# Ngati Rarua Iwi Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC40227
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2009-05-19
**Sector:** Health
**ICNPO group:** Health
**Region:** Blenheim
**NZBN:** 9429042785057
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The purposes of the Ngati Rarua Iwi Trust are to receive, hold, manage and administer the Trust Fund for every charitable purpose benefiting Ngati Rarua Iwi whether it relates to the relief of poverty, the advancement of education or religion or any other matter beneficial to the community of Ngati Rarua Iwi and all the members of Ngati Rarua iwi irrespective of where those members reside. Specifically, but without exclusion to other purposes, the Trustees hold the Trust Fund on Trust to promote the education, vocational training, health, religious and spiritual welfare (including the promotion or Maoritanga), social services, hospital and residential care of Members and the relief of poverty and provision of social services and care of elderly indigent or impoverished Members.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** B (79.7 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 86/100
- **Governance:** 65/100
- **Transparency:** 65/100
- **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 2025-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$3.51M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$4.95M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-1.44M
- **Total assets:** NZ$21.23M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$5.36M
- **Net assets:** NZ$15.86M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$715k
- **Government grants:** NZ$2.49M (71.1% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$6k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$2.92M
- **Paid staff:** 23
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=eb917ea9-c70e-f011-bb41-0022480ffcd1&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$3.51M | NZ$4.95M | NZ$-1.44M | NZ$15.86M |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$4.06M | NZ$5.01M | NZ$-954k | NZ$17.15M |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$3.55M | NZ$3.96M | not disclosed | NZ$17.67M |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$2.64M | NZ$3.29M | not disclosed | NZ$16.97M |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$1.78M | NZ$1.76M | not disclosed | NZ$17.25M |
| 2020-03-31 | NZ$709k | NZ$941k | not disclosed | NZ$16.50M |
| 2016-03-31 | NZ$1.04M | NZ$1.31M | not disclosed | NZ$13.63M |
| 2015-03-31 | NZ$763k | NZ$1.38M | not disclosed | NZ$12.43M |
| 2014-03-31 | NZ$3.02M | NZ$1.12M | NZ$1.90M | NZ$1.82M |
| 2013-03-30 | NZ$772k | NZ$1.14M | NZ$-367k | NZ$10.02M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 8 current (34 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Auditor:** BDO Wellington Audit Limited
- **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=CC40227) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Pelorus Trust** (foundation) — NZ$3k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-23
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-28

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/ngati-rarua-iwi-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/ngati-rarua-iwi-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/ngati-rarua-iwi-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC40227
- Charity website: http://www.ngatirarua.iwi.nz

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/ngati-rarua-iwi-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 2026-09-28T04:59:51.146Z.