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Charity Summary


Charity Details


Ignite Aotearoa Limited
CC52857
9429033874104
Registered

Registration details

9/11/2015
June 30

Name change history

Name Effective Date
Mind and Body Learning and Development Limited 9/11/2015
Ignite Aotearoa Limited 25/06/2019

Address for service

PO Box 2322
Christchurch Central
Christchurch
8140
8 Kennedy Place
Hillsborough
Christchurch
8022

Charity's other details

09-830 0556
https://www.facebook.com/igniteaotearoa/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/igniteaotearoa/


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

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Group Members


Below are all the members of Emerge Aotearoa Trust Group. Click into the individual members below to view their charity summary.

Member Charities
Emerge Aotearoa Housing Trust
Emerge Aotearoa Limited
Emerge Aotearoa Trust
Ignite Aotearoa Limited
Mind and Body Consultants Limited
Recovery Solutions Group
Recovery Solutions Services Limited

Purpose & Structure


Charitable Purpose

ignite connects individuals with real, vetted mental health and wellbeing professionals - when, where and how they choose. Our Wellbeing+ platform offers people the flexiblity to choose the support they need, when they need it. It includes wellbeing tools, interactive resource library and monthly webinars. We collaborate with others to pilot innovative digital solutions that help address some of the issues we face in mental health delivery today.

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

Other (please state)

(Provides services (e.g. care /counselling) Sponsors / undertakes research, Provides advice/information/advocacy, Provides human resources (e.g. staff), Provides buildings/facilities/open space)

Other (please state)

(Health Accommodation / housing, Education / training / research, Community development, Social services, Employment, Fund-raising, Disability )

Other (please state)

(Adults), Children / young people, People with disabilities, Family / whanau

Legal Structure

Company

Annual Returns


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Please note: This charity is a member of a Group which submits Consolidated Annual Returns. To view these Annual Returns on the Group Summary click here. Any Annual Returns listed below were submitted when this charity was a single entity.

Officer Details


Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
Lisa Stewart Director 1/07/2025
Wayne Vargis Chair 1/07/2025
Victoria Armstrong Director 30/06/2025
Sina Moana Wendt Director 1/12/2023
Nathan Mark Barthow Group Chief Financial Officer 3/07/2023
John Ross Cook Group Chief Executive 1/07/2023
Sarina Renae Finucane General Manager 4/05/2023
Konstantine Shinderman Director 1/01/2023

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
Jamie Hunter Ioane Director 30/06/2025
Nicola Michele Coom Director 30/04/2025
Barbara Disley Chairperson 30/06/2023
Derek Herewini Buchanan Director 31/12/2022
Jonathan Mirkin Director 31/08/2022
Cadence Leigh Kaumoana Board member 28/02/2022
John Ross Cook Chief Financial Officer 5/08/2021
Karla Bergquist Board member 2/04/2021
John Cook Board member 31/03/2020
Christopher McKenzie Board member 28/05/2019
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Charity Updates


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12/06/2025 NOC027
12/06/2025 NOC026
17/10/2023 NOC024
20/04/2023 NOC022
31/01/2023 NOC021
1/09/2022 NOC020
2/05/2022 NOC018
30/03/2022 NOC017
17/08/2021 NOC015
19/07/2021 NOC014
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