# Kahurangi New Zealand Maori Dance Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC37028
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2009-01-21
**Sector:** Arts & Culture
**ICNPO group:** Culture and Recreation
**Region:** Hastings
**NZBN:** 9429042648604
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Kahurangi New Zealand Maori Dance Trust provides outstanding young Maori performers and graduates of the Takitimu Performing Arts School to present Maori performing arts in a dynamic and contemporary manner with the full voice harmonies, dynamic choreography and passionate dance interpretation.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — Liabilities exceed assets, which the scoring template cannot represent fairly.
- **Status code:** `structural_negative_equity`
- **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 2024-12-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$739k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$837k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-98k
- **Total assets:** NZ$134k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$285k
- **Net assets:** NZ$-151k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$51k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$564k
- **Paid staff:** 16
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=d5116a32-09c8-ef11-bb3d-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$739k | NZ$837k | NZ$-98k | NZ$-151k |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$620k | NZ$780k | NZ$-160k | NZ$-53k |
| 2022-12-31 | NZ$932k | NZ$822k | not disclosed | NZ$107k |
| 2021-12-31 | NZ$670k | NZ$664k | not disclosed | NZ$-4k |
| 2020-12-31 | NZ$677k | NZ$702k | not disclosed | NZ$-9k |
| 2019-12-31 | NZ$677k | NZ$677k | not disclosed | NZ$16k |
| 2018-12-31 | NZ$422k | NZ$416k | not disclosed | NZ$15k |
| 2017-12-31 | NZ$491k | NZ$510k | not disclosed | NZ$10k |
| 2016-12-31 | NZ$443k | NZ$458k | not disclosed | NZ$23k |
| 2015-12-31 | NZ$411k | NZ$398k | not disclosed | NZ$37k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 8 current (11 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Auditor:** Audit Hawkes Bay
- **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=CC37028) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Grassroots Trust Central Limited** (foundation) — NZ$5k, year ended 2023-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-10-02

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/kahurangi-new-zealand-maori-dance-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/kahurangi-new-zealand-maori-dance-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/kahurangi-new-zealand-maori-dance-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC37028

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/kahurangi-new-zealand-maori-dance-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 2026-10-02T17:09:52.527Z.