4 Oct 2018

NZ aid programme rated for its high quality

From , 6:03 am on 4 October 2018

New Zealand's foreign aid programme has been named the most high quality aid programme by an American think tank.

The Center for Global Development in its Commitment to Development Index ranked New Zealand first in the world for the quality of its aid.

Terence Wood from the New Zealand Aid and Development Dialogues told Don Wiseman about the assessment done by the think tank.

A project launched in Samoa, backed by New Zealand, ahead of the 2014 SIDS conference aimed at using renewable energy sources.

A project launched in Samoa, backed by New Zealand, ahead of the 2014 SIDS conference aimed at using renewable energy sources. Photo: RNZ / Alex Perrottet