Author Archives: Joanna Spratt

Death and development in the Pacific

Posted on Monday 5 May 5 2014 by Joanna Spratt

In any Pacific country it doesn’t take long before you meet people who are caring for dying loved ones at home, with very little support…. Continue reading →

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Key observations on the state of New Zealand’s aid strategy

Posted on Wednesday 27 February 27 2013 by Joanna Spratt

The New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has released their ‘International Development Group [IDG]Strategic Plan 2012-2015 – Development that Delivers [pdf]‘, which complements and expands on the government’s ‘International Development Policy Statement [pdf]‘. The strategy sets out the vision, mission, areas of focus  and results for the government aid program, which IDG administers. There’s a lot to unpack. This blog covers a few overarching observations. The Strategy is […] Continue reading →

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No cuts to current NZ aid levels but future looks grim

Posted on Friday 6 July 6 2012 by Joanna Spratt

The New Zealand Government released its budget at the end of May and the numbers caused some consternation amongst the New Zealand aid community. At first glance it appeared as if aid had been cut, although in reality it had actually increased. Compounding the confusion, previous separate budget lines in aid allocation were lumped together into one ‘International Development Assistance’ budget line, reducing transparency and making it harder to compare […] Continue reading →

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