20 June 2002 Media Advisory
New Aid agency officially launched
Development Minister Matt Robson will launch New Zealand’s new aid agency tomorrow evenning:
“Tomorrow morning I will come to work as the first Minister of a new agency dedicated to the eradication of poverty in
the world.
“It’s an historic day for all those who have worked so hard to get us here. I look forward to seeing NZAID officially up
and running in only a few hours,” Matt Robson says.
NZAID (New Zealand Agency for International Development, Nga Hoe Tuputupu-mai-tawhiti) will be launched tomorrow
evening.
DATE: Monday 1 July 2002
VENUE: Grand Hall, Parliament Buildings, Wellington
TIME: 6pm
ENDS