NewZAID | Issue 64 - December 2009

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NZ Government signs funding agreement to support Solomon Islands to achieve quality basic education for all children

The New Zealand Government signed a new three-year funding arrangement with the Solomon Islands Government this month. The SBD165,000,000 (NZ$33 million) agreement will help to improve the quality of basic education and to ensure all Solomon Islands children are able to attend school. read more

High School officially handed over to people of Niuatoputapu

On 3 December an official ceremony was held to handover the recently reconstructed Niuatoputapu High School from the New Zealand government to the people of Niuatoputapu. New Zealand's High Commissioner to Tonga, Christine Bogle, and NZAID's Development Programme Coordinator in Tonga, Melelupe Vunipola, represented New Zealand at the ceremony. read more

Progress for NZ Government funded Cook Island harbour redevelopments

The upgrade of Omutu Harbour on Mitiaro and repair of Taunganui Harbour on Mauke have been a priority for the Cook Island Government and targeted for NZAID funding since cyclones in 2005. In both harbours, cargo ships anchor beyond the reef, and barges transport goods back and forth to the harbour where they are unloaded. The damage sustained to slipways, wharfs and sea walls makes access to the harbours more difficult from both land and the open sea. read more

NZ supports relief efforts after Fiji cyclone

New Zealand is making a $100,000 contribution to relief efforts in Fiji following Cyclone Mick, Foreign Minister Murray McCully announced on 16 December. read more

Aga Khan Development Network delegation visit Wellington

A delegation of representatives of His Highness the Aga Khan, led by Amyn Ahamed, the International Special Projects Coordinator for the Aga Khan Development Network, visited Wellington on 4 December to meet with various government agencies, including NZAID and the wider Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Crown research institute Geological and Nuclear Sciences (GNS). read more

NZ supporting United Nations assistance for displaced Tamils

Foreign Minister Murray McCully announced on 8 December that New Zealand will contribute $1 million to United Nations (UN) agencies working to resettle Tamils forced from their homes by the recent civil war in Sri Lanka. read more