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Group Summary

Group Members

Below are all the members of Tukete Charitable Trust Group.

The group owner is required to complete a consolidated annual return on behalf of its members. Consolidated annual return information for these members is available in the Annual Returns tab below.

Click into the individual members below to view their charity summary.

Member Charities
Tukete Charitable Trust
Whale Watch Holdings Limited
Whale Watch Kaikoura Limited

Group Details

Legal Name:

Tukete Charitable Trust Group

Registration details

Registration Status:

Registered

Date of Registration:

1/12/2022

Registration Number:

CC60799

Balance Date:

June 30

Address for service

Group's Postal Address:

PO Box 30007

Barrington

Christchurch

8244

Group's Street Address:

C/- Whale Watch Kaikoura,

Whaleway Station Road

Kaikoura

7340

Group's other details

Phone:

021 330 726

Email:

barryway@live.com

Areas of Operation:

Canterbury

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

Kaupapa Māori

Focuses on outcomes for Māori, Ownership

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC60799

Annual Returns

Annual Returns are due within 6 months of a charity’s balance date (financial year-end), or a longer period if an extension has been granted.

Please note: these Annual Returns contain consolidated financial information for all members of this group.

For Year Ended	Due Date	Date Submitted	Total Income	Total Expenditure	Financial Statements
30/06/2025	31/12/2025	4/12/2025	$14,059	$9,372	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2024	31/12/2024	18/12/2024	$11,246,000	$8,208,000	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2023	31/12/2023	20/12/2023	$7,722,000	$7,421,000	Included in Annual Return
30/06/2022	31/12/2022	11/01/2023	$2,967,000	$6,291,000	Included in Annual Return

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The purpose of the group is to undertake charitable purposes which are beneficial to the Kaikoura community and elsewhere in New Zealand. This includes making educational grants for a variety of purposes and supporting a range of community activities. Whale watch provides whale watching experiences to the general public, profits in turn are distributed to Tukete Trust to be used for community development.

Note: The main sectors, activities and beneficiaries are bolded.

Activities:

Makes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)

Makes grants to organisations (includes schools or other charities), Provides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers), Provides buildings / facilities / open space

Sectors:

Community development

Accommodation / housing, Education / training / research, Health, Environment / conservation, Marae on reservation land, Emergency / disaster relief, Social services, Employment, Religious activities, Arts / culture / heritage, Sport / recreation, International activities, Economic development, Fund-raising, Promotion of volunteering

Beneficiaries:

General public

Children / young people, Other charities, Voluntary bodies other than charities, Family / whanau, Children / young people

Entity Structure

Tukete Charitable Trust has controlling interest in Whale Watch Kaikoura Limited and Whale Watch Holdings Limited.

Group Updates

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Group Documents

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