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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Opotiki Volunteer Fire Brigade

Registration number:

CC28344

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

19/11/2025

Balance Date:

March 31

Registration history

Registration Action	Date effective	Reason
Registered	19/11/2025
De-registered	11/08/2010	This entity was removed from the Charities Register because it failed to file Annual Returns as required by section 42 of the Charities Act.
Registered	30/06/2008

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

34 King Street

Opotiki

3122

Charity's other details

Phone:

07 315 6312

Email:

opotiki.fenz@fireandemergency.nz

Areas of Operation:

Bay of Plenty

Gisborne

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC28344

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

To provide fire fighting and emergency response services to the Opotiki and surrounding area.

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

Activities:

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Sectors:

Emergency / disaster relief

Beneficiaries:

General public

Legal Structure

Charitable Trusts incorporated under the Charitable Trusts Act

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
31/03/2026	30/09/2026	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Barry John Hennessy	Deputy Chief Fire Officer	5/10/2022
Adrian John Harray	Brigade Treasurer	3/07/2019
Avon Mary McKay	Brigade Secretary	7/05/2015
Rowan George Newell	Chief Fire Officer	14/01/1980

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Victor Montgomery Carter	Chief Fire Officer	28/02/2019
Joseph Sydney Ronald Robert Hughes	Deputy Chief Fire Officer	30/06/2015

Charity Updates

Here is a list of all the details changed by the charity, for example adding or removing officers, amending rules, changing balance dates or updating address details.

Date Created	Reference	View Summary (.pdf <1MB)
7/01/2010	NOC002

Charity Documents

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