Moriori Imi Settlement Trust — Community Development Charity in Riverton
Moriori Imi Settlement Trust is a Statutory Organisation charity in the Community Development sector, based in Riverton, Riverton. CharityData rates this charity D- (40.3/100). Annual revenue: $1.3M NZD. 2 red flags detected. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: The Hokotehi Moriori Trust first obtained Crown recognised mandate in November 2003. The mandate was reconfirmed following hui-a-Moriori and a public submissions process in March 2016. The Hokotehi Moriori Trust and Crown entered into an Agreement in Principle in August 2017. Moriori Imi are now establishing a new post settlement governance entity for the purpose of receiving and managing the settlement redress and governance over the Trust assets.
- Registration Number
- CC57749
- Charity Type
- Statutory Organisation
- Registration Date
- 2020-02-07
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- D- (40.3/100)
- Sector
- Community Development
- Location
- Riverton, Riverton
- Website
- https://www.moriori-imi-trust.nz
- office@moriori-imi-trust.nz
- Data as at
- June 2025
Beneficiaries: People of a certain ethnic / racial origin
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $1.3M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.8M NZD
- Total Assets
- $21.0M NZD
- Net Assets
- $20.7M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 7.1 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 1
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.3M | $0.8M | $20.7M |
| 2024 | $1.1M | $0.5M | $20.2M |
| 2023 | $0.7M | $0.2M | $19.6M |
| 2022 | $0.2M | $0.0M | $19.1M |
| 2021 | $0.1M | - | $18.9M |
| 2020 | $0.9M | $0.1M | $18.8M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- D-
- Overall Score
- 40.3/100
- Financial Score
- 72.5
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 65
- Program Spending Ratio
- 0.5%
Red Flags
- Average staff compensation of $218,039 per FTE, significantly above sector average of $75,000
- 2 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 (5)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Kushla Allen | Trustee | 2025-11-01 |
| William King | Trustee | 2025-11-01 |
| Chas Taurima | Trustee | 2025-11-01 |
| Hayden Preece | Trustee | 2025-11-01 |
| Thomas Lanauze | Trustee | 2018-12-03 |
Former Officers (4)
- Grace Le Gros — Trustee (departed 2025-11-01)
- Paul Solomon — Trustee (departed 2025-11-01)
- Sharon Wadsworth — Trustee (departed 2025-11-01)
- Maui Solomon — Trustee (departed 2025-11-01)
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Moriori Imi Settlement Trust
Financial data as at June 2025. 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 5. 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.
$1.3M
$834.3K
$21.0M
1
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
This rating may reflect incomplete data
This charity's grade of D- is based on limited data from the NZ Charities Register, which does not provide detailed expense breakdowns. Without verified program vs admin spending, efficiency scoring is unavailable and the financial score relies on health metrics only. This charity's actual performance may differ from what the available data suggests.
Endowment Foundation
Special Entity TypeThis is an endowment foundation that holds investments and provides grants. High reserves are expected and appropriate - this is not an operating charity.
Rating Note: Endowment foundations are rated using specialized criteria that recognize high reserves as appropriate. Metrics like grant distribution rate and investment returns are prioritized over program spending ratios.
About
The Hokotehi Moriori Trust first obtained Crown recognised mandate in November 2003. The mandate was reconfirmed following hui-a-Moriori and a public submissions process in March 2016. The Hokotehi Moriori Trust and Crown entered into an Agreement in Principle in August 2017. Moriori Imi are now establishing a new post settlement governance entity for the purpose of receiving and managing the settlement redress and governance over the Trust assets.
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Peer Comparison
Ranked against 52 peers · Community Development · $1M – $10M
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