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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

River Aotearoa Charitable Trust

Registration number:

CC58587

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

14/01/2021

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

55A Tuhoe Street

Taneatua

3123

Charity's other details

Website:

https://www.weareriver.earth

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Overseas

Oceania

Australia

North America

Canada, United States

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC58587

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

RIVER (Revitalising Indigenous Values for Earth's Regeneration) exists to revitalise and strengthen Indigenous approaches for the regeneration of Papatūānuku’s health, and to promote justice and healing for her people.

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

Activities:

Provides advice / information / advocacy

Sponsors / undertakes research

Sectors:

Education / training / research

Environment / conservation

Beneficiaries:

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.

Exemptions

This charity has been granted an exemption from filing an annual return for the year ending 31 March 2021 under Section 43 of the Charities Act 2005.

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
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	17/10/2024	$88,116	$225,095	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	9/01/2024	$315,451	$133,572	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	9/11/2022	$118,142	$85,179	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2021	30/09/2021	-	-	-	-	Exempt

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Sharne (Ngahuia) Grace Aroha Murphy	Trustee	30/09/2025
Freddy Matariki Carr	Trustee	1/06/2025
Erin Matariki Carr	Trustee	13/01/2021

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Catherine Iorns Magallanes	Trustee	1/06/2025
Jodi Gustafson	Trustee	1/06/2025

Charity Updates

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Date Created	Reference	View Summary (.pdf <1MB)
30/09/2025	NOC004

Charity Documents

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