New Zealand Institute of International Affairs — International Aid Charity in Wellington
New Zealand Institute of International Affairs is a Trust charity in the International Aid sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. Annual revenue: $0.4M NZD. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: The New Zealand Institute of International Affairs (NZIIA) is an independent non-governmental organisation that seeks to encourage an understanding of the importance of global affairs to the political and economic well-being of New Zealand.
- Registration Number
- CC24250
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-05-12
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- International Aid
- Location
- Wellington, Wellington
- nziia@vuw.ac.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (other)
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: General public
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.4M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.5M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.6M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.4M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 2
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.4M | $0.5M | $0.4M |
| 2024 | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.4M |
| 2023 | $0.7M | $0.5M | $0.4M |
| 2022 | $0.2M | $0.3M | $0.2M |
| 2021 | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.3M |
| 2020 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.2M |
| 2019 | $0.2M | $0.3M | $0.2M |
| 2018 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.2M |
| 2017 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.2M |
| 2016 | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.2M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (7)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Omar Aziz | Mfat Appointee | 2026-06-01 |
| Rosemary Banks | Trustee | 2026-05-01 |
| Julia Macdonald | Trustee | 2026-05-01 |
| Catherine Grant Makokera | Executive Director | 2026-03-01 |
| Mathew Doidge | Managing Editor, Nzir | 2026-01-01 |
| Esther Guy-Meakin | Vice-Chair-of-Board | 2024-05-01 |
| Serena Kelly | Chair of Board | 2022-05-19 |
Former Officers (43)
- Karim Dickie — Trustee
- David Evans — Mfat Representative on the Board (departed 2025-11-30)
- Andrew Wierzbicki — Trustee
- Raylene Liufalani — Mfat Representative on Board (departed 2023-03-01)
- Suzannah Jessep — Trustee (departed 2026-05-31)
- Hamish McDougall — Executive Director (departed 2026-03-31)
- Richard Grant — Trustee
- Tong Qin — Treasurer (departed 2018-06-20)
- Anand Satyanand — Trustee (departed 2023-04-01)
- James Kember — Chair of Board (departed 2026-05-31)
- Melanie Thornton — Executive Director (departed 2021-09-13)
- Maty Nikkhou-O'Brien — Executive Director (departed 2018-06-21)
- Stuart Mcmillan — Standing Committee (departed 2016-12-31)
- Murray Denyer — Chair, Research & Publications Committee (departed 2015-05-31)
- Rebecca Foley — Member (departed 2014-12-31)
- Scott Gallacher — Member (departed 2014-12-31)
- John Subritzky — Member (departed 2015-05-31)
- Richard Nottage — Hon Vice President (departed 2015-07-31)
- Neil Walter — Hon Vice President (departed 2015-12-31)
- Peter Kennedy — Director (departed 2015-07-31)
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New Zealand Institute of International Affairs
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Charities Services Tier 3 reporting allows charities under $2M revenue to file a simple-format annual return rather than audited financial statements. The return reports totals but not the program/administration split or the line-item detail our template needs. No red flags were detected in what was filed, and revenue is below the $2M Tier 2 boundary where audited accounts become mandatory. A letter grade is withheld rather than assigning one that would be driven by the template-fit, not the charity's operations. The charity's filed figures are shown above, and any structural concerns a donor would want to look at are surfaced separately. (v3.3 — aligned with Charities Services tier boundary; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)
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GrantmakerThis organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.
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The New Zealand Institute of International Affairs (NZIIA) is an independent non-governmental organisation that seeks to encourage an understanding of the importance of global affairs to the political and economic well-being of New Zealand.
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