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Charity Summary


Charity Details

Caritas Oceania Trust Board
CC44382
9429043198375
Registered

Registration details

13/06/2010
December 31

Address for service

PO Box 12193
Thorndon
Wellington
6144
204 Thorndon Quay
20 New Street
Pipitea
Wellington
6011

Charity's other details

027 327 9101
caritasoceania@caritas.org.au
http://www.caritas.org.nz

Oceania

Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:


https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC44382

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

"Caritas Oceania's purpose is to advance the work of the Caritas network in the Pacific region. Caritas shares the mission of the Catholic Church to serve the poor and to promote charity and justice throughout the world. As an agency based in Oceania, Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand considers our region a priority."

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

Acts as an umbrella / resource body

Sponsors / undertakes research, Provides advice / information / advocacy

Emergency / disaster relief

Education / training / research, Community development, Social services, International activities, Economic development, Fund-raising, Overseas Development & Humanitarian Aid Agency

Other charities

Children / young people, Voluntary bodies other than charities, Older people, People with disabilities, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, General public, Family / whanau, Migrants / refugees

Legal Structure

Charitable Trusts incorporated under the Charitable Trusts Act

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
31/12/2025 30/06/2026 24/06/2026 $375,718 $218,314 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2024 30/06/2025 27/06/2025 $447,363 $226,920 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2023 30/06/2024 23/08/2024 $98,881 $180,468 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2022 30/06/2023 4/06/2024 $186,920 $231,667 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2021 30/06/2022 24/07/2022 $171,683 $93,922 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2021 $88,570 $117,206 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2019 30/06/2020 30/06/2020 $166,840 $138,097 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2018 30/06/2019 2/07/2019 $130,135 $147,555 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2017 30/06/2018 11/07/2018 $105,621 $167,698 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/12/2016 30/06/2017 13/10/2017 $117,748 $111,019 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
Kirsten Lesley Sayers Trustee 8/04/2025
Arthur James Groom Trustee 1/07/2024
Safanua Maua-Ioane Trustee 4/12/2023
Philomena Antonio Trustee 1/04/2022
Malia Suliana Falemaka Chair to FINCO 22/07/2021
Cardinal Soane Patita Paini Mafi President 1/03/2021

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
Mavis Tito Trustee 10/07/2025
Father Pesamino Victor Trustee 1/10/2024
Kirsty Robertson Trustee 1/07/2024
Sirino Rakabi Trustee 1/07/2023
Malialosa Sesilia Tapueluelu CO Youth Rep 1/01/2023
Julianne Hickey Trustee 1/02/2022
Amelia Tu'ipulotu Sela Lupe Ma'afu Country Director 1/01/2021
Senolita Mele Vakata Organization CEO 1/01/2021
Gerard Burns President 31/12/2020
Monica Sio Trustee 31/12/2020

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)
23/07/2025 NOC023
22/08/2024 NOC021
21/02/2023 NOC017
21/07/2022 NOC016
13/07/2021 NOC014
28/06/2019 NOC010
16/08/2017 NOC007
23/06/2017 NOC004
10/06/2013 AR004
19/06/2012 NOC001

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