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This is the charity information for: Vietnamese Community in New Zealand Incorporated.

Charity Details

Removal details

Legal name of the Charity:

Vietnamese Community in New Zealand Incorporated

Registration number:

CC53051

NZBN number:

9429043260126

Current Status:

Removed

Removal Date

04/05/2026

Removal Reason:

This organisation has been removed because its legal entity as an incorporated society has ceased to exist under the Incorporated Societies Act 2022 Schedule 1 clause 12.

Below are details of Vietnamese Community in New Zealand Incorporated at the date of removal:

Registration details

Date of Registration:

31/03/2016

Balance Date:

March 31

Registration history

Registration Action	Date effective	Reason
Removed	4/05/2026	This organisation has been removed because its legal entity as an incorporated society has ceased to exist under the Incorporated Societies Act 2022 Schedule 1 clause 12.
Registered	31/03/2016

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

163 Knights Road

Hutt Central

Lower Hutt

5010

Charity's other details

Phone:

0273478018

Email:

info@vietcommunity.org.nz

Website:

http://www.vietcommunity.org.nz/

Facebook:

Vietnamese Community in New Zealand

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

Ethnic Communities

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC53051

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The Society is established to support the development of a strong Vietnamese community in New Zealand. This is achieved through a number of current and proposed activities. These activities can be divided into four key categories: Category 1: Developing and reinforcing Vietnamese language and culture for Vietnamese people and children living in New Zealand. (the VietkidsNZ project) Category 2: Building a strong and closely knitted Vietnamese community containing Vietnamese families and adults who have an understanding and appreciation of the value of preserving Vietnamese traditions and how these traditions add to the cultural richness and diversity of New Zealand. Category 3: Integrating Vietnamese culture into New Zealand society and enrich New Zealand’s cultural diversity.

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

Activities:

Provides advice / information / advocacy

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling), Provide vietnamese language and culture training for children

Sectors:

Community development

Education / training / research, Social services, Arts / culture / heritage

Beneficiaries:

General public

Children / young people, Family / whanau

Legal Structure

Incorporated Society

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
31/03/2026	30/09/2026	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed
31/03/2025	30/09/2025	24/08/2025	$2,103	$4,973	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	24/08/2024	$9,470	$9,615	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	8/10/2023	$3,308	$5,467	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	5/07/2022	$12,895	$10,167	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2021	30/09/2021	23/06/2021	$28,933	$22,452	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2020	30/09/2020	13/07/2020	$9,756	$7,860	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2019	30/09/2019	29/07/2021	$8,904	$9,165	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2018	30/09/2018	18/06/2018	$11,033	$9,555	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2017	30/09/2017	21/12/2017	$7,914	$6,446	Included in Annual Return
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Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Huyen Thanh Le	Finance Assistant	11/09/2014
Thai Van Nguyen	Chairman	11/09/2014
Duke Nguyen	ICT Adviser	9/04/2014

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Vu (Victor) Phuong Diem	Vice Chairman	25/08/2025
Huong Thu Nguyen	Secretary	15/07/2024
Van Anh Thi Phan	Events Coordinator	31/03/2023
Hien Guthrie	Secretary	1/07/2022
Binh Thanh Bui	Secretary	22/12/2020
Huong Thi Thu Nguyen	Treasurer	17/12/2017
Ha Thi Thanh Nguyen	Vietnamese Language & Culture Officer	16/08/2017
Quang Nghi Nguyen	Fundraising Officer	9/08/2017

Charity Updates

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Date Created	Reference	View Summary (.pdf <1MB)
30/09/2024	NOC011
10/10/2016	NOC002

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