Parliamentary Breakfast – Shreya Basu, Open Government Partnership Regional Civil Society coordinator for Asia Pacific Grant Robertson, MP for Wellington Central hosted this parliamentary breakfast for guest speaker Shreya Basu. Her topic was NZ and the Open Government Partnership – what should you know, and why should you care? More than 80 people attended the event which was generously sponsored …
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Sticking-Plaster Solution to a Problem with Charities Legislation
MEDIA RELEASE, issued Friday 3 July 2015. Government has decided on changes to the tax regime instead of dealing with the real issue, which is a problem with the Charities Act. The announcement that special tax provisions for charitable providers of community housing will be put through Parliament is like putting a sticking plaster on a broken leg and hoping …
Communities Count 2: ComVoices 2014 Pre-Election Briefing
Go here for a one page summary. Full report here. This is the second in a continuing series of pre-election briefings by ComVoices. The first was in 2011. The briefing summarises key community sector issues and suggests possible solutions to political parties, politicians, Ministers, key influencers and the sector itself. The key areas of focus for the 2014 General Election …
State of the Sector Survey Snapshot 2014
Go here for a one page summary. Full report here. This was the first State of the Sector Survey Snapshots. It was developed because in the lead up to the 2014 General Election, ComVoices had consistently received feedback from community organisations that were finding it increasingly difficult to make ends meet. The survey of more than 300 community organisations showed …
Communities Count: ComVoices 2011 Pre-election Briefing
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