Greenpeace NZ too big for illegal activities to block charity status, lawyer says

Greenpeace NZ too big for illegal activities to block charity status, lawyer says
By Paul McBeth Sept. 4 (BusinessDesk) - Greenpeace of New Zealand, the environmental lobby group, is too big to miss out on charitable status just because the actions of a few members may be deemed illegal, the Court of Appeal heard today. Counsel for the non-profit organisation , Davey Salmon, told Justices Rhys Harrison, Lynton Stevens and Douglas White, there was no evidence Greenpeace was engaged in illegal activities that would block it from registering as a charity. Even if some members were found to have trespassed in their non-violen...