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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Te Whakarongotai Marae

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

Te Whakarongotai Marae Charitable Trust

Registration number:

CC55982

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

15/10/2018

Balance Date:

June 30

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

PO Box 36

Waipapa

0246

Charity's Street Address:

12 Akiha Street

Ōmāpere

Kaikohe

0473

Charity's other details

Phone:

+64221538731

Fax:

None

Email:

tewhakarongotaimarae@gmail.com

Facebook:

Kokohuia Marae

Twitter:

None

Other Social Network:

None

Areas of Operation:

Northland

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

Kaupapa Māori

Marae, Affiliation with iwi and/or hapū, Focuses on outcomes for Māori, Ownership

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC55982

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

To promote, support, foster and establish wairuatanga, tino rangatiratanga and manaakitanga.

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

Activities:

Provides buildings / facilities / open space

Sectors:

Marae on reservation land

Education / training / research

Beneficiaries:

General public

Children / young people, Other charities, Voluntary bodies other than charities, Older people, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, Family / whanau

Legal Structure

Marae on Māori reservation land

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	6/01/2026	$29,907	$35,452	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	22/08/2024	$45,836	$29,644	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	29/09/2023	$81,615	$29,782	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	1/11/2022	$22,891	$23,496	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2021	30/09/2021	24/10/2021	$25,505	$24,425	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2020	30/09/2020	22/09/2020	$33,205	$32,013	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2019	30/09/2019	23/08/2019	$31,061	$28,719	Included in Annual Return

= Balance Date Change
-	This Annual Return will cover 15 months from 1 April 2024 to 30 June 2025.
-	This annual return will cover 6 months from 15 October 2018 to 31 March 2019.

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Ariana Marsden	Responsible Trustee	11/05/2024
Brett Rīki	Responsible Trustee	11/05/2024
Pania Roberts	Treasurer, Responsible Trustee	11/05/2024
Patrick Toi	Responsible Trustee	11/05/2024
Vicki Morrison-Shaw	Responsible Trustee	11/05/2024
Elizabeth Marsden	Chairperson, Responsible Trustee	12/08/2022
Ruth Woodbury	Secretary, Responsible Trustee	12/08/2022

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Danelle Unuwai	Responsible Trustee	11/05/2024
Hiraina Te Whata	Responsible Trustee	11/05/2024
John Klaricich	Responsible Trustee	11/05/2024
Mark Ambler	Responsible Trustee	11/05/2024
Maryann Watene	Responsible Trustee	11/05/2024
Robert Iehu Moetara	Responsible Trustee	11/05/2024
Daniel Watkins	Responsible Trustee	11/12/2023
Fraser Toi	Responsible Trustee	11/12/2023
Geoffrey Charles Stevens	Responsible Trustee	11/12/2023

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)
29/04/2025	NOC017
28/04/2025	NOC016
6/04/2024	NOC013
14/12/2023	NOC012
11/12/2023	NOC011
31/07/2019	NOC003
13/04/2019	NOC001

Charity Documents

Notices

Te Whakarongotai Marae is a marae on Māori Reservation Land. The Māori Reservation Regulations 1994 require that where a reservation is a marae the trustees of the reservation shall draw up, in agreement with the beneficiaries of the marae, a charter for the reservation. A copy of the Te Whakarongotai Marae charter is published below. This charter is not a part of the formal rules of the marae as required under s17(1)(c) of the Charities Act 2005.

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name