# Arthritis New Zealand (Mateponapona Aotearoa)

**Charities Register number:** CC55546
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2018-07-01
**Sector:** Health
**ICNPO group:** Health
**Region:** Wellington
**NZBN:** 9429046968623
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The objects of the Trust are to: (a) facilitate the provision of a range of quality services and programmes that benefit people in NZ affected by arthritis by way of, without limitation, education, direct support, collaborative ventures and the funding of research; (b) promote the interests of people in NZ with arthritis by way of, without limitation, raising public awareness of arthritis; and (c) do all such other things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of these objects.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** A (92.5 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 100/100
- **Governance:** 75/100
- **Transparency:** 85/100
- **Computed:** 2026-09-26 (methodology 3.11)
- **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 2025-06-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$3.96M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$3.10M
- **Surplus / deficit:** not disclosed
- **Total assets:** NZ$12.79M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$358k
- **Net assets:** NZ$12.43M
- **Government grants:** NZ$559k (14.1% of revenue)

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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | NZ$3.96M | NZ$3.10M | not disclosed | NZ$12.43M |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$3.22M | NZ$2.57M | not disclosed | NZ$10.96M |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$2.08M | NZ$2.58M | not disclosed | NZ$10.77M |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$2.45M | NZ$2.49M | not disclosed | NZ$11.03M |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$5.67M | NZ$2.57M | not disclosed | NZ$12.35M |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$3.86M | NZ$2.94M | not disclosed | NZ$8.49M |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$2.93M | NZ$2.93M | not disclosed | NZ$7.93M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 12 current (29 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Paid executives disclosed:** 1
- **Executive remuneration bands:** NZ$500k+
- **Auditor:** KPMG
- **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=CC55546) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Rano Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$23k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Milestone Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$18k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$18k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Blue Sky Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$17k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Akarana Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$5k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Dragon Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$3k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Pelorus Trust** (foundation) — NZ$2k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Air Rescue Services Limited** (foundation) — NZ$480, year ended 2021-12-31

## Service providers

- KPMG — auditor

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-23
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-24
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-29

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/arthritis-new-zealand-mateponapona-aotearoa
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/arthritis-new-zealand-mateponapona-aotearoa/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/arthritis-new-zealand-mateponapona-aotearoa/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC55546

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/arthritis-new-zealand-mateponapona-aotearoa. 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 2026-09-29T16:33:43.428Z.