New Zealand Land Search and Rescue Incorporated — Environment Charity in Christchurch
New Zealand Land Search and Rescue Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Environment sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. Annual revenue: $2.8M NZD. Financial data as at March 2018.
Mission: LandSAR NZ is a national volunteer organisation which provides land search and rescue services to lost, missing and injured all over New Zealand. Our volunteers operate in suburban, urban, wilderness and rural areas including regional and forest parks, shorelines and caves. Our unpaid professionals offer their specialist search and rescue skills free to the public 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via the New Zealand Police and the Rescue Coordination Centre.
- Registration Number
- CC11286
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2007-10-07
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Environment
- Location
- Christchurch, Christchurch
- info@landsar.org.nz
- Data as at
- March 2018
Beneficiaries: General public, Other - All
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $2.8M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $2.7M NZD
- Total Assets
- $1.2M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.5M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 11
- Volunteers
- 63
- Financial Year End
- 2018-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $2.8M | $2.7M | $0.5M |
| 2017 | $2.5M | $2.4M | $0.7M |
| 2016 | $2.2M | $2.3M | $0.5M |
| 2015 | $1.4M | $1.3M | $0.6M |
| 2014 | $2.7M | $2.5M | $0.4M |
| 2013 | $2.4M | $2.4M | $0.2M |
| 2012 | $2.3M | $2.7M | $0.3M |
| 2011 | $2.0M | $2.1M | $0.8M |
| 2010 | $2.3M | $2.6M | $0.6M |
| 2009 | $1.5M | $1.3M | $0.9M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (12)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Edaan Lennan | Capability and Development Manager | 2026-02-02 |
| Gareth Chaplin | Trustee | 2025-11-26 |
| Ronald Paterson | Trustee | 2025-11-26 |
| Wendy Wright | CEO | 2025-10-13 |
| Celeste Tobin | Cfo | 2025-07-29 |
| Robert Franklin | Cdpo | 2025-07-29 |
| William Wells | Coo | 2025-07-29 |
| Bryan Lau Young | Director | 2024-10-03 |
| Stefan Lerbs | Director | 2023-12-06 |
| Megan Dimozantos | Director | 2021-10-30 |
| Julian Tovey | Trustee | 2020-12-02 |
| Charlotte Aronsen | Trustee | 2020-12-02 |
Former Officers (27)
- Wayne Stevens — Trustee (departed 2025-11-26)
- Camilla Owen — Trustee (departed 2025-11-26)
- Craig Wells — Trustee (departed 2023-04-28)
- Graham Pomeroy — Trustee (departed 2023-12-06)
- Malcolm Inglis — Trustee (departed 2018-10-03)
- Siobhan Quayle — Trustee (departed 2018-10-03)
- Steven Caldwell — CEO (departed 2017-08-18)
- Iain Watson — Trustee (departed 2021-10-30)
- Roger Blumhardt — Trustee (departed 2020-10-10)
- David Robertson — Trustee (departed 2020-10-10)
- Greg Bishop — Trustee (departed 2017-06-10)
- Jaimes Wood — Trustee (departed 2016-07-31)
- Angus Swainson — Trustee (departed 2015-02-10)
- Gemma Parkin — Trustee (departed 2014-10-17)
- Rex Hendry — Trustee (departed 2017-06-10)
- Ronald Smith — Trustee (departed 2017-06-10)
- William Day — Director (departed 2013-02-10)
- Michael Sheridan — Trustee (departed 2011-01-17)
- David Erson — Director (departed 2014-10-17)
- Murray Wilson — Trustee (departed 2009-04-24)
Funding Sources
- Pub Charity Limited — $541,613.5
- Air Rescue Services Limited — $39,999.96
- Kiwi Gaming Foundation Limited — $11,738.15
- Grassroots Trust Central Limited — $10,000
- Four Regions Trust — $1,600
Reporting Group Members
New Zealand Land Search and Rescue Incorporated files a consolidated Annual Return jointly with 2 sibling charities:
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New Zealand Land Search and Rescue Incorporated
Financial data as at March 2018. Sourced from Charities Services register.
The most recent financial filing with Charities Services is more than three years old. Until a current return is filed, a rating is not assigned.
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- No chair recorded on the registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 12. 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.
- Shared trustees with reporting-group siblings12 current trustees also serve on the board of another charity in the same Charities Services reporting group (group has 3 member charities filing one consolidated annual return). Group-internal cross-trusteeship can be operationally efficient but should be visible to donors.
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2018). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
About
LandSAR NZ is a national volunteer organisation which provides land search and rescue services to lost, missing and injured all over New Zealand. Our volunteers operate in suburban, urban, wilderness and rural areas including regional and forest parks, shorelines and caves. Our unpaid professionals offer their specialist search and rescue skills free to the public 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via the New Zealand Police and the Rescue Coordination Centre.
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Ranked against 48 peers · Environment · $1M – $10M
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