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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Tawhiti A Maru

Registration number:

CC60442

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

29/07/2022

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

64 Queen Street

Wairoa

4108

Charity's Street Address:

24 Ruataniwha Road

Wairoa 4108

Wairoa

4108

Charity's other details

Areas of Operation:

Hawke's Bay

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

Kaupapa Māori

Marae, Affiliation with iwi and/or hapū

Pasifika

Ethnic Communities

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC60442

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The Marae philosophy is to encourage tangata whenua of all ages to develop pride and participation in all aspects of the development of Tawhiti A Maru. The Marae exists to cater for the social cultural spiritual and economic requirements of its beneficiaries in terms of • Fostering of Whanau/Hapu/Iwi relations • Development of relationships with Whanau/Hapu/Iwi living outside the district • Building inter Hapu relationships and enhancing the meanings of whanaungatanga • Developing relationships with Govt ministries agencies departments in the development of Marae/Whanau/Hapu/Iwi. The purpose of the Charter is to set out the roles, responsibilities and relationships between trustees of Tawhiti A Maru and its beneficiaries, namely, Maori Catholics and Catholics generally of St Peter's Parish, Wairoa, local whanau with whakapapa links to Tawhiti A Maru and/or the whenua it stands on and communities residing in Aotearoa NZ, irrespective of cultural and ethnic diversity.

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

Activities:

Provides religious services / activities

Provides buildings / facilities / open space

Sectors:

Marae on reservation land

Religious activities

Beneficiaries:

Family / whanau

People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, General public, Religious groups

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	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	17/03/2026	$28,978	$11,257	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	24/10/2023	$12,788	$11,400	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Kelly Thompson	Treasurer	2/04/2023
Melissa Paul	Secretary	2/04/2023
Mary Jarden	Trustee	20/06/2022
Beverley Priston	Trustee	28/01/2021
Aroha Clair	Trustee	14/04/2019
Conan Doyle	Trustee	14/04/2019
Manu Amotu	Trustee	14/04/2019
Sandra Johnson	Trustee	14/04/2019
Virginia Mikara	Trustee	14/04/2019

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Lilian Jean Maria Adsett	Treasurer	2/04/2023

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