A new annual confirmation requirement is coming for around 20,000 charitable trust boards. From April 2027, affected boards will need to complete a free annual Acknowledgement of Registration with the Companies Office, reviewing their details, updating anything that has changed and confirming the information is correct (MBIE Media Release) For Read more
Recent months have seen a large number of changes, in the regulatory sense, for NZ charities and non-profit organisations. We recently used an AI programme to check whether we are missing any changes and updates. Here we reproduce the response (from Perplexity AI) in full noting, as always with AI, Read more
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Updated 31 May 2024 Q: We are a church which is a Registered NZ Charity. Some members have suggested that we should, in addition to registration with DIA Charities Services, ‘Incorporate’ with the Companies Office (Registrar of Incorporated Societies). Is this step necessary or advisable? What are the pros and Read more