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Charity Summary


Charity Details


Geoscience Society of NZ Incorporated
Geological Society of New Zealand Incorporated
CC41125
9429042626947
Registered

Registration details

30/06/2008
March 31

Name change history

Name Effective Date
Geological Society of NZ Incorporated 30/06/2008
Geoscience Society of NZ Incorporated 1/04/2010

Address for service

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

Charity's other details

https://www.facebook.com/GeoSocNZ/
https://twitter.com/GeoscienceNZ/


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

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Purpose & Structure


Charitable Purpose

(a) To encourage the advancement of geosciences. (b) To serve as a means of facilitating communication and cooperation among members, and other bodies. (c) To investigate and report on matters of general interest to New Zealand geoscientists. (d) To investigate and report on matters of geoscience that concern members of the general public, and local and territorial statutory bodies. (e) To serve as a channel for the expression of the views of New Zealand geoscientists. (f) To hold and sponsor conferences and other scientific meetings and meetings of Subcommittees, local Branches and Special Interest Groups. (g) To support Tertiary Students and Early Career Geoscientists in their research and to attend geoscience conferences and meetings, by approving Awards and Prizes through the medium of the geological Awards Trust (Inc). (h) To encourage and give recognition to high standards of geoscientific research. (i) To seek the preservation of important geoscientific sites.

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Makes grants / loans to individuals

Acts as an umbrella / resource body, Provides advice / information / advocacy

Education / training / research

Environment / conservation, Emergency / disaster relief, International activities, Economic development

General public

Legal Structure

Incorporated Society

Entities your charity controls

Name CC Registration Number
The Geoscience Society of New Zealand Awards Trust CC35670

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 26/02/2026 $143,886 $73,605 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2024 30/09/2024 3/11/2024 $157,057 $85,194 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2023 16/01/2024 18/03/2024 $559,313 $71,723 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2022 31/10/2022 26/06/2023 $56,160 $67,281 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2021 30/09/2021 6/11/2021 $85,970 $82,871 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2020 30/09/2020 17/12/2020 $119,966 $98,404 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2019 31/12/2019 28/01/2020 $223,284 $213,425 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2018 30/09/2018 27/09/2018 $87,086 $88,582 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2017 30/09/2017 26/09/2017 $90,929 $107,114 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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Officer Details


Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
Michael Clifton Rowe Vice-President 26/11/2025
Catherine Mary Reid President 15/11/2023
Alan Russell Orpin Treasurer 1/12/2017
Matthew William Sagar Committee member 30/11/2016
Samuel Thomas McColl Immediate-Past President 30/11/2016

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 Eccles Immediate Past-President 2/12/2021
Glenn David Vallender Newsletter Editor 24/11/2020
Richard John Wysoczanski Secretary 24/11/2020
Adrian Pittari Immediate Past-President 26/11/2019
Ian James Hamling Geophysics Representative 26/11/2019
Catherine Reid Secretary 29/11/2018
David Norman Bryant Skinner Financial advisor 29/11/2018
Andrew Gorman Past President 1/12/2017
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Charity Updates


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18/03/2024 NOC025
26/01/2022 NOC023
26/01/2022 NOC022
2/09/2020 NOC019
5/08/2018 NOC016
25/07/2018 NOC015
23/07/2018 NOC014
11/10/2017 NOC013
23/09/2014 NOC010
30/07/2013 AR007
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