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This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Mawdsley, E, Murray, WE, Overton, J, Scheyvens, R, Banks, G. Exporting stimulus and “shared prosperity”: Reinventing foreign aid for a retroliberal era. Dev Policy Rev. 2018; 36: O25– O43. https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.12282 , which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.12282 . This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.

New Zealand's aid policy has undergone a revolution under the National Party government elected in 2008. Prior to this, NZAID, a semi-autonomous unit, had evolved to manage aid in line with internationally agreed principles. Under the new government, NZAID was reincorporated into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, its focus was shifted from poverty reduction to economic growth, and its programme was aligned with foreign policy. This article aims to provide an overview of the shifts in New Zealand's aid policy over four decades, to explore the relationship between the global aid regime and national practice, and to analyse the influence of politics, and of key individuals, in setting the direction of aid policy.