# New Zealand looks at definition of charity

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2001/06/14/new-zealand-looks-definition-charity/
- Published: 2001-06-14T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The New Zealand government is consulting over whether to review the ways in which
charities are taxed.
The New Zealand government is consulting over whether to review
the ways in which charities are taxed. Their consultation document also invites 
discussion on updating the legal definition of a charity. In this way, New Zealand
joins countries including Canada and Scotland in looking at a new, more relevant
definition of charitable status.

Read [Taxes On Charities Studied](http://www.newsroom.co.nz/story/51007-99999.html)
by Patric Lane at NewsRoom and read the government’s discussion document.

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