9am – 1pm, Thursday 5 July
Where: Lecture Theatre One, Rutherford House, Victoria University of Wellington, Pipitea Campus, Wellington
Register here.

Morning tea will be provided. The event is free.

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