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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa PEN New Zealand Incorporated

Registration number:

CC61705

NZBN number:

9429042876861

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

19/10/2023

Balance Date:

December 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

PO Box 331488

Takapuna

Auckland

0740

Charity's Street Address:

level 6 Kotahitanga

19-23 Como St

Takapuna

Auckland

0740

Charity's other details

Website:

https://www.authors.org.nz

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/nzs.authors

Other Social Network:

Instagram: nzsocietyofauthors

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC61705

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (NZSA) is the primary professional organisation representing over 1850 writers in Aotearoa New Zealand. Membership is open to published and unpublished writers and stakeholder and industry groups. The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) is a not-for-profit incorporated society and a registered charitable entity: CC 61705. NZSA achieved Charitable Status in 2023.

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

Activities:

Provides advice / information / advocacy

Sectors:

Arts / culture / heritage

Beneficiaries:

Other (please state)

(NZ writers)

Legal Structure

Incorporated Society

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
31/12/2024	30/06/2025	1/07/2025	$527,076	$515,797	Included in Annual Return
31/12/2023	30/06/2024	-	-	-	-	Exempt

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Melinda Syzmanik	Vice-President	27/08/2025
Vanda Shirley Symon	President	21/05/2021
Jennifer Nagle	Chief Executive Board Administrator	15/05/2017

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Tracy Jane Farr	Vice-President	27/08/2025

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)
30/08/2025	NOC004
27/11/2023	NOC002
27/11/2023	NOC001

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name