Charities
Destiny Church founders move into new 'resort' home
Two of Destiny Church's charities have until next Friday to file financial returns or face being deregistered. Meanwhile, Brian and Hannah Tamaki have bought a new car and moved into a new luxury… Audio
Destiny School applies for help from KidsCan
Destiny School has applied for charitable help to feed and clothe some of its students, despite the church's founders driving luxurious sports cars worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Video, Audio
Donations flood in after decile school lunchbox comparisons
Children at a South Auckland primary school won't go without lunch anymore, after Checkpoint looked at the state of lunchboxes at Auckland schools. Video, Audio
No gloves despite soiled goods - Save Mart workers say
Save Mart workers sorting donated items say they are barred from wearing gloves despite dealing with things like soiled nappies and underwear, and dead rats. Video, Audio
Family First set to lose tax-free status
Family First is expected to be stripped of its tax-free charitable status, with its director vowing to fight any such decision "right to the top".
Trust established by Head Hunters fights for charity status
A gang member's position on the board of a charitable trust helping rehabilitate prisoners biased the decision to deregister it, the High Court has been told.
Charities told to merge in order to survive
Charities are being told they may need to merge to survive and prosper, after a report found there are more not-for-profits per capita in New Zealand than many other western nations.
Roughly 2.5 charities created every business day
Charities are looking to consolidation; collaboration and mergers as new research shows there are more than 27,000 not-for-profit organisations in NZ - roughly two to three new charities are being… Audio
Pharmac looks to fund women's tampons and pads
Government funded health agency Pharmac is considering funding women's sanitary products such as tampons and pads. Charity KidsCan says many girls can't afford the products. Audio
NZers sending high heels, perishable goods to disaster zones
The efforts of aid agencies trying to help those affected by natural disasters are often hampered by unhelpful donations from the well-meaning public. Audio
Phone scam 'stealing from people with cancer'
Scammers claiming to be from the Cancer Society have been phoning people and trying to trick them into making donations they then steal.
Hepatitis Foundation defends sharp rise in expenses
The Hepatitis Foundation has defended a sharp rise in its trustees' expenses, saying they are not paid with public money.
UN summit seeks answers to new problems
A humanitarian summit in Turkey will look at the changes needed as the world faces its worst conflicts since WWII, say New Zealand aid agencies.
Charity for disadvantaged children struck off over bad loans
A charity for disadvantaged children has been struck off the Charities Register after the man running it used it to lend tens of millions of dollars to his own property projects. Audio
Struck off charity manager says he was "naive"
The manager of a charity for disadvantaged children which was struck off says he was naive when he lent tens of millions of dollars to his own property projects. Audio
Disadvantaged children's charity struck off
A charity for disadvantaged children has been deregistered from the list of official charities, after its boss used it to loan millions of dollars to his own property projects.
Minister keen to help housing trust
A Far North trust is worried about its charitable status - and Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett says she could consider a law change to help. Audio
Stop, give a donation, go
What's too aggressive when it comes to fundraising? A Coromandel Group set up a roadblock to ask motorists for money on the weekend. Audio
Charites must step up their standard of financial reporting
Law changes mean charities will need to step up their standard of financial reporting or face deregistration. Audio