Vanuatu has pleaded with New Zealand to focus some of its aid on developing the productive sectors of the economy.
Two consultants from NZAID have been in Vanuatu for annual talks on how New Zealand should allocate its aid.
Vanuatu's deputy prime minister, Serge Vohor, asked them to consider whether the donor or the recipient should set the priorities for aid spending.
He says Vanuatu urgently needs to refocus attention on more productive sectors, such as tourism and agriculture.
Port Vila Presse reports Mr Vohor as saying if New Zealand and other countries have trouble supporting agriculture and rural development, it must be explained.
New Zealand has recently changed its priorities for allocating aid, with the primary focus now on overcoming poverty.
