Oxfam New Zealand

What Oxfam New Zealand does

Oxfam Aotearoa (operating as Oxfam New Zealand) is a non-profit, registered New Zealand charity (CC24641) established in 1991 in Auckland. It is a confederate member of Oxfam International, the global humanitarian network that originated in 1942 in Oxford. The organisation delivers community development, humanitarian response, and advocacy campaigns focused on poverty, inequality, and climate change, with primary programming geographies in the Pacific (Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu) and Southeast Asia (Timor-Leste, Laos, Bangladesh), alongside emergency response capacity in more than 30 countries worldwide.

The portfolio centres on four functional pillars — water and sanitation, food and livelihoods, gender justice, and emergency response — delivered through multi-year programmes such as the five-year Kōtui negotiated partnership with the New Zealand Aid Programme (targeting 238,000 people across four Pacific countries), the two-year HAMRIIK climate adaptation project in Timor-Leste, the four-year FLOW water, sanitation and hygiene project in Papua New Guinea, and a cluster of climate finance and women-and-land projects. Programmes are executed almost entirely through local partner organisations in-country, with Oxfam Aotearoa providing funding, technical advisory, and coordination. In FY2023, these programmes reached at least 17,468 people directly.

The funding model is diversified across individual donations (one-time, monthly regular giving with a NZ$10/month minimum, bequests, payroll giving, and tax-credit donations), New Zealand government grants (notably MFAT, which provided NZ$2 million for the Essential Cash & Livelihoods Project in Lao PDR), and face-to-face, telephone, and digital fundraising channels. The organisation operates as a non-market, mission-driven entity with no shareholders, equity raises, or dividends; its 'customers' in the funder sense are New Zealand individual donors and institutional donors, while its beneficiaries are vulnerable communities across the Pacific and Southeast Asia plus populations affected by global humanitarian crises such as the Gaza conflict, the Middle East escalation, and the East Africa drought.

Name

Oxfam New Zealand

Legal name

Oxfam Aotearoa

Website

https://oxfam.org.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Oxfam Aotearoa is a New Zealand-registered charity and Oxfam International confederate (founded 1991, Auckland) that delivers humanitarian response, community development, and advocacy across the Pacific and Southeast Asia through multi-year programmes funded by individual donations and MFAT government grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid Services

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Community Food Services (624210), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

akta.pro primary industry

International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Nutrition & Food Security (Global Health) NGOs (HLAJAKAH), Emergency Food Assistance & Nutrition Response (BPADADAE), Cash & Voucher Assistance (CVA) / Emergency Social Assistance (BPADADAI), Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK), Cash & Voucher Assistance (CVA) and Emergency Livelihood Support (BPAGAAAJ)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid services
• Community development programmes
• Disaster emergency response
• Water and sanitation projects
• Gender justice programmes

Headquarters

HQ city

Auckland

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Revenue generated from individual donors in New Zealand through one-time gifts, regular monthly donations, bequests, and tax credit donations. Donations over $5 are tax-deductible in New Zealand.
2. Government Grants: Funding from New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) and New Zealand Aid Programme for specific development projects. The Essential Cash & Livelihoods Project was supported with $2 million from MFAT.
3. Face-to-Face Fundraising: Revenue generated through face-to-face fundraisers who invite people to give regular gifts at shopping malls, doors, and through telephone campaigns.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Oxfam Aotearoa is a New Zealand-registered development and humanitarian charity that funds and delivers long-term community development programmes (water and sanitation, food security and livelihoods, gender justice, climate adaptation) and rapid emergency response appeals across the Pacific, Southeast Asia and globally (e.g., Gaza, Middle East, East Africa). Programmes are supported by individual New Zealand donors and New Zealand government grants and executed largely through local partner organisations.

