GAVIN EVANS: Greenpeace and the pursuit of Big Charity

GAVIN EVANS: Greenpeace and the pursuit of Big Charity
Gavin Evans
Greenpeace believes gaining charitable status for its New Zealand business is a win for civil society in this country. I’m not so sure. The High Court – unremarkably – has ruled that environmental advocacy is of public benefit and thus a charitable purpose. But Justice Jill Mallon, in declaring Greenpeace NZ fit for registration as a charity this week, appeared to give little weight to the Supreme Court’s guidance that the means and manner of causes' promotion is important when testing their charitable status. Justice Mallon seemed...

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