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Charity Summary


Charity Details

Te Whare Tu Whanau (Gisborne Womens Refuge) Incorporated
CC39885
9429042842514
Registered

Registration details

7/05/2009
June 30

Name change history

Name Effective Date
Te Whare Tu Wahine (Gisborne Womens Refuge) Incorporated 7/05/2009
Te Whare Tu Whanau (Gisborne Womens Refuge) Incorporated 20/12/2019

Address for service

PO Box 450
Gisborne
4040
798 Gladstone Road
Te Hapara
Gisborne
4010

Charity's other details

0220434289
GM@twtwrefuge.co.nz


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

Marae, Affiliation with iwi and/or hapū, Focuses on outcomes for Māori, Ownership

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC39885

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

Entity's Purpose or Mission: * Main Activity: Our vision is to be: Leaders in the prevention and elimination of family/whanau violence and Homelessness. Our purpose is to Liberate families/whanau from violence and homelessness through the provision of quality services and social commentary. Our refuge provides Safe housing for Wahine and Tamariki as well as Safe and Respite housing for Tane. We are also providers of Transitional Housing for homeless. Activities: We provide Crisis, Intervention and prevention services. 24 hour crisis services, Individual or group counselling and family therapy by a Qualified Counsellor, Domestic violence programmes for women, He Taonga Te Mokopuna programme for tamariki, Wairua Ora programme for tane and social support for homeless whanau into long term accommodation.

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

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Provides advice / information / advocacy, Provides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)

Social services

Accommodation / housing, Education / training / research

Family / whanau

Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, General public

Entity Structure

The service is governed by a Board of Trustees. They provide guidance for the organisations General Manager who is employed full time and is responsible for the organisations daily operations including Finances, Contract management, Human Resource and Relationship Management. Each of the organisations 2 services, Family violence and Transitional Housing currently employ in the organisation are 13 staff in total made up of 10 FTE, 3 Part time.

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.

Exemptions

This charity has been granted an exemption from filing an annual return by 31 December 2009 under Section 43 of the Charities Act 2005. The first annual return is due by 31 December 2010.

For Year Ended Due Date Date Submitted Total Income Total Expenditure Financial Statements Annual Return Summary
30/06/2025 31/12/2025 - - - To be filed To be filed
30/06/2024 31/03/2025 22/05/2025 $1,637,577 $1,355,460 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2023 29/02/2024 20/04/2024 $1,754,195 $1,398,553 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2023 $1,837,422 $1,379,159 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2021 31/03/2022 22/04/2022 $1,598,882 $1,443,795 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2020 31/12/2020 30/12/2020 $1,498,407 $1,335,015 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2019 29/02/2020 22/02/2020 $1,368,990 $1,222,607 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2018 28/02/2019 6/03/2019 $1,232,307 $1,116,696 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2017 31/12/2017 19/02/2018 $421,795 $406,645 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
30/06/2016 31/12/2016 14/02/2018 $399,090 $377,195 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
Michelle Grant Member 4/07/2025
Willow Tiopira Member 4/07/2025
Keita-Yee Schwass Trust Member 20/03/2022
Coby Te Pairi Trust Member 7/12/2018
Philippa Davies Manahautū/General Manager 19/08/2011
Lolina Rudolph Vice Chairperson 1/11/2010
Kerry Dale Procter Chairperson 7/11/2008
Ross Graeme Croker Treasurer 4/07/2008

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
Philippa Davies Manager 1/01/2025
Michelle Grant Trust Member 27/11/2024
Thelma Karaitiana Member 17/03/2023
Jackie Akuhata-Brown Member 30/06/2022
Evelyn Kennedy Board Member 9/03/2021
Patricia Ona Mill - Poi Member 2/08/2020
Mike Timu Member 31/12/2019
Sammy - Jo Unasa Su Secretary 30/06/2019
Diedre Hemmingway Member 30/03/2019
Elaine Higham Board member 7/12/2018

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.
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17/11/2025 NOC025
19/05/2025 NOC023
27/03/2025 NOC022
24/05/2023 NOC020
3/04/2022 NOC017
7/03/2020 NOC014
21/02/2019 NOC011
15/11/2013 NOC006
15/11/2012 AR003
15/11/2012 NOC003

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