About

Registered Charity with the Charities Commission 

The Society for Promotion of Community Standards Inc. [SPCS] is registered as a "charitable entity" with the Charities Commission (Reg. no. CC20268), under the Charities Act 2005. It is a non-profit organisation and all of its objects have been constituted with the express intent of serving "charitable purposes": matters beneficial to the community (see separate homepage entry "Objects"). The Society has a wide range of financial members throughout the country (see separate entry under "Membership").

Incorporated Society

The Society [SPCS] was registered as an Incorporated Society on 25 September 1975, under the Incorporated Societies Act 1908.

Donee Organisation:

The Society is listed as a donee organisation on the Inland Revenue Department website (http://www.ird.govt.nz).

The achievements of the Society covering the years 1970-1995 are well- documented in the book A Stand for Decency (216 pp.) by Carolyn Moynihan, published by the Society in 1995 (ISBN 0-473-03340-2). The Society was founded in 1970. Patricia Bartlett (1928-2000), Founder and first National Secretary-Director of the Society (1970-1995), was awarded an O.B.E. in 1977 for her services to the Society. Her citation recognised her tireless and dedicated work to the Society in serving "the public good," a commendation that publicly recognised the charitable purposes for which the Society had been established.

The current leadership of the Society includes John Mills (President), David Lane (Executive Director), M.Sc. (Hons.), Dip. Tchg., Executive Members: David Wilson, M.Sc. (Hons.), Dip. Tchg., Tony McCall B.Ed. All elected at SPCS AGM 21 April 2008. 

National Patrons of the Society have included:

Right Reverend. E.A. Gowing, MA (Bishop of Auckland) 1971-1980

Professor Emeritus E. Blaiklock, MA, D.Litt, OBE. 1971-1983

Sir Dove Meyer Robinson 1971-1976

Sir Charles Burns, KBE, MD, FRCP, FRACP 1973-1984

Commissioner Sir Dean Goffin, KBE (Salvation Army) 1982-1983

Colonel D.H. Campbell (Salvation Army) 1984-1987

Mr T.J. Young LLB., QSO., 1987 – 1995

Sir Desmond Sullivan, KB, LLB 1987-

Sir John Kennedy-Good, KBE, QSO 1984-2005

Marilyn Prior until 2005

Professor T.V. O’Donnell, MD, FRACP, CBE 1987 – 21 April 2008

National Presidents have included:

Mr Kevin O’Hagan

Mr H.T. Robinson

Mr Trevor Young, LLB., QSO

Mr Joe Aspell, MBE

Mr J.N.L. Searle AE, B.Com, FCA

Rev, Gordon Dempsey, BA, L.Th., Dip. Tchg. JP

Dr David L. Hutchison, ME, Ph.D., FIPENZ

Mr Nick Thomas

Mr Mike Petrus MA., Dip. Tchg.

Graham Fox BA