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Charity Summary


Charity Details

Water Safety New Zealand Incorporated
Water Safety NZ
CC33799
9429042690931
Registered

Registration details

30/06/2008
June 30

Address for service

PO Box 834
Pipitea
Wellington
6140
5 Willeston Street
Level 6, Rawlinson House
Wellington Central
Wellington
6011

Charity's other details

wsnz@watersafety.org.nz
http://www.watersafety.org.nz


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

Focuses on outcomes for Māori

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC33799

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

WSNZ is the lead agency for the water safety sector. We work to reduce the high number of Kiwis who lose their lives or are injured in the water each year.

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

Other (please state)

(Providing Public Water Safety Education), Acts as an umbrella / resource body, Provides advice / information / advocacy

Education / training / research

General public

Legal Structure

Incorporated Society

Annual Returns

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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.

Exemptions

Balance Date of 30 June – This charity has been granted an exemption from filing an annual return by 31 December 2008 under Section 43 of the Charities Act 2005. The first annual return is due by 31 December 2009.

For Year Ended Due Date Date Submitted Total Income Total Expenditure Financial Statements Annual Return Summary
30/06/2025 31/12/2025 25/11/2025 $4,345,793 $4,433,297 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2024 31/12/2024 21/11/2024 $4,435,354 $4,388,048 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2023 31/12/2023 29/11/2023 $4,398,230 $4,236,431 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2022 31/12/2022 5/12/2022 $4,413,517 $4,237,168 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2021 31/12/2021 20/12/2021 $4,979,915 $4,879,415 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2020 31/12/2020 24/11/2020 $4,678,897 $4,694,138 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2019 31/12/2019 19/11/2019 $4,056,946 $4,306,665 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2018 31/12/2018 4/12/2018 $3,811,250 $3,720,778 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2017 31/12/2017 15/11/2017 $3,702,353 $3,476,784 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2016 31/12/2016 29/11/2016 $3,876,056 $3,816,725 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
Fole (Daleki) Finau Board Member 12/11/2025
Vanessa Ann Winnings Board Member 19/02/2025
Nina Welanyk Brown Independent Board Member 23/10/2024
Emma Sutherland Board Member 31/10/2023
James Helmore Board Member 21/11/2022
Anna Margaret Tootill Board Member 20/10/2022
Peter Kara Board Member 20/10/2022

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
Corrina Patricia Makarena Gage Board Member 23/10/2024
Kira Schaffler Board member 23/10/2024
Anne-Marie Jackson Board Member 30/10/2023
Kate Wareham Chair 29/09/2023
Michael Bassett-Foss Board Member 29/09/2023
Dean Lawrence Board Member 20/10/2022
Elsie Margaret McKee Board Member 20/10/2022
Matt Barker Board Member 20/10/2022
Maurice Kidd Board Member 20/10/2022
Jennifer Mary Gill Board Member 21/10/2021

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)
8/10/2025 NOC036
15/05/2025 NOC035
30/10/2024 NOC033
31/05/2024 NOC032
10/04/2024 NOC031
2/02/2023 NOC028
8/11/2022 NOC026
20/09/2022 NOC025
9/12/2021 NOC023
10/02/2021 NOC022

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