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Charity Summary


Charity Details

Association of Blind Citizens of New Zealand Incorporated
Blind Citizens NZ
CC41040
9429042683667
Registered

Registration details

30/06/2008
June 30

Address for service

PO Box 7144
Newtown
Wellington
6242
GROUND FLOOR
113 Adelaide Road
Mount Cook
Wellington
6021

Charity's other details

04-389-0039
04-389-0030
rwilkinson@blindcitizensnz.org.nz
http://www.abcnz.org.nz
https://www.facebook.com/BlindCitizensNZ/


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

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https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC41040

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

Founded in 1945, Blind Citizens NZ is New Zealand's leading blindness consumer organisation and one of the country's largest and oldest organisations of disabled consumers. We are often referred to as a Disabled People’s Organisation (DPO). Blind Citizens NZ works to heighten awareness of the rights of blind, deafblind, low vision and vision impaired people, and to remove the barriers that impact upon their ability to live in an accessible, equitable and inclusive society.

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

Provides advice / information / advocacy

Acts as an umbrella / resource body

People with disabilities

Education / training / research

People with disabilities

Children / young people, Other charities, Older people, General public, Family / whanau

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.

For Year Ended Due Date Date Submitted Total Income Total Expenditure Financial Statements Annual Return Summary
30/06/2025 31/12/2025 17/12/2025 $453,905 $598,951 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2024 31/12/2024 1/01/2025 $440,121 $541,601 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2023 31/12/2023 25/10/2023 $459,619 $56,382 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2022 31/12/2022 27/10/2022 $387,068 $446,326 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2021 31/12/2021 23/02/2022 $689,899 $425,009 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2020 31/12/2020 21/01/2021 $458,359 $851,554 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2019 31/12/2019 16/01/2020 $480,340 $572,368 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2018 31/12/2018 31/01/2019 $1,146,129 $493,912 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2017 31/12/2017 21/02/2018 $708,014 $471,470 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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30/06/2016 31/12/2016 9/02/2017 $459,640 $613,557 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
Juanita Willems Board Member 5/10/2025
Peter Wallace Allen Board Member 5/10/2025
Beverley Donna Duncan Member-at-Large | Board Member 8/11/2024
Maria Donna Stevens Member-at-Large | Board Member 8/11/2024
Paula Waby Member-at-Large | Board Member 15/12/2015
Andrea Courtney Member-at-Large | Board Member 7/10/2008
Anthony Jonathan Godfrey National President | Board Member | WBU Delegate 8/10/2006
Martine Abel-Williamson Member-at-Large | Board Member 8/10/2006
Rosemary Dawn Wilkinson Chief Executive 28/02/1990
Russell Lowry Board Member 30/05/1958

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
Christine Fern Member-at-Large / Board Member 4/10/2025
Tewai Halatau Member-at-Large / Board Member 19/10/2024
Wendy Chiang Member-at-Large / Board Member 19/10/2024
Shaun Charles Johnson Member-at-Large / Board Member 10/10/2021
Carl Halliburton Member-at-Large / Board Member 10/10/2020
David Allen Member-at-Large / Board Member 10/10/2020
Geraldine Barbara Glanville Member at Large 6/10/2019
Murray Peat Member at Large 31/08/2019
Vaughan Douglas Dodd Member at Large 22/02/2019
Daniel Phillips Member at Large 7/10/2018

Charity Updates

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8/11/2024 NOC024
1/03/2022 NOC021
23/02/2022 NOC019
23/10/2020 NOC017
1/11/2019 NOC015
1/11/2019 NOC014
5/02/2016 NOC009
11/05/2015 NOC008
23/12/2014 NOC007
16/06/2014 NOC006

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