An academic says the increase in foreign aid announced by New Zealand's new government has been spun to sound better than it actually is.
Terrence Wood is a research fellow with the Development Policy Centre at the Australian National University.
He told Ben Robinson Drawbridge the announced increase of 714 million New Zealand dollars needs to be clarified.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern shakes hands with Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters at the end of her speech in the Budget 2018 debate. Photo: VNP / Daniela Maoate-Cox
