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IRD sets sights on taxing 9000 clubs, societies and other not-for-profits
Tax expert worried about administrative nightmare.
Kiwi actor Bruce Hopkins poised to do 69 backflips in ‘Brownie’s Pool' - and it’s all for charity
'It’s like being a kid again, you know, it’s just so joyful throwing yourself in the air.'
Govt seeks feedback on taxing charity-owned businesses
IRD consultation document reveals 11,700 charities reported business income in 2024.
Chicken of the sea? Kiwi favourite meets KFC
Available for two days only, we went to Mairangi Bay Surf Lifesaving Club to try 'KF&C'.
Opinion: The $2b question – should charities be exempt from paying tax?
OPINION: NZ's tax exemption system, as it stands now, is not really fair and equitable.
Buyer named: $26m paid for neighbouring Herne Bay villas, each with a pool
Commodities trading heir in $26m deals.
Operation FTP: Crackdown on trolley thefts sparks counter operation
Operation Feed The People launched in opposition to police trolley crackdown.
Napier to Wellington scooter challenge aims to raise $200k for charity
The event supports mental health initiatives in the Hawke’s Bay region.
Firefighters tackle 12-hour climb for charity
Firefighters will climb Mauao for 12 hours to raise funds for a good cause.
‘A thousand times harder’: Parents turn to charities as school costs rise
Parents increasingly rely on charities due to rising school costs.
‘It’s a growing problem’: Demand rises for school support programmes
'We want all children to get to school on day one, ready to participate and learn.'
East Coast supporting Wairoa-based Pork Pie Charity team
Vaughan and Erin McNabb are on track to smash their charity target in their red Mini.
'Our happy place': The organisation with a waitlist of volunteers in a tough economy
As large Bay charities are hit by a tough economy, a small op-shop thrives.
Sunrise Foundation raises $2m in less than a year to reach $10m milestone
Sunrise Foundation announced the milestone this week after setting the goal in 2024.
How to be happy in 2025, according to the experts
Telegraph: From charity to eating chocolate, happiness experts share their top tips.
Charity close to man‘s heart to gain from 1000km cycle ride from Cape Rēinga
A child charity saved Nuk Korako's family being split up, he's now raising funds for it
Record-breaker! Foodbank receives $103,000 in donations during Christmas Appeal
More than 1000 families have been helped thanks to the community's generosity.
'Tauranga is like family to us': Restaurant hosts annual free meal to give back
There is such a thing as a free lunch if it's about helping struggling people.
Man who fleeced gardening group's tools before Christmas owns up
A Northland thief has owned up to stealing all a visiting gardening group's tools
Editorial: Answers needed over cuts to children’s service providers
Minister and Oranga Tamariki must prove children won't be the victims again.
Editorial: New Year Honours List shows the exceptional Kiwis who stepped up in 2024
OPINION: If you're thinking of how you want to change, there's plenty of inspiration.
Knighted: Billionaire philanthropist Sir Ted Manson
'Mum’s kindness has allowed me to be the person I am today. She guided and loved me.'
Dame Lydia Ko and honours for former All Blacks coaches and My Food Bag founders
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'Cost of living is astronomical': Auckland City Mission gets airport funding grant as it copes with spike in need
The City Mission has been busy preparing over 7,000 boxes of food this December.
How a Christmas grant will help mates help each other
Grant to support tertiary students for MATES programme to support high school students.
Editorial: Christmas donations show community spirit still shining through
OPINION: In trying financial times, people still find the capacity to give.
Regulator to deregister Waipareira over political donations
A long-running dispute over the charity's political-party financing reaches its end-game.
Iwi-led native plant nursery gets Auckland Airport Christmas grant
The $10,000 grant is funded from the globe money boxes dotted around the airport.
Iconic Christmas display's final year before auction for charity
The popular display will be auctioned as a Mount Surf Club fundraiser.
'With love from New Zealand': Kiwi K.A.R.E's life-saving mission in Ukraine
Kiwi K.A.R.E was set up by former Tauranga mayor Tenby Powell.
'Inspiring': Zorb locals' day sees 2000-plus cans donated for foodbank
It exceeded last year's donation total after the rides sold out within hours.