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Media releases

Here is a selection of some of the Commission’s media releases.

2011

• Charities' data now available to benefit the public and the economy

  Thursday 1 December 2011

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• Dunne: Govt Quake Appeal Donations Can Get Tax Benefits

  Tuesday 1 March 2011

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• Advice for donors to quake relief

  Wednesday 23 February 2011

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2010

• Charities an Important Part of New Zealand's Social and Economic Fabric

  Thursday 2 December 2010

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• Pike River Miners’ Relief Fund Registered with Charities Commission

  Thursday 25 November 2010

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• Public Trust and Confidence in Charities Holds Steady

  Friday 12 November 2010

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• Why do New Zealanders trust charities?

  Tuesday 7 September 2010

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• 25,000 Now Registered with the Charities Commission

  Thursday 4 March 2010

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• Charitable Sector a Mirror of New Zealand’s own Diversity

  Wednesday 6 January 2010

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2009

• Resolving to make a difference

  Wednesday 23 December 2009

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• Thinking of Making a Donation to a Charity?

  Tuesday 16 June 2009

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2008

• Charities Commission Publishes Benchmark Survey of Trust and Confidence in the Charitable Sector

  Monday 24 November 2008

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• Charities Commission Registers 10,000th Charity

  Wednesday 6 August 2008

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• Charities’ Tax Deadline Approaches

  Friday 28 March 2008

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• Information on Registered Charities by Region

  Friday 28 March 2008

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• Registration Process Easy As Pie for Ronald McDonald House

  Friday 28 March 2008

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