# Maori Education Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC34241
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-06-30
**Sector:** Education
**ICNPO group:** Education and Research
**Region:** Wellington
**NZBN:** 9429042683032
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The primary purpose of the Trust is to provide financial assistance to Māori undertaking secondary or tertiary study. The secondary purposes of the Trust are to: • promote and advocate for quality education of Māori; • establish and maintain quality strategic relationships with individuals, iwi, key organisations and Government agencies in pursuit of promoting opportunities to provide better education to Māori; • undertake other activities directly associated with the encouragement and better education of Māori; • provide other support and assistance consistent with this charitable purpose.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** B (79.5 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 100/100
- **Governance:** 65/100
- **Transparency:** 85/100
- **Computed:** 2026-09-26 (methodology 3.11)
- **Flags raised by the methodology:** 1
  - trustees holding many concurrent board roles

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 2025-12-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$5.79M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$5.82M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-27k
- **Total assets:** NZ$8.52M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$199k
- **Net assets:** NZ$8.32M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$80k
- **Government grants:** NZ$1.07M (18.5% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$0
- **Staff costs:** NZ$545k
- **Paid staff:** 6
- **Reporting tier:** Tier2
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=6bfb1a5a-d8e6-f011-bb4e-000d3acc4199&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | NZ$5.79M | NZ$5.82M | NZ$-27k | NZ$8.32M |
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$5.17M | NZ$5.14M | NZ$27k | NZ$8.35M |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$6.88M | NZ$6.70M | NZ$178k | NZ$8.32M |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$2.07M | NZ$3.10M | not disclosed | NZ$8.15M |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$1.74M | NZ$1.45M | not disclosed | NZ$9.19M |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$1.01M | NZ$1.13M | not disclosed | NZ$8.90M |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$1.23M | NZ$1.45M | not disclosed | NZ$9.03M |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$1.65M | NZ$1.79M | not disclosed | NZ$9.24M |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$1.50M | NZ$1.51M | not disclosed | NZ$9.38M |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$1.26M | NZ$1.33M | not disclosed | NZ$7.49M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 7 current (22 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Paid executives disclosed:** 16
- **Executive remuneration bands:** under NZ$100k, NZ$100k–150k
- **Auditor:** Silks Audit
- **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=CC34241) and on the charity's profile page.

## Service providers

- Silks Audit — auditor

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-13
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-10-01

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/maori-education-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/maori-education-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/maori-education-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC34241

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/maori-education-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 2026-10-01T11:59:22.313Z.