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Tax Credit Cap Threatens Hospice Gifts, Cancer Lodge Funding

6/25/2026

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Minister Simon Watts announced the tax credit for donations above $100,000 is capped, affecting 0.1% of donors.
Waipuna Hospice director Ross McLeod warned the cap could curb gifts, delay Cancer Society lodge, and may push donors to reconsider, as the hospice gets 43% of costs from government.
Acorn Foundation chief executive Lori Luke said credits have funded the Tauranga Cancer Society lodge and are key to the $1.6 trillion wealth transfers.

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Minister Simon Watts announced the tax credit for donations above $100,000 is capped, affecting 0.1% of donors.
Waipuna Hospice director Ross McLeod warned the cap could curb gifts, delay Cancer Society lodge, and may push donors to reconsider, as the hospice gets 43% of costs from government.
Acorn Foundation chief executive Lori Luke said credits have funded the Tauranga Cancer Society lodge and are key to the $1.6 trillion wealth transfers.