Crown Forestry Rental Trust — Environment Charity in Wellington
Crown Forestry Rental Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Environment sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. CharityData rates this charity C- (57.3/100). Annual revenue: $8.1M NZD. 2 red flags detected. Financial data as at March 2026.
Mission: Crown Forestry Rental Trust works to expedite the settlement of Māori claims against the Crown, which involve or could involve Crown forest licensed lands.
- Registration Number
- CC10628
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2007-07-15
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- C- (57.3/100)
- Sector
- Environment
- Location
- Wellington, Wellington
- contact@cfrt.org.nz
- Data as at
- March 2026
Beneficiaries: General public, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $8.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $5.8M NZD
- Total Assets
- $198.4M NZD
- Net Assets
- $73.9M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 2.7 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 6
- Financial Year End
- 2026-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $8.1M | $5.8M | $73.9M |
| 2025 | $10.7M | $5.9M | $71.6M |
| 2024 | $10.3M | $6.1M | $66.8M |
| 2023 | $6.2M | $5.6M | $62.7M |
| 2022 | $2.7M | $5.7M | $62.0M |
| 2021 | $3.8M | $6.3M | $65.1M |
| 2020 | $5.7M | $7.3M | $67.5M |
| 2019 | $6.6M | $10.8M | $69.2M |
| 2018 | $7.4M | $13.8M | $73.4M |
| 2017 | $7.3M | $14.2M | $79.8M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- C-
- Overall Score
- 57.3/100
- Financial Score
- 96.9
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 85
Red Flags
- Average staff compensation of $171,270 per FTE, significantly above sector average of $75,000
- 3 trustees of this charity also sit on multiple other charity boards — concentrated trustee bandwidth may warrant board-skill-mix review.
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (6)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Darren Beatty | Trustee | 2025-12-01 |
| Annette Sykes | Trustee | 2022-04-20 |
| Lynell Tuffery Huria | Trustee | 2020-07-06 |
| Bronwyn Koroheke | Trustee | 2017-11-06 |
| Paul Majurey | Trustee | 2014-11-06 |
| Rakihia Tahumata Tau | Trustee | 2013-07-01 |
Former Officers (13)
- Tau Henare — Trustee (departed 2025-11-30)
- Hinerangi Raumati-Tu'ua — Trustee
- Edward Durie — Trustee
- Guy Royal — Trustee
- John Wilson — Trustee
- Alan Haronga — Trustee
- Kingi Winiata Smiler — Trustee (departed 2008-09-30)
- Gregory Fortuin — Trustee (departed 2010-06-30)
- Angela June Foulkes — Trustee
- Paul Te Poa Karoro Morgan — Trustee
- Janet Mason — Trustee
- Graham Latimer — Chair (departed 2011-03-31)
- Kingi Smiler — Trustee
Disclosed Pay and Fees
| Name | Role | Role type | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Executive Team | Group total | $487,158 | 2025 |
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Executive Team | Group total | $487,158 | 2022 |
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Executive Team | Group total | $487,158 | - |
| Rakihia Tau | Chair | Board or trustee role | $29,750 | 2025 |
| Rakihia Tau | Chair | Board or trustee role | $29,750 | - |
| Rakihia Tau | Chairperson | Board or trustee role | $29,750 | 2019 |
| Rakihia Tau | Chairperson | Board or trustee role | $29,750 | 2022 |
| John Wilson | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $14,875 | 2019 |
| Hon Tau Henare | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $14,875 | 2025 |
| Bronwyn Koroheke | Trustee (Māori Appointed) | Board or trustee role | $14,875 | 2022 |
| Lynell Huria | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $14,875 | 2025 |
| Paul Majurey | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $14,875 | 2025 |
| Bronwyn Koroheke | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $14,875 | - |
| Paul Majurey | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $14,875 | - |
| Hon Sir Taihākurei (Edward) Durie | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $14,875 | 2019 |
| Hon Tau Henare | Trustee (Crown Appointed) | Board or trustee role | $14,875 | 2022 |
| Bronwyn Koroheke | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $14,875 | 2025 |
| Bronwyn Koroheke | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $14,875 | 2019 |
