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This is the charity information for: The Opapa Railway Heritage Trust Incorporated.

Charity Details

Removal details

Legal name of the Charity:

The Opapa Railway Heritage Trust Incorporated

Registration number:

CC36019

NZBN number:

9429042700562

Current Status:

Removed

Removal Date

04/05/2026

Removal Reason:

This organisation has been removed because its legal entity as an incorporated society has ceased to exist under the Incorporated Societies Act 2022 Schedule 1 clause 12.

Below are details of The Opapa Railway Heritage Trust Incorporated at the date of removal:

Registration details

Date of Registration:

14/12/2008

Balance Date:

March 31

Registration history

Registration Action	Date effective	Reason
Removed	4/05/2026	This organisation has been removed because its legal entity as an incorporated society has ceased to exist under the Incorporated Societies Act 2022 Schedule 1 clause 12.
Registered	14/12/2008

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

798 Te Aute Road

RD 2

Hastings

4172

Charity's other details

Phone:

06 878 4918

Email:

wlhall@xtra.co.nz

Areas of Operation:

Hawke's Bay

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC36019

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

To preserve an historic 110 year old country railway station building, which is the only remaining historic station in the Napier-Hastings area, for public access.

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

Activities:

Other (please state)

(Restore building as community asset)

Sectors:

Arts / culture / heritage

Environment / conservation

Beneficiaries:

General public

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	Annual Return Summary
31/03/2026	30/09/2026	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed
31/03/2025	30/09/2025	10/09/2025	$623	$494	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	27/09/2024	$431	$423	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	26/09/2023	$132	$423	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	19/08/2022	$370	$758	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2021	30/09/2021	30/09/2021	$559	$458	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2020	30/09/2020	19/08/2020	$495	$408	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2019	30/09/2019	29/08/2019	$210	$408	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2018	30/09/2018	24/08/2018	$243	$476	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2017	30/09/2017	31/10/2017	$625	$458	Included in Annual Return
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Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Dean Richard Hagen	Committee member	12/08/2017
Julia Vyse Rickard	Secretary	1/07/2007
Walter Lee Hall	President / Treasurer	1/07/2007

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Brian John Beck	Committee Member	31/10/2025
Wayne Rickard	committee	20/09/2024
Kelvin Langley	individual	8/03/2023
Bryan Irvine Rickard	Committee Member	1/12/2021
Shirley Joan Flaus	Treasurer	12/08/2017
Jenny Beck	committee member	15/08/2015
Geoffrey Richard Moss	Committee Member	15/08/2014
Andrew Thorburn Don	Committee Member	22/06/2008
Christopher James Cowie	Committee Member	22/06/2008

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)
27/11/2025	NOC015
14/09/2015	NOC004
30/10/2012	AR004
28/02/2011	AR002

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name