Scoop: First Charity Registered With Charities Commission

Scoop: First Charity Registered With Charities Commission: "First Charity Registered With Charities Commission

The Charities Commission announced today the registration of the Te Aute Koiri Foundation Incorporated the first charity registered under the new Charities Act.

This follows the opening of the Charities Register on 1 February, when the Charities Commission began to receive applications from charitable organisations under the Charities Act 2005.

The Hastings-based charity supports the special character of Te Aute College in Hawkes Bay, where, among other Māori leaders, Sir Apirana Ngata studied on his way to become the first Māori to graduate with a University degree.

Chief Executive of the Charities Commission Trevor Garrett said this first registration is a significant milestone for New Zealand."