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Charity Details

The Geoscience Society of New Zealand Awards Trust
Geological Awards Trust
CC35670
9429043136056
Registered

Registration details

30/06/2008
March 31

Name change history

Name Effective Date
The Geological Society of New Zealand Awards Trust 30/06/2008
The Geoscience Society of New Zealand Awards Trust 1/04/2010

Address for service

PO Box 7003
Newtown
Wellington
6242
1 Fairway Drive
Avalon
Lower Hutt
5011

Charity's other details

admin@gsnz.org.nz
http://www.gsnz.org.nz
https://www.facebook.com/GeoSocNZ/
https://twitter.com/GeoscienceNZ/


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

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https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC35670

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

(a) To make awards recognising significant achievements by persons resident in New Zealand in Geoscience and related scientific field, in particular to Tertiary students and young Researchers within the first ten years of their professional career. (b) To administer awards and prizes known as the Alan Mason Historical Studies Fund, Hornibrook Prize, Puller/Vucetich Prize, Hastie Awards, Wellman Prize, Wellman Research Award, New Zealand Geophysics Prize, Werner F. Giggenbach Prize for Geochemistry, Jim Ansell Geophysics Scholarship, John Beavan Geodetic Fieldwork Grant, and such further awards and prizes as may be established by the Trust from time to time. (c) To support the advancement of geoscience research and knowledge in New Zealand generally. (d) To make grants to further geoscience research and endeavour. (e) To promote awareness of and education in the earth science fields in New Zealand. (f) To support libraries and others for raising knowledge and awareness of earth science.

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

Sponsors / undertakes research

Makes grants / loans to individuals, Makes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities), To provide awards to students for research education

Education / training / research

Environment / conservation

Children / young people

Voluntary bodies other than charities, General public, Young people as graduate students

Legal Structure

Incorporated Society
Geoscience Society of NZ Incorporated

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.

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
31/03/2025 30/09/2025 Processing $38,168 $6,140 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2024 30/09/2024 3/11/2024 $58,034 $14,200 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2023 16/01/2024 18/03/2024 $28,025 $8,182 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2022 31/01/2023 26/06/2023 $3,869 $10,172 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2021 30/09/2021 6/11/2021 $13,267 $11,225 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2020 30/09/2020 15/12/2020 $69,183 $12,642 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2019 31/12/2019 28/01/2020 $19,264 $9,136 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2018 30/09/2018 28/09/2018 $18,969 $9,890 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2017 30/09/2017 28/09/2017 $25,812 $26,421 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
Catherine Mary Reid President 2/12/2021
Sam Thomas McColl Immediate-Past President 2/12/2021
Alan Orpin Treasurer 16/07/2018

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
Katherine Angharad Holt Immediate Past President 26/11/2025
James Morfey Scott Immediate Past President 15/11/2023
Jennifer Dawn Eccles Trustee 2/12/2021
Adrian Pittari Trustee 26/11/2019
David Norman Bryant Skinner Financial advisor / Trustee 27/12/2018
Andrew Gorman Trustee 1/12/2017
Anna Kaiser Trustee 30/11/2017
Kat Holt Trustee 30/11/2016
Jan Marie Lindsay Trustee 27/11/2015
Scott Davidson Nodder Trustee 27/11/2015

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)
18/03/2024 NOC022
26/01/2022 NOC019
2/09/2020 NOC016
17/07/2018 NOC013
16/07/2018 NOC012
16/07/2018 NOC011
30/07/2013 AR007
27/09/2012 AR006
20/07/2010 NOC002
9/02/2010 AR003

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