Outcome from charities review

Aug 13, 2015 | News

The request has disclosed the advice Cabinet received on whether, and how, it could proceed with such a review. It appears that in 2012 the advice recommended a targeted review of the ‘charitable purpose’ definition (and related issues) as the most appropriate course...
West Auckland report on the homeless

West Auckland report on the homeless

Aug 4, 2015 | Reports & Articles

For 19 people in West Auckland, home is living and sleeping on the streets of Waitakere. Their story, and the circumstances of their life, are captured in the latest report of the Salvation Army: “Hard Times”. The report details how uncomfortable life is for this...

Housing for youth-at-risk

Aug 3, 2015 | News

Social Housing Minister, Paula Bennett, says up to 21 young people, aged 16-19 years, who are on the social housing register, will have this housing available to them for as long as they need it. The service has commenced in Palmerston North and Christchurch....

STOP PRESS – Charitable status and income tax exemption

Jul 24, 2015 | News

We have all expected these reviews to commence once government announced the alternative settings for the Community Housing Entity form of tax exemption. Information on the CHE provisions can be found here. As this issue moves forward, CHA is commissioning sector-wide...

Sticking plaster solution to a problem with charities legislation

Jul 6, 2015 | News

“We have met with Minister Bennett and MBIE officials and are confident they understood that the best solution was to amend the Charities Act as the place where the certainty should be confirmed. Why the rest of cabinet didn’t see it this way when they had...