If your community groups sends messages to supporters, clients, sponsors, colleagues or others via email you must make yourselves familiar with the NZ Spam Act 2007:

The new NZ Spam Act or 'Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act' comes into effect on September 5th 2007. … failure to comply can lead to fines of up to $500,000.

For more information visit: www.antispam.govt.nz

The folks at Mohawk Media have a fuller post with an excellent summary of the legislation's key points.

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