| Paul Majurey | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $14,875 | 2019 |
| Hon Tau Henare | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $14,875 | - |
| Paul Majurey | Trustee (Māori Appointed) | Board or trustee role | $14,875 | 2022 |
| Lynell Huria | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $14,875 | - |
| Hon Tau Henare | Trustee | Board or trustee role | $14,875 | 2019 |
| Hon Sir Taihākurei (Edward) Durie | Trustee (Māori Appointed) | Board or trustee role | $4,958 | 2022 |
| Lynell Huria | Trustee (Crown Appointed) | Board or trustee role | $3,645 | 2022 |
| Mr John Paki | Maori Appointed Alternate | Role not classified | $3,645 | - |
| Mr John Paki | Maori Appointed Alternate | Role not classified | $3,645 | 2025 |
| Ms Roimata Kirikiri | Maori Appointed Alternate | Role not classified | $3,240 | 2019 |
| Mark Bogle | Crown Appointed Alternate | Role not classified | $2,430 | 2019 |
| John Paki | Maori Appointed Alternate | Role not classified | $2,025 | 2019 |
| Ms Roimata Kirikiri | Maori Appointed Alternate | Role not classified | $1,215 | 2025 |
| Ms Riria Te Kanawa | Māori Appointed Alternate | Role not classified | $1,215 | 2022 |
| Ms Roimata Kirikiri | Maori Appointed Alternate | Role not classified | $1,215 | - |
| Ms Roimata Kirikiri | Māori Appointed Alternate | Role not classified | $810 | 2022 |
| Anne Carter | Crown Appointed Alternate | Role not classified | $810 | 2019 |
| Simon Karipa | Maori Appointed Alternate | Role not classified | $405 | 2019 |
| Ms Riria Te Kanawa | Maori Appointed Alternate | Role not classified | $405 | - |
| Ms Riria Te Kanawa | Maori Appointed Alternate | Role not classified | $405 | 2025 |
| Anne Carter | Crown Appointed Alternate | Role not classified | $0 | 2025 |
| Anne Carter | Crown Appointed Alternate | Role not classified | $0 | - |
| Andrew French | Director Corporate Services and Assurance | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Anne Carter | Crown Appointed Alternate | Role not classified | - | 2022 |
| Annette Sykes | Trustee (Māori Appointed) | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Ms Riria Te Kanawa | Maori Appointed Alternate | Role not classified | - | 2019 |
| Kim Ngarimu | Crown Appointed Alternate | Role not classified | - | 2019 |
| Mr John Paki | Māori Appointed Alternate | Role not classified | - | 2022 |
| Hinerangi Raumati-Tu'ua | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Andrew French | Director Corporate Services and Assurance | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Mr Alexander (John) Wilson | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2022 |
| Darrin Sykes | Chief Executive | Executive role | - | 2019 |
| Rama Rewi | Director Funded Services | Board or trustee role | - | 2019 |
| Rama Rewi | Chief Executive | Executive role | - | 2022 |
Major Funders and Contracts (FY2022)
As disclosed in Crown Forestry Rental Trust's annual report.
- Crown (Ministry of Finance) — Funding of Māori claimants for Crown forest licensed land claims
Service Providers
- Land Information New Zealand (LINZ)
- Land Information New Zealand (LINZ)
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Crown Forestry Rental Trust
Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Reasons to look carefully (1)
These structural observations are drawn from public data and are worth considering before a donation. They are not allegations of wrongdoing, and they don’t affect the charity’s letter grade.
- No chair recorded on the registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 6. The Charities Register does not require one to be identified, so this is a gap in the public record rather than a finding about the board.
Each signal is a data-driven observation, not a judgement. They fire automatically from the figures filed with Charities Services. A charity can address any of these by filing fuller disclosure or updating its officer register. Methodology: /about/methodology/concern-signals.
$8.1M
$5.8M
$198.4M
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
About
Crown Forestry Rental Trust works to expedite the settlement of Māori claims against the Crown, which involve or could involve Crown forest licensed lands.
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Ranked against 56 peers · Environment · $1M – $10M
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