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2021
January
- Courts made ‘something of a hash’ of charities definition – senior judge
- How a ‘cash-free’ banking system harms vulnerable consumers
- Internal Affairs probe of charities linked to Auckland schools turns into police investigation
- New Zealand charities could lose $1.4 billion in donations as cheques are phased out
2020
December
- Questions raised after charity’s property gamble leaves holes in services
- No spare change: How charities, buskers and beggars aren’t feeling so festive in our cashless society
- Charities Call For A Proper Review Of The Charities Act
- Family First charity status: Leave to appeal granted
- How will charities cope without cheques?
- Revival of Renaissance Community sparks homelessness fears
November
- Covid 19 coronavirus: Wellington charity gains donors over lockdown
- Raise benefits by Christmas, charities urge government
– How Jacinda Ardern officially responded to charities wanting benefit boost and calling her ‘disconnected’ - Why we need creatives at the governance table, now
- Charities Services investigating Linwood Mosque finances
October
- Charges against woman accused of pocketing charity’s money dropped
- National urged to ‘be careful’ over pledge to review charity tax rules
- Fighting Inequality in the time of Covid-19
September
- Family First charity decision headed to Supreme Court
- New Zealand’s Aid Sector At Risk Post COVID
- Covid-19: NGO sector hit hard, ‘existential threat’ for some agencies – report
- The problem with ‘the’: One word creates ownership fishhook in Wellington anarchist fire house
- The charity conundrum: should Family First get the same status as Greenpeace?
August
- Coronavirus: Is 27,000 charities too many when they’re struggling to survive?
- Greenpeace wins High Court appeal to be recognised as charity
- Churches and Charity – Alice Snedden’s Bad News
- Fundraising Institute of New Zealand launches emergency international matched funds appeal
- Press Release – Gaming Machine Association Of New Zealand
July
- St John Ambulance charity status questioned
- Funding For 85% Of NZ Not-for-profit Entities Impacted By COVID-19
- Some charities may not survive Covid-19 as their finances take a hit
- Community Charities Struggling To Pay Power And Rent – Data
June
- Virtual is the future of fundraising in a post Covid-19 world
- Charities are essential, yet often forgotten
- COVID-19: Charities to benefit from new emergency fund
May
- Charities are essential, yet often forgotten
- ASB to phase out use of cheques
- Working for good: 4 day week employees should volunteer for charities with extra time off
- Ground-Breaking Project To Support New Zealand Charities Affected By Coronavirus Launched
- Lockdown forces a rethink for charities losing millions and unable to fundraise
- Covid-19 coronavirus: Free check-in app released for clubs, charities and churches
- Air New Zealand Launches Carepoints Programme For Kiwis In Need
- ‘Innovate Now And Your Charity Could Survive COVID-19,’ Says Australian CEO
- Dramatic Change For Charities Due To Covid-19
April
- Australian ‘backdoor law’ forces a cloud rethink at New Zealand’s Parliament. A charities register cloud rebuild is also on hold after complexity was underestimated
- Coronavirus: Non-profit groups hurting as funding dries up
- Charities and community sector rely significantly on the generosity of volunteers
- Coronavirus: Small charities, non-profits, at risk during Covid-19 pandemic
- Berkshire Hathaway expands NZ liability offering
- Community groups impacted as gaming funds dry up
- Charities expect to suffer losses in Covid-19 disruptions
March
- Charities could miss out on millions if banks scrap cheques
- Philanthropic Sector Update 27 March
- Non-profit Institutions Spend More On Paying Employees
- Coronavirus: Pandemic creates huge hole in fundraising efforts
- Not-for-profit organisations left out of economic package
- Charities reliant on major fundraisers scrambling to find other sources of income
- (UK) Charity Commission releases advice for trustees meetings during Covid-19
- Coronavirus: Virus puts squeeze on charities’ fundraising drives
- Coronavirus: Gatherings of 500 or more people will not go ahead – Prime Minister
- Quit Group charity still paying board members five years after shutting down
February
January
- Touted tech entrepreneur and father fall from grace over super computer claims
- To Nonprofit, Or Not To Nonprofit, That Is The Question
- Former charity boss spent 271 paid working days on the golf course over four years