Te Pua O Whirinaki Regeneration Trust — Environment Charity in Taneatua
Te Pua O Whirinaki Regeneration Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Environment sector, based in Taneatua, Taneatua. CharityData rates this charity C+ (68.5/100). Annual revenue: $0.2M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.
Mission: The Trust is established for purposes beneficial to the community in New Zealand to receive, hold, manage and administer the Trust Funds in order to manage the active regeneration into native bush of the Regeneration Land and other areas within or adjacent to the Whirinaki Conservation Park and/or the Regeneration Land. "Regeneration Land" means up to 640 hectares of that land contained in the Kaingaroa Forest/Whirinaki Block being crown forest licensed land and referred to in the deed of settlement for the Settlement of the Historical Claims of Ngati Whare dated 8 December 2009.
- Registration Number
- CC47833
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2012-04-13
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- C+ (68.5/100)
- Sector
- Environment
- Location
- Taneatua, Taneatua
- tpowhirinaki@gmail.com
- Data as at
- March 2026
Beneficiaries: General public
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.2M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.3M NZD
- Total Assets
- $1.6M NZD
- Net Assets
- $1.5M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 6.2 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 5
- Financial Year End
- 2026-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.2M | $0.3M | $1.5M |
| 2025 | $0.2M | $0.3M | $1.6M |
| 2024 | $0.3M | $0.3M | $1.6M |
| 2023 | $0.4M | $0.5M | $1.6M |
| 2022 | $0.2M | $0.2M | $1.6M |
| 2021 | $0.1M | $0.0M | $1.6M |
| 2020 | $0.1M | $0.0M | $1.4M |
| 2019 | $0.1M | $0.0M | $1.5M |
| 2018 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $1.4M |
| 2017 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $1.4M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- C+
- Overall Score
- 68.5/100
- Financial Score
- 70
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 65
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (1)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Jane Nicholas | Trustee | 2026-03-24 |
Former Officers (9)
- Michael Chamberlain — Trustee
- David Carson — Trustee
- Lance Taurua — Trustee
- Warwick Silvester — Trustee (departed 2012-11-22)
- Kohiti Kohiti — Trustee (departed 2021-10-01)
- John Herbert — Trustee (departed 2021-10-01)
- James Carson — Trustee (departed 2013-11-14)
- Robert Allen — Trustee
- William Shaw — Trustee
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Te Pua O Whirinaki Regeneration Trust
Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.
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- No chair recorded on the registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 6. 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.
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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 Trust is established for purposes beneficial to the community in New Zealand to receive, hold, manage and administer the Trust Funds in order to manage the active regeneration into native bush of the Regeneration Land and other areas within or adjacent to the Whirinaki Conservation Park and/or the Regeneration Land. "Regeneration Land" means up to 640 hectares of that land contained in the Kaingaroa Forest/Whirinaki Block being crown forest licensed land and referred to in the deed of settlement for the Settlement of the Historical Claims of Ngati Whare dated 8 December 2009.
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Ranked against 143 peers · Environment · $100K – $1M
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