# Puniu River Care Incorporated

**Charities Register number:** CC52976
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2016-03-03
**Sector:** Health
**ICNPO group:** Health
**Region:** Te Awamutu
**NZBN:** 9429043295685
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The society builds the capacity of people who are either currently experiencing, or at risk of experiencing poverty, to participate in gainful employment through riparian planting and growing native trees. The Society has set up a small business model which generates revenue to support the nursery and planting service. We believe this model can provide jobs within the community and help to relieve poverty.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** A (91.9 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 99.1/100
- **Governance:** 75/100
- **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 2025-06-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$3.07M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$3.39M
- **Surplus / deficit:** not disclosed
- **Total assets:** NZ$1.63M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$556k
- **Net assets:** NZ$1.07M
- **Government grants:** NZ$1.83M (59.6% of revenue)

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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | NZ$3.07M | NZ$3.39M | not disclosed | NZ$1.07M |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$3.23M | NZ$3.42M | not disclosed | NZ$1.39M |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$4.37M | NZ$4.25M | not disclosed | NZ$968k |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$4.03M | NZ$3.83M | not disclosed | NZ$847k |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$3.31M | NZ$3.31M | not disclosed | NZ$647k |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$2.38M | NZ$2.38M | not disclosed | NZ$646k |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$2.36M | NZ$1.87M | not disclosed | NZ$644k |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$551k | NZ$517k | not disclosed | NZ$222k |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$433k | NZ$288k | not disclosed | NZ$192k |
| 2016-03-31 | NZ$71k | NZ$55k | not disclosed | NZ$19k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 5 current (16 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Paid executives disclosed:** 4
- **Executive remuneration bands:** NZ$500k+
- **Auditor:** Crowe New Zealand Audit Partnership
- **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=CC52976) and on the charity's profile page.

## Service providers

- Crowe — auditor

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-25
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-24
- 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/puniu-river-care-incorporated
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/puniu-river-care-incorporated/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/puniu-river-care-incorporated/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC52976
- Charity website: https://puniuinc.org/

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/puniu-river-care-incorporated. 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 2026-10-01T06:46:31.818Z.