Family First New Zealand - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 28 Sep 2020 05:18:13 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Family First New Zealand - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Family First charity decision headed to Supreme Court https://cathnews.co.nz/2020/09/28/family-first-charity-supreme-court/ Mon, 28 Sep 2020 06:52:06 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=131054 The decision that Family First New Zealand is eligible to be registered as a charity is being taken to the Supreme Court. The Attorney-General has asked the court to hear its appeal against a Court of Appeal decision that the "family values" advocacy and education group qualifies for charitable status. Family First was among many Read more

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The decision that Family First New Zealand is eligible to be registered as a charity is being taken to the Supreme Court.

The Attorney-General has asked the court to hear its appeal against a Court of Appeal decision that the "family values" advocacy and education group qualifies for charitable status.

Family First was among many groups affected in a review of charities. Registration as a charity can have benefits including tax advantages and eligibility for funding.

The High Court decided it did not qualify but the Court of Appeal decided it did. Read more

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