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Charity Details


Motu Research and Education Foundation
CC10530
9429043143733
Registered

Registration details

1/07/2007
June 30

Address for service

PO Box 24390
Manners Street
Wellington
6142
Level 1
97 Cuba Street
Te Aro
Wellington
6011

Charity's other details

(04)939 4250
(04)939 4251
https://www.facebook.com/moturesearch
https://twitter.com/moturesearch


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

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Purpose & Structure


Charitable Purpose

The Motu Research and Education Foundation was established in 2006, with the aim of building capability of economic research and public decision-making. We build capability in the public sector by funding and promoting research into public policy issues affecting New Zealand without advocating an ideological or political position. Specifically, we provide: Funding for Internships, Funding for Māori scholarships, Funding for visiting academics to present in New Zealand, and Seed funding to explore new areas of economic and policy research. The Motu Foundation is not an operational entity. We don’t carry out our own research, so in pursuing these objectives, the Foundation co-operates with a range of people and organisations, particularly Motu Research. The Motu Foundation is governed by a Board of Trustees, which consists of some of New Zealand’s most distinguished business people and academics.

Note: The main sectors, activities and beneficiaries are bolded.

Sponsors / undertakes research

Makes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities), Provides advice / information / advocacy

Education / training / research

Community development, Economic development

General public

Legal Structure

Charitable Trusts incorporated under the Charitable Trusts Act
Motu: Economic and Public Policy Research Trust

Annual Returns


Annual Returns are due within 6 months of a charity’s balance date (financial year-end), or a longer period if an extension has been granted.

Note: Charities that use the Tier 4 Combined Form to file their annual returns do not need to file their financial statements separately. The financial statements are included in their annual return summary.

For Year Ended Due Date Date Submitted Total Income Total Expenditure Financial Statements Annual Return Summary
30/06/2025 31/12/2025 23/10/2025 $194,887 $114,487 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2024 31/12/2024 28/11/2024 $144,286 $63,392 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2023 31/12/2023 13/12/2023 $100,723 $64,187 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2022 31/12/2022 24/11/2022 $48,059 $52,116 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2021 31/12/2021 2/12/2021 $64,270 $51,973 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2020 31/12/2020 25/11/2020 $62,210 $59,471 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2019 31/12/2019 5/12/2019 $65,411 $87,799 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2018 31/12/2018 3/12/2018 $86,406 $50,696 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2017 31/12/2017 16/11/2017 $104,943 $67,976 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2016 31/12/2016 19/12/2016 $73,620 $51,635 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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Officer Details


Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
Rohan Eric Biggs Trustee 19/03/2026
Steven Montgomery Fyfe Trustee 19/03/2026
Richard Francis May Trustee 21/03/2024
Timothy David Clarke Trustee 26/03/2020
Christopher John McDermott Trustee 4/03/2019
Pamela Ann Bonney Trustee 7/08/2018
Duncan James Small Trustee 9/08/2017

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
Joanne Elizabeth Wills Trustee 21/08/2025
Michael John Potts Trustee 22/09/2023
Bruce William Massey Wills Trustee 24/03/2022
John Arthur Roberts Trustee 28/03/2019
Susan Lesley Haines Trustee 31/12/2018
John Hay Trustee 23/03/2018
Adam B Jaffe Director 31/12/2017
Kerry Prendergast Trustee 26/10/2017
Colin Charles James Trustee 3/08/2016
Neil Richard Green Trustee 21/07/2015
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Charity Updates


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30/03/2026 NOC036
29/09/2025 NOC034
15/04/2024 NOC032
25/10/2023 NOC030
30/03/2022 NOC028
8/06/2021 NOC026
5/06/2020 NOC024
28/03/2019 NOC022
27/09/2018 NOC020
4/04/2018 NOC019
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