# Waikato River Authority

**Charities Register number:** CC46847
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2011-08-08
**Sector:** Health
**ICNPO group:** Health
**Region:** Hamilton
**NZBN:** 9429052750106
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The purpose of the Waikato River Authority is to: set the primary direction through the Vision and Strategy, to achieve the restoration and protection of the health and wellbeing of the Waikato River for future generations; to promote an integrated, holistic, and co-ordinated approach to the implementation of the Vision and Strategy and the management of the Waikato River; to fund rehabilitation initiatives for the Waikato River in its role as trustee for the Waikato River Clean-up Trust.

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** D+ (52.0 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 75/100
- **Governance:** 65/100
- **Transparency:** 85/100
- **Computed:** 2026-09-26 (methodology 3.11)
- **Flags raised by the methodology:** 1
  - staff costs above the methodology threshold

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$12.41M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$9.38M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$3.03M
- **Total assets:** NZ$200.34M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$2.63M
- **Net assets:** NZ$197.71M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$15.28M
- **Government grants:** NZ$910k (7.3% of revenue)
- **Staff costs:** NZ$1.49M
- **Paid staff:** 5
- **Volunteers:** 0
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=7b21ac4e-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$12.41M | NZ$9.38M | NZ$3.03M | NZ$197.71M |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$9.59M | NZ$8.06M | NZ$1.53M | NZ$191.79M |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$36.22M | NZ$8.64M | not disclosed | NZ$184.32M |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$911k | NZ$2.38M | not disclosed | NZ$678k |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$1.20M | NZ$630k | not disclosed | NZ$2.14M |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$911k | NZ$515k | not disclosed | NZ$1.58M |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$911k | NZ$349k | not disclosed | NZ$1.18M |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$911k | NZ$368k | not disclosed | NZ$621k |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$910k | NZ$860k | not disclosed | NZ$78k |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$1.21M | NZ$1.36M | not disclosed | NZ$27k |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 10 current (31 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** no
- **Paid executives disclosed:** 25
- **Executive remuneration bands:** under NZ$100k, NZ$500k+
- **Auditor:** Silks Audit Chartered Accountants
- **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=CC46847) and on the charity's profile page.

## Service providers

- Silks Audit — auditor

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-23
- Financials: last updated 2026-05-29
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-30

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/waikato-river-authority
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/waikato-river-authority/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/waikato-river-authority/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC46847
- Charity website: https://www.waikatoriver.org.nz

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/waikato-river-authority. 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 2026-09-30T03:11:12.116Z.