Faith Based Groups: Information Hub

Kia ora,

We’ve created this Information Hub because faith based groups have unique considerations, so we want to empower you with information.

Provided for free here are articles, guides, videos, FAQs, links to upcoming seminars and more.

Check out our other resources too, like the free Charities Legal Handbook and monthly Impact Calls.

We welcome your questions

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Steven Moe
Partner
Member of Charities Services Sector Group, XRB Advisory Panel, EHF Fellow
stevenmoe@parryfield.com
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What’s new

March 2025

Charites Act Changes session for Churches and Charities with Steven Moe

Steven Moe recently spoke on the Radio about the implications for Churches and Faith Groups of consultation on tax and the video of that discussion is here:

Charities: Policies Package

Designed for Purpose-Driven Organisations

Getting started with policies can seem daunting, but they’re essential to protecting your people and your organisation’s purpose.

To support you, we’ve developed an affordable, one-off Policies Package designed specifically for for-purpose organisations.

Whether you’re building your policies from the ground up or reviewing existing ones, we’re here to make the process simple and practical.

Explore our Policies Package

Our Free Guides Available to Download

Navigating Claims of Historical Abuse in Care

Historical abuse in care is a saddening part of the story of some state and faith-based care institutions.

The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care has been working hard to investigate what happened between 1950-1999 in order to inform how state and faith-based care can be improved. Some faith-based institutions are now grappling with how to address claims of historical abuse in care.

Information on legal support in responding to claims of historical abuse in care, including our Best Practice Guide, can be found below.

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Charitable Trust Q&As

We receive a lot of question regarding charitable trusts from clients and people considering setting up a charitable trust. Our Q&A answers to the most frequent questions we receive. Charitable trusts offer a lot of flexibility and the answers to the questions below are assuming your rules or trust deed do not alter the default positions.

Click here or on the image to access the FAQ for Charities

Incorporated Societies vs Charitable Trusts

Key Issues to be Considering Right Now

Additional free resources that you may find helpful include:

Resources from the Christian Savings Conference 2024

Steven Moe, Kris Morrison and Judith Bullin recently presented at the Christian Savings Conference 2024, focussing on the ‘Abuse and Care Report’. Below are resources prepared which include practical advice and next steps for governing boards.

A Recipe for Churches- Hybrid Structures or Impact

Click here or on the image above to download for free

Lesson in Governance from the Royal Commission

Click here or on the image above to download for free

Recent Articles

Charities in New Zealand

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Charities can be a powerful vehicle for bringing change. We have been fortunate to have helped and worked with many clients in this space and can testify to the positive impact they can produce. Given our experience with charities we have produced…
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Guide to “Doing Business In New Zealand” Second Edition

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Business can be complicated but it doesn’t have to be.  We have helped thousands of clients and know about the key legal areas that will affect you and have just released our fully revised and updated “Doing Business in New Zealand” free…
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Trustee Liabilities for Injuries: What is Covered?

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Trustees frequently ask us whether they would be personally liable if someone is injured on a course run by a trust where they are a trustee. For example, imagine a youth focussed trust and they employ Jane, she takes a group of children on…
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