Negotiated Partnerships

Negotiated Partnerships sit under MFAT's Partnering for Impact umbrella at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, known in Māori as Manatū Aorere. The route is built for long-term development work with large New Zealand NGOs, using five-year co-investment arrangements rather than a public call. Its geographic focus is Pacific and Southeast Asia, and its purpose is sustained overseas development delivery rather than short-cycle project funding. It is restricted to invited partners with the scale and track record to manage multi-country, multi-sector programming. Current partners include World Vision New Zealand, Save the Children New Zealand, ChildFund New Zealand, Oxfam Aotearoa, Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand, Habitat for Humanity New Zealand, ADRA New Zealand, Tearfund New Zealand, UNICEF Aotearoa New Zealand, and The Leprosy Mission New Zealand. The arrangement runs as a direct negotiated partnership, so selection is about institutional fit and existing relationships rather than a contestable application process. The strongest match is a New Zealand NGO with local counterparts, delivery systems, and the ability to operate across countries and sectors over a full five-year cycle. The program is useful where MFAT wants continuity, partner specialization, and on-the-ground reach in the Pacific or Southeast Asia. Because the funding path is tied to invited partners, new entrants need a different MFAT route rather than this one.

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