# Te Reo o Ngā Tangata / The People Speak

**Charities Register number:** CC59155
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2021-04-22
**Sector:** Environment
**ICNPO group:** Environment
**Region:** Lower Hutt
**NZBN:** 9429050578542
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

TPS is established and maintained as a grassroots group exclusively for charitable purposes (including any purposes ancillary to those charitable purposes), namely: - to promote education about the practice of deliberative democratic processes, in response to the climate crisis - to benefit the community by initiating deliberative democratic processes, in response to the climate crisis - to work as an independent entity in partnership with mana whenua, local communities, and elected representatives, to fully connect with the diversity of our communities in respectful dialogue and actions; - to support community groups that emerge out of these deliberative processes, such as Rangatahi, by providing back office processes and financial fund holding for grants; and - to support new ways of working through a Just Transition, in response to the climate crisis.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — The filed financial data is incomplete or internally inconsistent, so a score would not be meaningful.
- **Status code:** `insufficient_data`
- **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$60k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$125k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$-65k
- **Total assets:** not disclosed
- **Total liabilities:** not disclosed
- **Net assets:** not disclosed
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$38k
- **Donations:** NZ$6k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$40k
- **Paid staff:** 1
- **Reporting tier:** Tier4
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=155183d0-d7e6-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$60k | NZ$125k | NZ$-65k | not disclosed |
| 2024-12-31 | NZ$59k | NZ$33k | NZ$26k | not disclosed |
| 2023-12-31 | NZ$904 | NZ$36k | not disclosed | NZ$82k |
| 2022-12-31 | NZ$21k | NZ$8k | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| 2021-12-31 | NZ$125k | NZ$6 | not disclosed | not disclosed |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 9 current (13 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC59155) and on the charity's profile page.

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-10-01
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-13
- Rating: computed 2026-10-01
- This document generated: 2026-10-05

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/te-reo-o-nga-tangata-the-people-speak
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/te-reo-o-nga-tangata-the-people-speak/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/te-reo-o-nga-tangata-the-people-speak/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC59155
- Charity website: http://www.thepeoplespeak.nz/

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/te-reo-o-nga-tangata-the-people-speak. 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 2026-10-05T07:48:50.045Z.