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This is the charity information for: New Zealand Alpine Garden Society Incorporated.

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

New Zealand Alpine Garden Society Incorporated

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

NZAGS

Registration number:

CC29851

NZBN number:

9429042676348

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

30/06/2008

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

PO Box 2984

Christchurch

8140

Charity's Street Address:

116 MacKenzie Avenue

Woolston

Christchurch

8023

Charity's other details

Phone:

0276867260

Email:

info@nzags.com

Website:

http://www.nzags.com

Other Social Network:

Instagram

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Overseas

Oceania

Australia

North America

United States

Asia

Japan

Europe

Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, United Kingdom

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC29851

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

Advancing education by fostering and promoting a knowledge of alpine plants within New Zealand and their cultivation and for that purpose to hold meetings and exhibitions, publish papers, books and journals, organise visits to rock and alpine gardens, field trips and generally to promote any activity that is consistent or will provide these objects. For the purposes of these rules “alpine plants" will mean all plants suitable for the rock garden, frame or alpine house, including woodland and or bulbous plants. The intention is to disseminate this knowledge among members and public by holding regular meetings, an annual show, various field trips regular newsletters and bulletins. Additionally conferences and study weekends will be run with international and national speakers.

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

Activities:

Provides advice / information / advocacy

Makes grants / loans to individuals, Conservation-Recreation See Rule 2a

Sectors:

Education / training / research

Environment / conservation, Sport / recreation, Education And Research Of Alpinplants

Beneficiaries:

General public

Members

Legal Structure

Incorporated Society

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
31/03/2026	30/09/2026	30/08/2026	$30,875	$23,188	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2025	30/09/2025	6/09/2025	$38,441	$31,629	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	25/09/2024	$46,177	$32,366	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	20/09/2023	$34,868	$41,397	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	26/09/2022	$39,478	$40,021	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2021	30/09/2021	3/04/2022	$21,966	$20,764	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2020	30/09/2020	22/09/2021	$36,771	$40,018	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2019	30/09/2019	4/11/2020	$19,488	$17,412	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2018	30/09/2018	20/11/2018	$21,062	$16,087	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2017	30/09/2017	24/10/2017	$19,880	$14,142	Included in Annual Return
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Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Carol Halstead	Committee Member	6/08/2026
Shirley (Ann) Cartman	Committee Member	6/08/2026
Christina Garland	Committee member	7/08/2025
Donna Willocks	Committee member	7/08/2025
Shirley Coffey	Treasurer	7/08/2025
Rob Lines	Committee Member	1/08/2024
Jenny Ladley	Secretary	3/08/2023
Ai-Ling Chang	Committee Member	1/08/2023
Gabor Csontos	Committee Member	6/08/2020
Pauline Ann Murphy	Committee Member	6/08/2020

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Hamish Brown	Committee Member	6/08/2026
Robert Duns	Treasurer	7/08/2025
Suzanne Turner	Committee member	7/08/2025
Hilary Jean Plunket	Council Member	1/08/2024
Irene Blair	Council member	1/08/2024
Katherine Chamberlain	Council Member	1/08/2024
Christina Garland	Council Member	4/08/2022
Judith Stephens	Secretary	4/08/2022
Denise Meadows	Council member	4/11/2020
Heather Hall	Committee member	6/08/2020
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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)
30/08/2026	NOC026
3/11/2024	NOC024
3/11/2024	NOC023
17/08/2024	NOC021
17/08/2024	NOC020
26/07/2016	NOC011
26/07/2016	NOC010
14/04/2016	NOC009
5/11/2015	NOC008
25/11/2014	NOC007
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Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name