# New Zealand Opera Limited

**Charities Register number:** CC22724
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-04-08
**Sector:** Arts & Culture
**ICNPO group:** Culture and Recreation
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429038437717
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Enriching the cultural life of Aotearoa through an experience of opera that connects, engages and inspires reflection on our human condition

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** C (63.3 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 62.5/100
- **Governance:** 65/100
- **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 2025-12-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$6.98M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$6.56M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$427k
- **Total assets:** NZ$1.20M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$286k
- **Net assets:** NZ$913k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$857k
- **Government grants:** NZ$4.39M (62.9% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$373k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$1.48M
- **Paid staff:** 15
- **Reporting tier:** Tier2
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=a0d7323c-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$6.98M | NZ$6.56M | NZ$427k | NZ$913k |
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$6.21M | NZ$6.73M | NZ$-514k | NZ$486k |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$6.43M | NZ$7.67M | NZ$-1.24M | NZ$1000k |
| 2022-12-31 | NZ$7.44M | NZ$7.32M | not disclosed | NZ$2.24M |
| 2021-12-31 | NZ$6.27M | NZ$5.76M | not disclosed | NZ$2.12M |
| 2020-12-31 | NZ$5.83M | NZ$5.15M | not disclosed | NZ$1.60M |
| 2019-12-31 | NZ$6.33M | NZ$5.63M | not disclosed | NZ$927k |
| 2018-12-31 | NZ$7.57M | NZ$7.67M | not disclosed | NZ$229k |
| 2017-12-31 | NZ$8.09M | NZ$8.65M | not disclosed | NZ$330k |
| 2016-12-31 | NZ$7.43M | NZ$7.28M | not disclosed | NZ$320k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 5 current (32 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Paid executives disclosed:** 3
- **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=CC22724) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Pub Charity Limited** (foundation) — NZ$390k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Four Winds Foundation Limited** (foundation) — NZ$208k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$201k, year ended 2024-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$90k, year ended 2020-03-31
- **New Zealand Community Trust** (foundation) — NZ$50k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$35k, year ended 2027-03-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$35k, year ended 2019-03-31
- **Aotearoa Gaming Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$35k, year ended 2021-12-31
- **Aotearoa Gaming Foundation** (foundation) — NZ$25k, year ended 2023-12-31
- **Foundation North** (foundation) — NZ$21k, year ended 2025-03-31

## Service providers

- KPMG — auditor

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-24
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-13
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-30

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/new-zealand-opera-limited
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/new-zealand-opera-limited/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/new-zealand-opera-limited/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC22724

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/new-zealand-opera-limited. 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 2026-09-30T01:15:32.382Z.