Te Rau Puāwai Education Trust — Education Charity in Auckland
Te Rau Puāwai Education Trust is a Charitable Trust charity in the Education sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. This organisation also provides funding to other charities. CharityData rates this charity C (64/100). Annual revenue: $20.1M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.
Mission: The purpose of Te Rau Puāwai Education Trust is the advancement of education in New Zealand generally, and to support activities related to the advancement of education among, within and associated with early childhood education and care centres, state schools, state-integrated schools and private schools and other education institutions in the area in which the Trust may be providing services.
- Registration Number
- CC60815
- Charity Type
- Charitable Trust
- Registration Date
- 2022-11-30
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- C (64/100)
- Sector
- Education
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- exec@teraupuawaieducationtrust.co.nz
- Funder Status
- Grant-making charity (trust)
- Data as at
- March 2026
Beneficiaries: Children / young people
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $20.1M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $20.5M NZD
- Total Assets
- $25.3M NZD
- Net Assets
- $19.4M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 2.1 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 109
- Financial Year End
- 2026-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $20.1M | $20.5M | $19.4M |
| 2025 | $17.6M | $19.7M | $19.6M |
| 2024 | $30.6M | $28.9M | $21.7M |
| 2023 | - | - | - |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- C
- Overall Score
- 64/100
- Financial Score
- 63.5
- Governance Score
- 65
- Transparency Score
- 85
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (0)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|
Former Officers (8)
- Donna Southworth — Trustee
- Grant Hope — Trustee
- Melinda Webber — Trustee
- Sarah Martin — Trustee (departed 2024-07-31)
- Timothy Livingstone — Trustee
- Paul Puru — Trustee (departed 2024-03-31)
- Gary Swift — Trustee (departed 2024-03-31)
- Melini Fasavalu — Trustee
Disclosed Pay and Fees
| Name | Role | Role type | Compensation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Key Management Personnel | Group total | $1,140,242 | - |
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Key Management Personnel | Group total | $1,140,242 | 2025 |
| Key Management Personnel (aggregate) | Key Management Personnel | Group total | $1,140,242 | 2024 |
| Grant Hope | Director of TRP Education Trust Limited | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Tim Livingstone | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Tim Livingstone | Deputy Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2023 |
| Melinda Webber | Director of TRP Education Limited | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Sarah Martin | Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2023 |
| Margaret Bendall | Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Paora Puru | Director of TRP Education Limited | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Melini Fasavalu | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Tim Livingstone | Trustee | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Grant Hope | Director of TRP Education Limited | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Donna Southworth | Director of TRP Education Trust Limited | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Raewyn Stone | Executive Officer | Executive role | - | 2025 |
| Georgie Hamilton | Grants Advisory Panel Member | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Paora Puru | Former Director | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Unknown | Director of TRP Education Trust Limited | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Sarah Martin | Chair of the Board | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Adrienne Calder | Executive Officer | Executive role | - | 2025 |
| Sarah Martin | Director / Chair | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
| Gary Swift | Director of TRP Education Limited | Board or trustee role | - | 2024 |
| Melini Fasavalu | Trustee / Chair of the Board | Board or trustee role | - | 2025 |
Service Providers
- Moore and Smalley (UK)
- Lloyd Bunyan
- Moore and Smalley (UK)
- ASB Bank Limited
- Bank of Scotland
- ANZ Solomons
- ANZ Solomons
- Bank of Scotland
- ASB Bank Limited
- Natwest
- Barclays Bank PLC
- Natwest
- St George Bank
- St George Bank
- Barclays Bank PLC
- Real Time Corporate Services
- TGT Legal
- Legal People
- Shearn Delamore
- Langton Hudson Butcher
- TGT Legal
- Clyde & Co
- AJ Park
- AJ Park
- Langton Hudson Butcher
- Shearn Delamore
- Legal People
- Clyde & Co
- Real Time Corporate Services
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- Ashburton Kindergarten Association Incorporated — Education
Te Rau Puāwai Education 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 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.
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$20.1M
$20.5M
$25.3M
109
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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The purpose of Te Rau Puāwai Education Trust is the advancement of education in New Zealand generally, and to support activities related to the advancement of education among, within and associated with early childhood education and care centres, state schools, state-integrated schools and private schools and other education institutions in the area in which the Trust may be providing services.
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