# Nga Pekanga Catholic Maori Charitable Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC59672
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2021-11-25
**Sector:** Religion
**ICNPO group:** Religion
**Region:** New Plymouth
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To share within the Waitara and Taranaki communities (and especially Maori) the Catholic religious concepts of faith, hope and love with particular emphasis on "aroha" To support educational institutions and programmes which embrace and support ngā taonga i tuku iho o i runga te kaupapa o te reo me ona tikanga o Taranaki, being treasured knowledge that has been handed down from our ancestors within that kaupapa, our indigenous language and indigenous practices and protocols of Taranaki. The supply of the physical wants of aged persons/kaumātua The erection, laying out, maintenance or repair of buildings/papakāinga and places for the furtherance of any of the charitable purposes

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** C+ (68.5 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 70/100
- **Governance:** 65/100
- **Transparency:** 65/100
- **Computed:** 2026-10-01 (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 2026-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$165k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$56k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$109k
- **Total assets:** NZ$1.86M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$609k
- **Net assets:** NZ$1.25M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$641k
- **Government grants:** NZ$46k (27.8% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$1k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=9607d022-9976-f111-bb55-000d3acc4199&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | NZ$165k | NZ$56k | NZ$109k | NZ$1.25M |
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$82k | NZ$67k | NZ$15k | NZ$1.37M |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$471k | NZ$414k | NZ$57k | NZ$1.35M |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$118k | NZ$318k | not disclosed | NZ$1.30M |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$172k | NZ$142k | not disclosed | NZ$1.09M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 7 current (9 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **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=CC59672) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-25
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-10-03

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/nga-pekanga-catholic-maori-charitable-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/nga-pekanga-catholic-maori-charitable-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/nga-pekanga-catholic-maori-charitable-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC59672

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/nga-pekanga-catholic-maori-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 2026-10-03T21:35:53.421Z.