The Student Volunteer Army is preparing to mobilise in response to the recent devastating floods in the Nelson/Tasman region. Visit their website to register your interest: https://www.sva.org.nz/nelsontasman25
Inland Revenue (IRD) is consulting on potential changes to the way charities and tangata whenua, community and voluntary organisations and groups are taxed in New Zealand. The potential changes include introducing tax for ‘unrelated’ charity businesses. The consultationdocument is technical. For the key potential changes, this survey outlines them in plain English before asking your views. Key documents are:
Your feedback is crucial in ensuring that the voices of our hugely diverse tangata whenua, community and voluntary sector organisations are heard. This survey from Hui E! and Volunteering New Zealand aims to gather your thoughts on the key areas of the consultation and will be collated into feedback from the Community Constellation, a collaboration of community sector peak bodies that Hui E! coordinates.
This survey will close at 5pm on 24 March. Feedback can be sent through to IRD until 31 March.
Some volunteers are paid an honorarium as a token of appreciation for voluntary services or contributions. IRD is considering changes to honoraria taxation as part of this consultation.
Honorarium payments by organisations to volunteers are a “schedular payment” and taxed at a flat rate.
Reimbursement for expenses incurred by volunteers in undertaking voluntary activities will be treated as exempt income to the volunteer.
We’d love to hear from volunteers or organisations about volunteer honorarium payments any challenges experienced around these. Please email [email protected] if you are happy to discuss this.
Come along to this interactive session, where you will be learning more about the Best Practice Guidelines and what other organisations do well in each area.
Our next Volunteer Tutor training course starts 28 August, you'll learn all you need to know to teach former refugees English in their homes.
Please email Barb at English Language Partners ([email protected]) for more information or visit our website to complete your application
www.englishlanguage.org.nz
What is Playback Theatre?
Improvised theatre where audience stories are brought to life on stage.
• Builds connection & empathy
• Celebrates real experiences
• Offers new perspectives
Story-crafting Workshop: 6:00–6:45pm — For women only
Public Performance: 7:00–8:30pm — Open to all
Saturday 2nd August, Trafalgar Hall. $5-$25 (sliding scale)
