# Te Wai Parera Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC56980
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2019-08-20
**Sector:** Environment
**ICNPO group:** Environment
**Region:** Bluff
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

To promote the wellbeing of the people, the land, the waters, the ecosystems, and the life-force of the Waituna Catchment and the surrounding area, now and for the benefit of future generations.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** C+ (65.5 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 70/100
- **Governance:** 55/100
- **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 2025-06-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$614k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$147k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$467k
- **Total assets:** NZ$6.60M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$323k
- **Net assets:** NZ$6.27M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$578k
- **Donations:** NZ$344k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Paid staff:** 1
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=a09fcd05-4a56-f011-bb44-0022480ffcd1&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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | NZ$614k | NZ$147k | NZ$467k | NZ$6.27M |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$680k | NZ$563k | NZ$117k | NZ$5.72M |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$578k | NZ$482k | NZ$96k | NZ$5.72M |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$205k | NZ$167k | not disclosed | NZ$5.63M |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$201k | NZ$141k | not disclosed | NZ$5.59M |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$5.54M | NZ$13k | not disclosed | NZ$5.53M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 3 current (13 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Auditor:** Crowe New Zealand
- **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=CC56980) 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: 2026-10-01

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/te-wai-parera-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/te-wai-parera-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/te-wai-parera-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC56980

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/te-wai-parera-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 2026-10-01T20:52:10.418Z.