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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Shager Ethiopian Entertainment NZ (SEENZ) Incorporated

Registration number:

CC52556

NZBN number:

9429043268948

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

24/09/2015

Balance Date:

September 30

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

PO Box 15573

New Lynn

Auckland

0640

Charity's Street Address:

95 White Swan Road

Mount Roskill

Auckland

1041

Charity's other details

Phone:

02102699195

Email:

seenz2015@gmail.com

Website:

https://www.ethiokiwi.co.nz/

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC52556

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The objects of SEENZ is of non-political social and cultural events, educational programmes and budgeting consultation for the benefit of Ethiopian, Eritrean and New Zealand community.

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

Activities:

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Cultural Activities

Sectors:

Education / training / research

Arts / culture / heritage

Beneficiaries:

Migrants / refugees

People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, General public

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
30/09/2025	31/03/2026	17/11/2025	$42,596	$189,131	Included in Annual Return
30/09/2024	31/03/2025	3/05/2025	$403,359	$519,747	Included in Annual Return
30/09/2023	31/03/2024	1/01/2024	$378,191	$260,020	Included in Annual Return
30/09/2022	31/03/2023	13/01/2023	$250,172	$77,952	Included in Annual Return
30/09/2021	31/03/2022	19/10/2021	$42,390	$38,074	Included in Annual Return
30/09/2020	31/03/2021	1/10/2021	$13,191	$16,980	Included in Annual Return
30/09/2019	31/03/2020	18/02/2021	$26,725	$23,857	Included in Annual Return
30/09/2018	31/03/2019	12/03/2019	$19,478	$17,068	Included in Annual Return
30/09/2017	31/03/2018	24/08/2017	$3,500	$3,500	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2016	30/09/2016	7/06/2017	$3,500	$1,500	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Asnakew Baye Negash	Teasurer	1/04/2025
Mebrate Ayele	Secretary	1/04/2025
Mesganaw Bitul	Chairperson	16/11/2020

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Alganesh Abebe Abera	Secretary	31/03/2025
Anteneh Tafesse	Treasurer	31/03/2025
Anteneh Kassahun Tafesse	Chairperson	16/11/2020
Alem Melea Demesia	Secretary	1/11/2017
Mesganaw Derege Bitul	Secretary	4/08/2017
Antoinette Tofilau	Office Manager/Funding Officer	26/07/2017
Gedey Yilma	President/Chairperson	1/01/2017

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)
6/08/2025	NOC019
6/08/2025	NOC018
16/02/2018	NOC009
24/01/2018	NOC008
29/08/2017	NOC007
14/08/2017	NOC005
4/08/2017	NOC004
2/08/2017	NOC003
14/07/2017	NOC002

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name