Resources
Annual Reporting to Charities Services - A guide for Tier 3 charities (.pdf)
Date Published: 22/11/2016
2.7 MB
New Guide that explains the process for reporting annually to Charities Services for Tier 3 charities, including filing an Annual Return and preparing a Performance Report.
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Annual Reporting to Charities Services - A guide for Tier 4 charities (.pdf)
Date Published: 22/11/2016
2.6 MB
New Guide that explains the process for reporting annually to Charities Services for Tier 4 charities, including filing an Annual Return and preparing a Performance Report.
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Date Published: 07/04/2016
392 KB
Use this form to file an Annual Return for a Tier 3 Charity if your balance date (financial year end) is on or after the 31st of March 2016.
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Date Published: 07/04/2016
374 KB
Use this form to file an Annual Return for a Tier 4 Charity if your balance date (financial year end) is on or after the 31st of March 2016.
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Annual Return (Form 6) - Balance date BEFORE the 31st of March 2016 (.pdf)
Date Published: 01/03/2014
314 KB
Use this form to file an Annual Return if your balance date (financial year end) is before the 31st of March 2016.
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Charity Law in New Zealand (.pdf)
Date Published: 30/06/2013
3.2 MB
Written by Dr Donald Poirier, a senior employee of the Department of Internal Affairs Charities Services, Charity Law in New Zealand provides an up-to-date analysis of charity law in this country.
Charities Services believes this online book will be useful to those in the legal profession as well as the wider charity and not-for-profit sector.
The book is also intended to promote a wider understanding for all New Zealanders of the structure and complexities of charity law.
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Deregistration Form (Form 5) (.pdf)
Date Published: 29/11/2016
187 KB
Use this form to deregister your charity if you no longer wish to be a registered charity.
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GUIDE: Officer Kit - A resource for certified officers of Registered Charities (.pdf)
Date Published: 01/07/2014
5.5 MB
This resource aims to help you understand the responsibilities of being a certified officer of a Registered Charity. It also provides information about Charities Services and the benefits and obligations of being a Registered Charity, answers some common questions, and recommends useful resources.
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GUIDE: Registration - Is your organistion considering registering as a charity? (.pdf)
Date Published: 30/06/2014
11 MB
Deciding to become a Registered Charity creates opportunities and obligations for an organisation. This resource aims to help you understand what these opportunities and obligations are.
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Registration information for marae on a Māori reservation (.pdf)
Date Published: 23/11/2017
214 KB
Information for marae on a Māori reservation who would like to apply to become a
registered charity.
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Tier 3 Performance Report Template (Excel) (.xlsx)
Date Published: 06/03/2019
420 KB
Tier 3 Performance Report optional template in Microsoft Excel format.
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Tier 4 Performance Report Template (Excel) (.xlsx)
Date Published: 06/03/2019
331 KB
Tier 4 Performance Report optional template in Microsoft Excel format.
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Update Details Form (Form 2) (.pdf)
Date Published: 07/04/2016
219 KB
Use this form to update details about your charity (name, balance date, address, new officers, officers removed, charity purpose, rules)
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