Ngā Wātene Māori o Aotearoa Charitable TrustEducation Charity in Christchurch

Ngā Wātene Māori o Aotearoa Charitable Trust is a Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Christchurch, Christchurch. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity C (62.5/100). Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at June 2024.

Mission: Ngā Wātene Māori o Aotearoa Charitable Trust seeks to relieve poverty by providing food, basic supplies and shelter to those in need or of low income. It seeks to advance education, including delivering a range of training and courses.It also provides services to the community, including helping the vulnerable and providing social services and support to Maori and Maori communities.

Registration Number
CC61882
Charity Type
Trust
Registration Date
2023-09-03
Status
Active
CharityData Rating
C (62.5/100)
Sector
Education
Location
Christchurch, Christchurch
Email
info@maoriwardens.nz
Funder Status
Grant-making charity (charitable_trust)
Data as at
June 2024

Financial Summary

Total Revenue
$0.2M NZD
Total Expenses
$0.2M NZD
Total Assets
$0.3M NZD
Net Assets
$0.0M NZD
Reserve Months
21.1 months of operating expenses
Staff Count
1
Volunteers
14
Financial Year End
2024-06-30

CharityData Rating

Overall Grade
C
Overall Score
62.5/100
Financial Score
90
Governance Score
65
Transparency Score
65

Red Flags

  • 4 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 (1)

NameRoleAppointed
Linda NgataTrustee2023-06-12

Former Officers (1)

  • Taka HeiTrustee (departed 2024-08-21)

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Ngā Wātene Māori o Aotearoa Charitable Trust

CC61882Christchurch, ChristchurchRegistered 3 Sept 2023
Data updated: 1 Sept 2026
Financials30 Jun 2024Ratingyesterday

Financial data as at June 2024. Sourced from Charities Services register.

C
63/100
Reduced by penalties
Financial
90
Governance
65
Transparency
65

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.

  • No chair designated
    Board of 12 with no chair designated on the register
  • Current annual return overdue
    Latest annual return is 26 months old — the current return is overdue with Charities Services

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

$180.4K

Expenses

$158.6K

Assets

$278.4K

Staff

1

Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2024). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.

1 red flag identified- Review the Rating tab for details

Grant-Making Trust

Special Entity Type

This trust makes grants to other organizations. It does not deliver programs directly.

Funder Profile

Grantmaker

This organisation makes grants or donations to other charities and organisations.

Funding Sectors
EducationSocial ServicesCommunity Development
Beneficiaries
MāoriGeneral Public
Geographic Focus
Canterbury

About

Mission

Ngā Wātene Māori o Aotearoa Charitable Trust seeks to relieve poverty by providing food, basic supplies and shelter to those in need or of low income. It seeks to advance education, including delivering a range of training and courses.It also provides services to the community, including helping the vulnerable and providing social services and support to Maori and Maori communities.

Key Statistics

Annual Revenue
$180.4K
Total Expenses
$158.6K
Net Assets
$21.8K
Staff
1
employees
Volunteers
14

Financial Health Dashboard

Cents to the Cause
100c
For every $1 spent, 100c reaches programs
Strong
Sustainability
21.1mo
Could operate 21.1 months with zero revenue
Healthy
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

0
Score /100
Highly Concentrated
HHI: 10,000
High Concentration: 100% of revenue from Donations
Donations100.0%

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

Peer Comparison

Ranked against 111 peers · Education · $100K – $1M

Rating Score
63
#20/112
Revenue
$180K
#72/112
Reserve Months
21.1
#1/112
Surplus
$22K
#60/112
Staff Cost %
0%
#1/112

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

Rating

C
Score: 62.5/100
Financial
90
Governance
65
Transparency
65
Why this grade: Financial 90 × 40% + Governance 65 × 60% = 75 → 63 after red-flag penalties → C.
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Contact Details

Address
Christchurch, Christchurch

Registration

Registration NumberCC61882
Entity TypeTrust
Registered3 Sept 2023
StatusRegistered

Sector & Activities

Primary Sector
Education

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: 11 September 2026.