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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

The First New Zealand Education Trust Board

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

First New Zealand

Registration number:

CC55585

NZBN number:

9429046875921

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

25/07/2018

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

206 Finlayson Avenue

Clendon Park

Auckland

2103

Charity's Street Address:

206 Finlayson Avenue

Clendon Park

Auckland

2103

Charity's other details

Phone:

02825586574

Fax:

02825586631

Email:

hello@firstnz.org

Website:

https://firstnz.org

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC55585

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The FIRST NEW ZEALAND EDUCATION TRUST seeks to enrich the lives of New Zealand children and young people by promoting and fostering creative, problem-solving and awareness skills, as well as leadership and teamwork, through science, technology and Robotics education and participation, and by engaging with the public and industry to build a sustainable and specialised competitive robotics league across Aotearoa/New Zealand.

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

Activities:

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Sponsors / undertakes research, Provides advice / information / advocacy

Sectors:

Education / training / research

Beneficiaries:

Children / young people

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
31/03/2026	30/09/2026	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed
31/03/2025	30/09/2025	2/10/2025	$207,916	$217,513	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	28/09/2025	$185,445	$175,096	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	30/09/2023	$201,157	$197,129	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	1/11/2022	$137,752	$117,478	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2021	30/09/2021	1/11/2022	$298,535	$71,591	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2020	30/09/2020	3/12/2020	$264,874	$112,027	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2019	30/09/2019	1/12/2020	$20,200	$26,952	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Brendon James White	Trustee	10/03/2026
Debbie Marie Woolliams	Trustee	10/03/2026
Lusia Annette Gallahar	Trustee	10/03/2026
Ricardo Jemaine Fox	Trustee	10/03/2026

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Dale Jeremy Monk	Director	10/03/2026
Stephen John Wilson Moran	Director	10/03/2026
Brendon White	Trustee	16/12/2025
Debbie Marie Woolliams	Director	16/12/2025
Lusia Gallahar	Trustee	16/12/2025
Huriana Elsa McRoberts	Director	31/03/2022
Dale Jeremy Monk	Director	1/01/2022

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)
5/05/2026	NOC015
10/03/2026	NOC014
9/03/2026	NOC013
16/02/2026	NOC012
25/08/2022	NOC005
25/08/2022	NOC004
2/11/2020	NOC001

Charity Documents

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