The Peace Foundation Disarmament and Security Centre (“PFDCS”)  was registered as a charity by the Charities Commission on 10 September 2007 (Charity No. CC11049). On its website [www.disarmsecure.org] it advertises itself as – Promoting Alternative Security: Specialist Branch of the Aotearoa/New Zealand Peace Foundation (“The Peace Foundation”), an Incorporated Society based in Auckland.

 The PFDCS  was first registered as a Charitable Trust (Reg. No. 1534262), under the Charitable Trusts Act 1957, on 9 July 2004, prior to becoming a registered charity with the Charities Commission. It has as its stated primary purposes (source “Rules” registered 03/11/2007: Charities Commission website www.charities.govt.nz ):

 (a) Promote a climate of peace in Aotearoa/New Zealand

 (b) Promote peace and disarmament education throughout the education system and wider community

(c) Make regulations to advance the attainment of any of the above objects

 (d) Do any act or thing incidental or conducive to the attainment of any of the above objects.

“The Peace Foundation (the ‘parent body’ of PFDCS), based in Auckland, which received a total income of $651,920 in 2005/06 and which has been engaged in political advocacy since 28 May 1975 when it was first registered as an Incorporated Society; describes the PFDCS on its website as “The Christchurch Office of the Peace Foundation” – it provides the link to its website ( http://www.disarmsecure.org/links.php).  The Peace Foundation and PFDCS are therefore inextricably linked (http://www.peace.net.nz). [Read more…]