Charities Services

Charity regulator in New Zealand

Hon Louise Upston^[1], Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector

Agency executives

Roger Miller, Chairperson
Charlotte Stanley, General manager

Parent agencyDepartment of Internal AffairsWebsitehttp://www.charities.govt.nz/

Charities Services, formerly known as the Charities Commission, is a New Zealand government agency established by the Charities Act 2005. Its responsibilities include:

maintaining and monitoring a register of charities
receiving annual returns and monitoring the activities of charities
promoting public trust in charitable organisations
providing education and assistance to the charitable sector
encouraging best practice in governance and use of resources
providing advice on matters relating to charities.

Charities Services is a division of the Department of Internal Affairs and has an independent three-person Board to make decisions about registering or deregistering charities.