# Aronui Arts Festival Charitable Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC58187
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2020-07-20
**Sector:** Arts & Culture
**ICNPO group:** Culture and Recreation
**Region:** Rotorua
**NZBN:** 9429048137225
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

A. The ARONUI Arts Festival Charitable Trust is a charitable trust established to govern the management and all activities in relation to the ARONUI indigenous arts festival that takes place annually in Rotorua. As a part of these indigenous arts, the inaugural ARONUI Arts Festival was established in 2019 to be an independent legacy festival for Te Arawa- Rotorua. B. Having now successfully delivered the 2019 festival, the festival Director Cian Elyse White in accordance with key performing art

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — Reports under the Tier 3/4 regime with limited disclosure and no detected red flags.
- **Status code:** `limited_disclosure`
- **Flags raised by the methodology:** none

Ratings are an analytical view computed from this charity's own filings to the Charities Register, using a published methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology. They are not advice and not a statement about any individual.

## Latest annual return (year ended 2024-06-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$1.37M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$1.24M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$122k
- **Total assets:** NZ$207k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$19k
- **Net assets:** NZ$188k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$185k
- **Donations:** NZ$1.17M
- **Volunteers:** 3
- **Financial report audited:** yes
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=3defccc6-fd0f-f011-bb41-0022480ffcd1&isPublic=true

All figures are as filed by the charity with Charities Services, in New Zealand dollars.

## Filing history

| Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Surplus/deficit | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$1.37M | NZ$1.24M | NZ$122k | NZ$188k |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$142k | NZ$132k | NZ$10k | NZ$66k |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$225k | NZ$164k | not disclosed | NZ$56k |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$50k | NZ$54k | not disclosed | not disclosed |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 3 current (8 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Most recent audit opinion:** unqualified

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC58187) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **New Zealand Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$60k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **One Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$51k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$35k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Grassroots Trust Limited** (foundation) — NZ$30k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Aotearoa Gaming Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$15k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **The Lion Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$2k, year ended 2024-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-25
- Financials: last updated 2026-04-25
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-28

Figures are as filed. A charity that has filed since the dates above may have newer numbers on the Charities Register.

## More data

- Charity profile: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/aronui-arts-festival-charitable-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/aronui-arts-festival-charitable-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/aronui-arts-festival-charitable-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC58187

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/aronui-arts-festival-charitable-trust. Primary source: Charities Services (Ngā Rātonga Kaupapa Atawhai), Department of Internal Affairs. Analytical scores are CharityData's own, computed under a published methodology, and are not advice. Generated 2026-09-28T04:26:04.322Z.