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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Cultural Conversations

Registration number:

CC59411

NZBN number:

9429049796827

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

11/09/2021

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

21 Mount Vernon Place

Washington Valley

Nelson

7010

Charity's Street Address:

123 Bridge Street

Nelson 7010

Nelson

7010

Charity's other details

Website:

http://www.culturalconversations.co.nz

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/culturalconversationsnelson

Other Social Network:

https://www.instagram.com/culturalconversationsnelson/

Areas of Operation:

Nelson - Marlborough - Tasman

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

Ethnic Communities

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC59411

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

To advance the Arts, education and financial independence for the new to Nelson Tasman Community, enhancing knowledge, awareness, and appreciation for the cultural diversity that makes up our region as well as wider Aotearoa New Zealand.

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

Activities:

Provides advice / information / advocacy

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Sectors:

Community development

Education / training / research, Arts / culture / heritage

Beneficiaries:

Migrants / refugees

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.

For Year Ended	Due Date	Date Submitted	Total Income	Total Expenditure	Financial Statements
31/03/2025	30/09/2025	23/07/2025	$229,008	$189,677	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	3/09/2024	$146,516	$113,998	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	4/10/2023	$151,569	$123,836	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	30/09/2022	$64,672	$33,095	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Christina Simkanin	Trustee	13/10/2025
Kirsten Nalder	Trustee	9/09/2024
Allize Mangar	Trustee	1/07/2024
Ali Kahwaji	Trustee	1/08/2022
Sarah Valentine Ann O’Neill	Trustee	31/08/2021

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Matthew Anderson	Trustee	1/09/2025
Chinmay Pol	Trustee	21/07/2025
Claire Nichols	Trustee	7/10/2024
Ulla von Ammon	Trustee	9/09/2024
Matthew Kidson	Trustee	18/12/2023
Yurian Karolina Serrano Pabon	Trustee	31/07/2022

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)
24/11/2025	NOC012
20/10/2025	NOC011
20/10/2025	NOC010
11/03/2025	NOC008
10/03/2025	NOC007
10/03/2025	NOC006
17/08/2022	NOC002
11/08/2022	NOC001

Charity Documents

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