Te Kōwhatu Tū Moana Trust — Community Development Charity in Taranaki
Te Kōwhatu Tū Moana Trust is a Trust charity in the Community Development sector, based in Taranaki, Taranaki. CharityData rates this charity D+ (51.5/100). Annual revenue: $2.0M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at June 2025.
Mission: The purposes for which the Trust is established are to receive, manage, hold and administer the Trust Assets for any Charitable Purpose for the benefit of the present and future Uri and the community of Waitara
- Registration Number
- CC60006
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2021-12-16
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- D+ (51.5/100)
- Sector
- Community Development
- Location
- Taranaki, Taranaki
- waitarahapuinfo@gmail.com
- Data as at
- June 2025
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $2.0M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.7M NZD
- Total Assets
- $24.1M NZD
- Net Assets
- $23.4M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 424.8 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 2
- Financial Year End
- 2025-06-30
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.0M | $0.7M | $23.4M |
| 2024 | $2.0M | $0.2M | $22.1M |
| 2023 | $1.7M | $0.8M | - |
| 2022 | $1.1M | $0.2M | $19.5M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- D+
- Overall Score
- 51.5/100
- Financial Score
- 70
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 65
Red Flags
- 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 (9)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Kumeroa Pihama | Trustee | 2025-09-17 |
| Symon Knuckey | Trustee | 2025-07-16 |
| Levi Rona | Trustee | 2023-03-23 |
| Donna Eriwata | Trustee | 2019-03-09 |
| David Doorbar | Trustee | 2019-03-09 |
| Jamie Tuuta | Chair | 2019-01-26 |
| Geoffrey White | Trustee | 2018-12-10 |
| Patricia Bodger | Trustee | 2018-12-10 |
| Annette White | Trustee | 2018-12-10 |
Former Officers (3)
- Dayna Behan-Kitto — Trustee (departed 2025-09-17)
- Cindy ZImmerman — Trustee (departed 2025-07-16)
- Moana Denness — Trustee (departed 2022-12-10)
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Te Kōwhatu Tū Moana Trust
Financial data as at June 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
$2.0M
$661.5K
$24.1M
2
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 purposes for which the Trust is established are to receive, manage, hold and administer the Trust Assets for any Charitable Purpose for the benefit of the present and future Uri and the community of Waitara
Key Statistics
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Financial Trends (4 Years)
Revenue Breakdown
Expense Breakdown
API DataBased on annual return data. Detailed program/admin breakdown not available.
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Revenue Diversification
HHI (Herfindahl–Hirschman Index) measures concentration across 6 income categories. Lower HHI = more diversified. Score above 60 indicates healthy diversification.
Peer Comparison
Ranked against 54 peers · Community Development · $1M – $10M
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