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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Whangarei Kaipara Operational Support Brigade

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

Whangarei Kaipara Operational Support Unit

Registration number:

CC40305

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

7/10/2020

Balance Date:

June 30

Registration history

Registration Action	Date effective	Reason
Registered	7/10/2020
De-registered	15/04/2010	Failed to file Annual Returns as required by section 42 of the Charities Act
Registered	30/06/2008

Name change history

Name	Effective Date
Whangarei Volunteer Fire Brigade	7/10/2020
Whangarei Kaipara Operational Support Brigade	13/10/2022

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

12 Mansfield Terrace

Regent

Whangarei

112

Charity's other details

Phone:

021688082

Fax:

09 437 7058

Email:

ken.bennett@fireandemergency.nz

Areas of Operation:

Northland

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC40305

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

Recruitment, building our establishment so we can support our daytime and time turnouts, striving up skill and get more qualify ERD. Assisting in post structure fire incidents with pamphlet drops in the affected street. Maintain a strong working relationship with the community Continue to promote Health, Safety and Wellbeing on station and on the incident ground.

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

Activities:

Provides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling), Provides advice / information / advocacy

Sectors:

Emergency / disaster relief

Beneficiaries:

General public

Legal Structure

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
30/06/2025	31/12/2025	8/09/2025	$9,257	$9,416	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2024	31/12/2024	11/09/2024	$9,980	$6,491	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2023	31/12/2023	20/08/2023	$9,585	$12,311	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2022	31/12/2022	13/10/2022	$11,446	$11,036	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2021	30/09/2021	30/08/2021	$8,491	$13,129	Included in Annual Return

= Balance Date Change
-	This annual return will cover the financial between 1 April 2021 and 30 June 2022 (15 months) due to a balance date change.

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Elizabeth King	Secretary	26/08/2024
Amelia Kaea-Norman	Fire Officer Appointed by the Brigade Chief Fire Officer	21/09/2020
Kenneth eric Bennett	Treasurer	14/09/2020
Les McKenzie	Brigade Deputy Chief Fire Officer	14/09/2020
John Canning	Brigade Chief Fire Officer	7/09/2020
Peter Reid	OS-SSO	27/07/2020

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Jaymin McGuire	OS-FF	1/03/2025
Jaden Edwards	OS-QFF	30/11/2024
jamal uiese	OS-QFF	31/07/2023
Mark Montgomery	OS-SO	31/07/2023
Malcolm Tipton	Treasurer	29/05/2020
Sean Patrick Bourke	Station Officer	5/12/2014
Kelly Sproule	Secretary	19/08/2013

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)
7/08/2024	NOC008
13/10/2022	NOC006
9/04/2022	NOC004
8/04/2010	NOC002

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name