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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Oamaru Pacific Island Community Incorporated

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

Oamaru Pacific Island Community Group Inc/Culture Group

Registration number:

CC55866

NZBN number:

9429042939337

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

10/09/2018

Balance Date:

June 30

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

26 Ribble Street

Oamaru

9400

Charity's other details

Phone:

0274152129

Email:

info@oamarupacific.nz

Website:

http://www.oamarupacific.nz

Facebook:

oamaru pacific island community group inc

Areas of Operation:

Otago

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

Pasifika

Ethnic Communities

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC55866

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The Society is established and maintained exclusively for charitable purposes, including advancing education by promoting cultural awareness and preserving the heritage of the Pacific Island community, providing advisory support to protect its cultural legacy, and advancing religion and spirituality by offering social, cultural, and spiritual guidance. The Society also operates for the benefit of the community by promoting customs and languages, cooperating with similar groups, supporting OPIT’s objectives, and fundraising to enhance the wellbeing of the community. It develops and implements policies to achieve its aims, ensuring that all income, benefits, or advantages are used solely to advance its charitable purposes, with no personal gain to members beyond reasonable payments for goods or services that support the Society’s objectives.

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

Activities:

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Provides advice / information / advocacy, Provides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers), Provides buildings / facilities / open space, Provides religious services / activities

Sectors:

Social services

Education / training / research, Health, Religious activities, Arts / culture / heritage, Sport / recreation, Fund-raising

Beneficiaries:

People of a certain ethnic / racial origin

Children / young people, General public

Legal Structure

Incorporated Society

Entities your charity controls

Name	CC Registration Number
Oamaru Pacific Island Trust	CC62998

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
30/06/2025	31/12/2025	15/12/2025	$1,649,829	$1,531,424	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2024	31/01/2025	31/01/2025	$1,838,428	$1,037,689	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2023	31/12/2023	7/12/2023	$1,322,418	$806,610	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2022	31/12/2022	13/12/2022	$1,275,320	$786,289	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2021	31/12/2021	23/02/2022	$271,035	$226,360	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2020	31/12/2020	28/06/2021	$94,467	$43,579	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2019	31/08/2020	9/08/2020	$74,784	$77,737	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2018	31/07/2019	28/07/2019	$37,898	$33,682	Included in Annual Return

= Balance Date Change
-	This Annual Return will cover 6 months from 1 January 2020 to 30 June 2020.

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Isabelle Raukete	President	6/11/2022
Apolosa Draunimasi	Treasurer	10/02/2022
Tima Darling	Committee Member	12/02/2019
Maiele Paia	Secretary	11/03/2018
Toeafiafi Taiti	Committee Member	11/03/2018

Past Officers

Officer Name

Position

Past Since

Shannon Halalele

Treasurer

12/05/2025

Sione Halalele

Committee Member

12/05/2025

Teariki Fariu

Committee Member

6/12/2023

Liliu Talaima Kauapa

Committee Member

10/03/2022

Malia Hausia

Committee member

11/11/2021

Alesi Draunimasi

Secretary

14/10/2021

Lativia Kaufana

Treasurer

16/09/2021

Moana Ahotaeiloa

President

16/09/2021

Mele Vaitohi

Treasurer

26/01/2021

Robert Laupula

Committee Member

26/01/2021

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)
29/10/2025	NOC017
10/05/2025	NOC016
20/11/2024	NOC014
8/09/2023	NOC012
8/09/2023	NOC011
12/01/2023	NOC010
16/02/2022	NOC007
10/02/2022	NOC006
29/06/2021	NOC005
11/04/2019	NOC001

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name