Product overview

Oxfam Aotearoa is a humanitarian and development organization operating primarily in the Pacific and Southeast Asia. The organization offers a portfolio of development programmes (Kōtui as the overarching five-year framework, HAMRIIK, FLOW, climate finance projects, Women and Land, Essential Cash & Livelihoods), emergency response mechanisms (Disaster Response Fund, Gaza, Middle East, East Africa appeals), and Rohingya refugee support. The core focus areas are water and sanitation, food and livelihoods, gender justice, and climate adaptation, delivered through local partners across multiple countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kōtui Programme A five-year negotiated partnership between Oxfam Aotearoa and the New Zealand Aid Programme spanning four Pacific countries (Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Timor-Leste, and Papua New Guinea). The programme drives systemic change for vulnerable and marginalised women facing climate breakdown and disasters, improving women's access to resources and ensuring governance systems include women and their priorities.
• HAMRIIK Project A two-year climate adaptation project in Timor-Leste that strengthens resilience of rural households to climate change, with focus on water conservation, climate-smart agriculture, and ensuring women and persons with disabilities participate in climate adaptation decisions.
• FLOW (Fostering Lasting Opportunities in WaSH) A four-year water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) project in rural Henganofi district, Papua New Guinea. Focuses on constructing gravity-fed water systems and private latrines, menstrual hygiene education, and behaviour change to achieve Open Defecation Free communities.
• Solomon Islands Climate Finance & Empowerment Project Project supporting women's increased access to resources through savings groups and community workshops, while working to make climate finance governance more inclusive, equitable, and transparent in Solomon Islands.
• Tuvalu Climate Finance Project Project making climate funding in Tuvalu more fair, transparent, and accessible for communities most affected by rising seas and climate impacts. Works to strengthen women's participation in local and national climate finance decision-making.
• Timor-Leste Climate Finance Project Project ensuring climate finance reaches women and vulnerable groups in Timor-Leste through climate finance tracking tools, advocacy for women's inclusion in climate finance forums, and supporting civil society organisations to monitor climate finance allocations.
• Timor-Leste Women and Land Project Project improving women's land rights in Timor-Leste through distribution of land rights information at community level, training on women's land rights, collaborative research, and advocacy for gender-equitable land laws and registration processes.
• Essential Cash & Livelihoods Project Programme in Lao PDR providing cash transfers to vulnerable households affected by COVID-19, supporting livelihoods through training in sustainable agricultural practices, vocational skills development, and small business capacity building across 102 villages.
• Disaster Response Fund Emergency response fund enabling Oxfam to respond rapidly to tropical cyclones, earthquakes, and human-made accidents worldwide. Provides life-saving assistance through local partners and supports long-term community rebuilding.
• Gaza Humanitarian Crisis Appeal Emergency appeal providing food assistance, clean water trucking, support for water wells and hygiene services in Gaza. Oxfam has had presence in Gaza since the 1950s and has pre-positioned food parcels and WASH supplies for scale-up.
• Middle East Crisis Appeal Emergency appeal supporting families displaced by violence in Lebanon through provision of hygiene kits, clean water, and warm bedding.
• East Africa Drought Crisis Appeal Emergency appeal supporting families across East Africa facing extreme drought, providing access to clean water and nourishing food for communities in Ethiopia and the region.
• Rohingya Refugee Programming Humanitarian programming in Bangladesh providing safe drinking water supply, sanitation facilities, and hygiene promotion for Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar and flood-affected communities in the Haor region.
• Feedback and Complaints Mechanism Formal feedback and complaints handling system allowing supporters and stakeholders to raise concerns about Oxfam's work, with escalation procedures and whistleblower protections.

