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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Tairāwhiti Whenua Charitable Trust

Registration number:

CC61010

NZBN number:

9429051029517

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

22/12/2022

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

PO Box 169

Gisborne

4040

Charity's Street Address:

1 Peel Street

Gisborne

4010

Charity's other details

Areas of Operation:

Gisborne

Hawke's Bay

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

Kaupapa Māori

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

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC61010

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The relief of poverty, the advancement of education, employment or any other matter beneficial to the community of Tairāwhiti region and more particularly the advancement of education by educating members of the Tairāwhiti Whenua Group and the wider community of Tairāwhiti on climate change, other statutory and regulatory changes and other matters affecting agricultural, forestry and horticultural activities in the Tairāwhiti, region.

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

Activities:

Provides advice / information / advocacy

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Sectors:

Education / training / research

Environment / conservation, Community development, Emergency / disaster relief, Employment, Economic development

Beneficiaries:

General public

People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, Family / whanau

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	15/07/2025	$622,094	$591,013	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	16/09/2024	$413,822	$273,546	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	24/08/2023	$0	$0	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Josiah Cook	Trustee	26/09/2025
Thomas Te Kahu	Trustee	19/12/2024
Alan Parekura Torohina Haronga	Trustee	1/12/2022
David Graham Battin	Trustee	1/12/2022
Hayden Mark Swann	Trustee	1/12/2022
Ingrid Nea Collins	Trustee	1/12/2022

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Matene Blandford	Trustee	30/09/2025
Henare Walker	Trustee	26/09/2025
Hilton Eruera Collier	Trustee	26/06/2025

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)
16/10/2025	NOC014
16/10/2025	NOC013
4/09/2025	NOC012
2/09/2025	NOC011
2/09/2025	NOC010
14/02/2025	NOC007
10/09/2024	NOC004
4/09/2024	NOC003

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name