Kia Puāwai — Health Charity in Auckland

Kia Puāwai is a Trust charity in the Health sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. CharityData rates this charity A (92.5/100). Annual revenue: $20.9M NZD. Financial data as at June 2025.

Mission: To draw from te ao Māori and te ao Tauiwi knowledge to inform specialised programmes for the prevention, treatment and management of social, behavioural, emotional, mental health or developmental issues so to strengthen wellbeing, mana and wairua of tamariki, rangatahi and their whānau.

Registration Number
CC23952
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2008-05-05
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
A (92.5/100)
Sector
Health
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Website
https://www.kiapuawai.nz
Email
info@kiapuawai.nz
Data as at
June 2025

Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$20.9M NZD
Total Expenses
$20.9M NZD
Total Assets
$12.1M NZD
Net Assets
$9.2M NZD
Reserve Months
4.1 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
170
Volunteers
0
Financial Year End
2025-06-30

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2025$20.9M$20.9M$9.2M
2024$21.8M$21.8M$9.2M
2023$21.6M$21.0M$9.2M
2022$21.3M$21.6M$8.6M
2021$21.5M$20.8M$8.8M
2020$22.2M$21.3M$8.2M
2019$21.8M$20.8M$7.3M
2018$20.2M$19.7M$6.3M
2017$18.9M$18.2M$5.8M
2016$18.3M$17.9M$5.1M

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
A
Overall Score
92.5/100
Financial Score
100
Governance Score
75
Transparency Score
85
Program Spending Ratio
0.9%

Board Members and Officers

Current Officers (0)

NameRoleAppointed

Former Officers (28)

  • Matthew Coulter — Trustee
  • Jasmine Reynolds — Trustee
  • Michael Minnelly — Trustee (departed 2023-10-18)
  • Michael Munnelly — Trustee
  • Glenis Philip-Barbara — Trustee (departed 2024-10-23)
  • Julia Steenson — Trustee
  • Kaine Thompson — Trustee
  • Tania Thomas — Chair
  • Alison Taylor — Trustee (departed 2023-08-16)
  • Ophir Cassidy — Trustee (departed 2021-04-16)
  • Apaula Ioane — Trustee (departed 2022-06-15)
  • Christopher Harris — Trustee (departed 2023-04-19)
  • Patrick Baker — Trustee (departed 2024-12-31)
  • Anthony Kake — Chair (departed 2023-12-05)
  • Emeline Afeaki — Trustee (departed 2016-06-15)
  • Myra Mains — Trustee (departed 2018-01-17)
  • John Watts — Chair/trustee (departed 2019-07-16)
  • Heather McDowell — Trustee (departed 2021-06-01)
  • Deanne King — Trustee (departed 2019-04-17)
  • John Langley — Trustee (departed 2013-01-21)

Executive Compensation

NameRoleCompensationYear
Leadership Team (aggregate)Key Management Personnel$1,416,2452025
Leadership Team (aggregate)Key Management Personnel$1,416,2452024
Leadership Team (aggregate)Key Management Personnel$1,416,245-
Board of Trustees (aggregate)Trustee$83,538-
Board of Trustees (aggregate)Trustee$83,5382024
Board of Trustees (aggregate)Trustee$83,5382025
T ThomasTrustee-2022
A TaylorTrustee-2021
J ReynoldsTrustee-2025
Marion HeeneyChief Executive-2025
M CoulterTrustee-2025
C HarrisTrustee-2022
Marion HeeneyChief Executive-2021
C HarrisTrustee-2021
Marion HeeneyChief Executive-2022
G BarbaraTrustee-2025
P BakerTrustee-2025
A IoaneTrustee-2022
M MunnellyTrustee-2025
H McDowellTrustee-2021
A IoaneTrustee-2021
K ThompsonTrustee-2025
O CassidyTrustee-2021
A TaylorTrustee-2022
J SteensonTrustee-2025
T KakeChair-2022
RSM Hayes AuditAuditor-2024
T ThomasChair-2025
UnknownTrustee-2023
P BakerTrustee-2021
P BakerTrustee-2022
T KakeChair-2021

Major Funders and Contracts (FY2025)

As disclosed in Kia Puāwai's annual report.

  • Whānau / Family In-home services — Service delivery contract
  • Therapeutic Group Home — Service delivery contract

Service Providers

  • Nigel de Frere
  • RSM Hayes Audit
  • ASB Bank Limited
  • ASB Bank Limited
  • ASB Bank Limited
  • Cadence Legal
  • Cadence Legal
  • Cadence Legal

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Kia Puāwai

CC23952Auckland, AucklandRegistered 5 May 2008
Data updated: 2 days ago
Financials30 Jun 2025Ratingyesterday

Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.

A
93/100
Financial
100
Governance
75
Transparency
85

Reasons to look carefully (2)

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.

  • Government-funding concentration
    98% of latest-year revenue came from government grants — single-stream dependency
  • Same audit firm for many years
    Same audit firm (RSM Hayes Audit) for 5 consecutive years — best practice rotates audit firms periodically to refresh independent oversight

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.

Revenue

$20.9M

Expenses

$20.9M

Assets

$12.1M

Staff

170

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

About

Mission

To draw from te ao Māori and te ao Tauiwi knowledge to inform specialised programmes for the prevention, treatment and management of social, behavioural, emotional, mental health or developmental issues so to strengthen wellbeing, mana and wairua of tamariki, rangatahi and their whānau.

Who We Serve

Beneficiaries
Children / young peopleFamily / whanau

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$20.9M
Total Expenses
$20.9M
Net Assets
$9.2M
Staff
170
employees
Volunteers
0

Financial Trends

Financial Trends (17 Years)

Revenue Breakdown

Expense Breakdown

Verified

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
94c
For every $1 spent, 94c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
4.1mo
Could operate 4.1 months with zero revenue
Low reserves
Fundraising Cost
-
No fundraising data
No data

Based on latest annual return data. Metrics are calculated from reported financial data and may not reflect the full picture. View methodology

Revenue Diversification

4
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 9,645
High Concentration: 98% of revenue from Government Grants
Government Grants98.2%
Investment Income1.4%
Other0.4%

HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 10 peers · Health · $10M – $50M

Rating Score
93
#1/11
Revenue
$20.9M
#2/11
Reserve Months
4.1
#1/11
Surplus
$-2K
#8/11
Staff Cost %
85%
#11/11

Peers are charities in the same sector and revenue size band. Rankings are based on the latest available data.

Rating

A
Score: 92.5/100
Financial
100
Governance
75
Transparency
85
Why this grade: Financial 100 × 40% + Governance 75 × 60% = 85 → A.
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Contact Details

Address
Auckland, Auckland

Registration

Registration NumberCC23952
Entity TypeTrust
Registered5 May 2008
StatusRegistered

Companies Office

StatusRegistered
Entity TypeCharitable Trust
Incorporated16 Jun 1998
Registered office
510 Mount Wellington Highway, Mount Wellington, Auckland

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Health
Activities
Provides advice / information / advocacyProvides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Data sourced from Charities Services register and publicly available annual returns. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. Scores are calculated using disclosed methodology and are analytical tools, not investment ratings or recommendations. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@charitydata.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice. Last updated: 27 September 2026.