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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Te Awhi Rito

Registration number:

CC59321

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

19/08/2021

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

47 Te Rauparaha Street

Otaki

5512

Charity's other details

Website:

http://www.teawhirito.nz

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/teawhiritotrustotaki

Areas of Operation:

Wellington - Wairarapa

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

Kaupapa Māori

Focuses on outcomes for Māori

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC59321

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

Te Awhi Rito Trust nurtures at-risk tamariki in Ōtaki, a Māori and bilingual community, fostering wellbeing, cultural identity, and resilience. Inspired by the harakeke plant, our purpose is to provide a safe, trauma-informed environment for 12–15 tamariki weekly and 20 preschoolers through after-school programmes, dinner clubs, and playgroups. Founded by Rangiatea’s Māori and Tikanga Pākehā Anglican churches and the Presbyterian church, we engage kaumatua and Te Wānanga o Raukawa youth workers to deliver meals, life skills, and cultural activities. Our majority Māori, inclusive team supports whānau, promoting intergenerational ties and self-management. Now in our fourth year, our mature model yields improved tamariki behaviour and confidence, benefiting the community. We whakamanawa tamariki to thrive.

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

Activities:

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Provides buildings / facilities / open space

Sectors:

Social services

Education / training / research, Community development, Arts / culture / heritage

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	30/09/2025	$77,410	$55,514	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	27/09/2024	$21,058	$53,348	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	27/09/2024	$19,496	$22,472	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	3/10/2022	$12,073	$29	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Kathryn Ann Dayton Lewis	Co-ordinator	1/05/2022
Peter Laurence Jackson	Trustee	19/08/2021
Shane Neil Hastie	Trustee	19/08/2021
Marie Ramari Collin	Trustee	8/06/2021
Simon James Falconer	Trustee	8/06/2021

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Denise Aroha Hapeta	Trustee	12/05/2025

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)
27/05/2025	NOC006
22/05/2025	NOC005
25/08/2021	NOC001

Charity Documents

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