Waka Pacific Trust — Arts & Culture Charity in Auckland
Waka Pacific Trust is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Auckland, Auckland. CharityData rates this charity B+ (82.5/100). Annual revenue: $12.6M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at March 2026.
Mission: A multi-purpose events centre, for all the people of Auckland South successfully showcasing - art, sport culture, business and leisure, to celebrate our excellence and diversity within an iconic destination
- Registration Number
- CC10294
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2007-05-16
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- B+ (82.5/100)
- Sector
- Arts & Culture
- Location
- Auckland, Auckland
- accounts@wakapacific.org.nz
- Data as at
- March 2026
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, Family / whanau, General public, Migrants / refugees, Older people, Other charities, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, People with disabilities, Religious groups
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $12.6M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $13.1M NZD
- Total Assets
- $57.9M NZD
- Net Assets
- $54.0M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 1.5 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 46
- Financial Year End
- 2026-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $12.6M | $13.1M | $54.0M |
| 2025 | $11.7M | $12.0M | $54.6M |
| 2024 | $11.1M | $12.9M | $54.8M |
| 2023 | $8.6M | $11.2M | $56.6M |
| 2022 | $6.4M | $8.4M | $59.2M |
| 2021 | $4.8M | $7.3M | $61.2M |
| 2020 | $7.5M | $10.0M | $63.7M |
| 2019 | $8.2M | $9.3M | $66.2M |
| 2018 | $8.8M | $10.2M | $67.2M |
| 2017 | $13.3M | - | $68.7M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- B+
- Overall Score
- 82.5/100
- Financial Score
- 100
- 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 (10)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Tori Ngataki Trustee | Intern | - |
| Monique Godden | Trustee | 2026-05-04 |
| Emile Wang | Trustee | 2026-04-28 |
| Matthew Lory | Trustee | 2025-09-01 |
| Jatinbhai Patel | Trustee | 2025-09-01 |
| Jon Ramage | Trustee | 2024-12-09 |
| Jacoba Matapo | Trustee | 2023-10-17 |
| Mark Robinson | Trustee | 2021-02-16 |
| Martin Cooper | Trustee | 2017-09-19 |
| John Bongard | Chair | 2011-03-01 |
Former Officers (21)
- Andrew Scott — Trustee (departed 2024-09-12)
- Walter Fraser — Trustee (departed 2022-12-07)
- Sky Cai — Trustee (departed 2026-04-28)
- Tori Ngataki — Trustee (intern) (departed 2023-10-13)
- Chelsea Herbert — Trustee (departed 2026-05-07)
- Emma Lewisham — Trustee (departed 2025-08-19)
- Jeremy Hay — Trustee (departed 2025-08-19)
- Colin Dale — Trustee (departed 2016-09-30)
- Luke Patterson — Trustee (departed 2019-03-27)
- Michael Hutcheson — Trustee (departed 2017-08-15)
- Maureen Shaddick — Trustee (departed 2017-05-17)
- John Robertson — Trustee (departed 2010-12-15)
- Michael Boggs — Trustee (departed 2011-03-01)
- Karen Avery — Trustee (departed 2017-04-19)
- Noel Stuart Robinson — Chair (departed 2020-06-09)
- Hamish Crooks — Trustee (departed 2016-08-31)
- Stephen Jackson — N/a (departed 2007-11-21)
- Murray Jackson — Trustee (departed 2008-08-20)
- Anne Therese Spragg — Trustee (departed 2016-09-30)
- Stephen Ross Bootten — N/a (departed 2010-06-24)
Funding Sources
- Four Winds Foundation Limited — $675,000
- Trillian Trust — $550,000
- Grassroots Trust Limited — $400,000
- One Foundation — $230,000
- We Care Community Trust — $200,000
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Waka Pacific Trust
Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.
$12.6M
$13.1M
$57.9M
46
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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A multi-purpose events centre, for all the people of Auckland South successfully showcasing - art, sport culture, business and leisure, to celebrate our excellence and diversity within an iconic destination
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