Wellington Maori Cultural Society Incorporated — Arts & Culture Charity in Lower Hutt
Wellington Maori Cultural Society Incorporated is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt. Annual revenue: $0.7M NZD. Financial data as at March 2025.
Mission: "He Kupenga Toi Manawa" committed to influencing, stimilating and inspiring excellence in Maori cultural arts. Developing and providing a range of Maori cultural activities and events locally, nationally and internationally.
- Registration Number
- CC55800
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2018-09-20
- Status
- Active
- Sector
- Arts & Culture
- Location
- Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt
- wmcs1963@gmail.com
- Data as at
- March 2025
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $0.7M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $0.7M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.5M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.4M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Volunteers
- 0
- Financial Year End
- 2025-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.7M | $0.7M | $0.4M |
| 2024 | $0.6M | $0.2M | $0.5M |
| 2023 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| 2022 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2021 | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.1M |
| 2020 | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.0M |
| 2019 | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.0M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (22)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Wiremu Moeahu | Roopu Delegate, Te Kapa Haka O Pukeatua | 2025-11-28 |
| Jenny Ngarimu | Roopu Delegate, Te Upoko O Te Ika A Maui Taikura | 2025-11-28 |
| Puti Olsen | Roopu Delegate, Te Kapa Haka O Pukeatua | 2025-11-28 |
| Te Pou Mitchell | Roopu Delegate, Te Kapa Haka O Te Pu Toi Kura | 2025-11-28 |
| Te Rangiua Temara | Roopu Delegate, Tu Te Maungaroa | 2025-11-16 |
| Keanu McCorkinndale | Roopu Delegate, Tu Te Maungaroa | 2025-11-16 |
| Ihaia Ropata | Roopu Delegate, Te Kapa Haka O Ngati Toa Rangatira | 2025-10-19 |
| Trey Ropata | Roopu Delegate, Te Kapa Haka O Ngati Toa Rangatira | 2025-10-19 |
| Riana Atama-Adams | Roopu Delegate, Te Kapa Haka O Te Pu Toi Kura | 2025-10-16 |
| Anlea Olsen | Roopu Delegate, Nga Taonga Mai Tawhiti | 2025-07-29 |
| Koru Rangiaho | Roopu Delegate, Hiwapc | 2025-07-29 |
| Taiarahia Wharepapa | Roopu Delegate, Hiwapc | 2025-07-29 |
| Natasha Onekawa-Watson | Roopu Delegate, Nga Tai Whiringa | 2025-01-19 |
| Raeleen Stewart | Roopu Delegate, Ngati Poneke Young Maori Club | 2025-01-15 |
| Aroha Takimoana | Roopu Delegate, Te Ahi A Tahurangi | 2023-11-30 |
| Tepora Priest | Roopu Delegate, Ngati Poneke Young Maori Club | 2021-07-01 |
| Tia Turahui | Roopu Delegate, Te Ahi A Tahurangi Kapahaka | 2019-10-17 |
| Kura Moeahu | Deputy Chairperson, Life Member | 2018-09-20 |
| Paranihia Hiroti | Financier & Life Member | 2018-09-20 |
| Virginia Maxwell | Roopu Delegate, Nga Tai Whiringa | 2018-06-28 |
| Hollie Pohatu | Roopu Delegate, Ngati Porou Ki Poneke, Individual Member and Rohe Mangai to Te Matatini | 2017-06-29 |
| Merlene Maxwell-Wehi | Chairperson & Life Member | 2005-03-20 |
Former Officers (19)
- Lendl Bannington-Maxwell — Roopu Delegate, Nga Taonga Mai Tawhiti (departed 2025-07-29)
- Wetini Herewini — Roopu Delegate, Te Kapahaka O Pukehuia (departed 2025-11-27)
- Hine Piwari — Roopu Delegte Ngati Toa (departed 2023-11-30)
- Putiputi Mackey — Roopu Delegate, Te Upoko O Te Ika A Maui Taikura (departed 2023-04-14)
- Tama Samoa — Roopu Delegate, Te Ahi A Tahurangi Kapahaka (departed 2025-06-26)
- Ripeka Hori — Roopu Delegate, Tuhoe Ki Poneke (departed 2023-11-30)
- Joanne Chell — Financier (departed 2025-04-01)
- Matekino Mathews — Roopu Delegate, Nga Uri O Whiti Te Ra Kapahaka (departed 2023-11-30)
- Sevia Nua — Roopu Delegate, Nga Uri O Whiti Te Ra Kapahaka (departed 2023-11-30)
- Pitau Hitaua — Roopu Delegate, Tuhoe Ki Poneke (departed 2025-11-16)
- Kalani-Breeze Butler-Hare — Delegate, Nga Uri Taniwha (departed 2019-10-01)
- Robert Davis — Roopu Delegate for Tuhoe Ki Poneke (departed 2025-01-16)
- Te Amohaere Reihana — Executive Administrator (departed 2023-09-27)
- Tamara Tihi — Roopu Delegate, Ngati Poneke Young Maori Club (departed 2019-07-29)
- Wiremu Wehi — Roopu Delegate, Nga Taonga Mai Tawhiti (departed 2019-06-27)
- William Nathan — Roopu Delegate, Te Upoko O Te Ika A Maui Taikura (departed 2025-06-19)
- Isjara Waiwai — Roopu Delegate, Nga Waipuna A Mata (departed 2023-11-30)
- Shannen Onekawa — Roopu Delegate, Nga Waipuna A Mata (departed 2023-11-30)
- Mathew Tahi — Individual (departed 2021-04-01)
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Wellington Maori Cultural Society Incorporated
Financial data as at March 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
Charities Services Tier 3 reporting allows charities under $2M revenue to file a simple-format annual return rather than audited financial statements. The return reports totals but not the program/administration split or the line-item detail our template needs. No red flags were detected in what was filed, and revenue is below the $2M Tier 2 boundary where audited accounts become mandatory. A letter grade is withheld rather than assigning one that would be driven by the template-fit, not the charity's operations. The charity's filed figures are shown above, and any structural concerns a donor would want to look at are surfaced separately. (v3.3 — aligned with Charities Services tier boundary; matches Charity Navigator and CharityWatch US practice.)
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"He Kupenga Toi Manawa" committed to influencing, stimilating and inspiring excellence in Maori cultural arts. Developing and providing a range of Maori cultural activities and events locally, nationally and internationally.
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