Quantifiable outcome

• 17,468 people reached in fiscal year 2023 through development programmes
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• West 'Are'Are Rokotanikeni Association (WARA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndigenous women-led organisation in Solomon Islands with deep experience in gender equity and women's empowerment. Supports women across economic empowerment, leadership, climate change, research and publication. Runs women's savings groups and trainings in Malaita Island.
• Solomon Islands Climate Action Network (SICAN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational network bringing together local, national, and international CSOs to support and raise voices of marginalised communities facing climate change impacts. Works on climate finance governance and transparency.
• Tuvalu Climate Action Network (TuCAN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit member organisation responding to urgent climate change needs. Vision: Tuvalu's people and environment protected from climate change effects with equity and social justice. Member of Climate Action Network (CAN) worldwide.
• Core Group Transparency (CGT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCivil society network of 13 local organisations including women's and Disabled Persons' Organisations, established in 2005 to oversee transparency and accountability of state budget in Timor-Leste. Bridges rural communities and government on transparency issues.
• Rede ba Rai (RBR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing national civil society network advocating for just and sustainable land rights. Contributed to development of 2017 Land Law, a significant win for land rights in Timor-Leste.
• Juristas AdvocasiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLegal aid and paralegal organisation providing training on legal issues, legal aid for communities facing complex land issues, and advocacy on land laws and policies in Timor-Leste.
• FokuperscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNot-for-profit organisation empowering Timorese women for nearly twenty years. Mission: end violence through integrated services and gender equality awareness programs.
• ROMANSAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity savings group supported by Oxfam and local partners. Provides micro-loans for women to rebuild livelihoods, disaster preparedness training, and community activities for resilience in Timor-Leste.
• QueenPadscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organisation working with Oxfam on menstrual hygiene management in Papua New Guinea. Providing sanitation education and reusable menstrual products to help girls stay in school.
• Informal Worker Advancement AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organisation in Laos supporting informal workers, particularly women in basket carrying, through savings groups and livelihood diversification programs including the chilli paste business enterprise.
• Council for International DevelopmentminorOthersOxfam is a member in good standing of the Council for International Development, adhering to their Code of Conduct for complaint resolution.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Oxfam Australia: Sister confederate of Oxfam International with parallel programmes in the Pacific and Asia and a similar funding model combining regular giving, face-to-face, and AusAID/DFAT government grants.
• Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand: Catholic humanitarian and development agency operating in the Pacific on social justice, climate adaptation, and emergency relief; comparable size, donor base, and Pacific programme geography.
• World Vision New Zealand: NZ-based INGO with sponsorship, face-to-face fundraising, MFAT grants, and Pacific/Asia development programming; highly comparable fundraising motion and programme portfolio to Oxfam Aotearoa.
• Tearfund New Zealand: Christian development and relief NGO with similar mass-fundraising model and small headcount, running development and emergency programmes in the Pacific and Asia.
• UNICEF New Zealand: UN children's agency national committee operating in NZ with face-to-face fundraising, government grants, and WASH/funding programmes in the Pacific; overlaps on clean water, humanitarian response, and donor-acquisition channels.
• Save the Children New Zealand: A New Zealand-registered INGO operating in the Pacific and Southeast Asia on child-focused development, education, and emergency response; directly comparable to Oxfam Aotearoa in donor model, government grant reliance, and regional focus.
• New Zealand Red Cross: NZ humanitarian organization with face-to-face and direct-response fundraising; primary overlap with Oxfam Aotearoa is in emergency response, water/sanitation, and disaster preparedness across the Pacific.
• CWS (Christian World Service) New Zealand: NZ ecumenical development and emergency-relief NGO delivering programmes through local partners in the Pacific and Asia; directly comparable in scale, funding streams, and advocacy focus.
• ActionAid Aotearoa New Zealand: Small NZ-registered INGO focused on women's rights, climate justice, and emergency response in the Pacific; comparable gender-transformative approach and small-team delivery model.

Emerging players

• Humanity & Inclusion (Handicap International) New Zealand: Smaller humanitarian NGO with NZ presence working on disability-inclusive emergency response and development; partial overlap with Oxfam Aotearoa's disability-inclusive climate adaptation work (e.g., HAMRIIK).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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